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Different color palette and some tips for a Fayne beret

December 15, 2016 by Tasha 4 Comments

I thought I’d share with you my own version of my new knitting pattern, Fayne, that I actually knit for myself. If you missed Tuesday’s post, this is what it looks like, but in alternate colors!

Fayne beret pattern by Tasha Moss(Pullover I knit from a vintage pattern, blogged here)

Fayne beret pattern by Tasha Moss

The green sample knit below went off to live with my lovely model and fellow knitter, Madison. But I love that palette so much, I may need to knit one for me at some point, too!

Fayne knitting pattern by Tasha Moss

I also wanted to chat a little bit about the colorwork for Fayne. I talk about this in the pattern, but you’ll notice that in the inner workings of the colorwork, it’s made up of a lot of vertical blocks, which help build the illusion of plaid. Because of this, you have the same width of stitches with the same width of floats (stranding the unused color behind the other color being knit with), all the way up the hat. Depending on your knitting style and your yarn, this can mean each vertical block may end up looking a tad bunched up while you’re knitting. So I’m going to offer you some tips.

Four tips for knitting the Fayne beret

First of all, make sure that you have a nice, even tension while stranding. I offer some tips for stranded knitting in this post, and the best one I can give is that when you change between colors in a row, make sure that the stitches on your righthand needle are spread out. The below photo from that post shows what I mean:

examples of pulling yarn too tight and just right when changing colors

Second, that’s the reason I recommend knitting Fayne with a yarn that has at least a bit of wooliness. The yarn I used for the sample and my own version, Quince & Co. Chickadee, is juuuust slightly hairy; in fact, picking something a bit woolier might be better, but I was really pleased with the performance of this yarn and the colors for this pattern. A wooly yarn will help the stitches grab each other, especially when blocking. Smoother yarns aren’t a great option for Fayne, so I really do recommend you try to avoid them. If you have a hard time wearing hardier yarns against your skin, I suggest you knit the ribbed brim in a smoother yarn that matches the darkest color in the pattern, and then when you’re onto the colorwork, switch to the matching woolier yarn. That way your head won’t itch, but the colorwork will look nice.

Third, sometimes you get a pattern gauge, but you kind of know in your knitting heart of hearts that you’re off a tad. Maybe you didn’t knit a huge gauge swatch, or you know historically you knit a little looser or tighter once you dive into a project, versus your swatch. If that’s the case, and you think you might be sliiiiightly getting too loose of a gauge (like getting 6.5 stitches per inch, instead of 7 stitches per inch), I would recommend going down a needle size, so that your gauge is a little tighter. It’s better for the gauge of Fayne to be a hair too tight than too loose, because when you block the hat after knitting, it’ll help you open up the stitch pattern and relax everything! But if it comes out too big, you can’t really do that, so you might not love the results as much.

Fourth and last… I’ve given you a lot of info to digest but don’t sweat the small stuff! You may not get the colorwork 100% perfectly flat after blocking. That’s totally okay! This is hand knitting and you are not a machine. It might have a little texture still (hey, mine does!), but it’s going to look amazing and plaid and adorable and you’ll love it. 🙂 Cue happy grin, see?

Fayne beret pattern by Tasha Moss


I’d love to see your versions of Fayne, so if you knit one, please tag me on social media! I’m bygumbygolly on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. And feel free to use the hashtag #fayneberet.

Haven’t picked up the pattern yet? Queue it up on Ravelry or purchase it there, or for those who aren’t members, you can purchase directly via this link.

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Filed Under: Patterns Tagged With: fayne beret, knitwear design, stranded knitting

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  1. Cherie says

    December 15, 2016 at 5:15 pm

    I lover this color palette also! Very nice pattern!

    Reply
    • Tasha says

      December 19, 2016 at 9:57 am

      Thank you! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Natalie says

    December 16, 2016 at 12:11 pm

    I’ve been lurking here for years, and I’ve always looked on in wonder at your work. I’m more of a knitter than a sewer – we’ve got a pretty big Christmas break coming up in the UK, so I’m off to buy this pattern and enjoy some leisurely knitting!

    Reply
    • Tasha says

      December 19, 2016 at 9:57 am

      Thanks, Natalie! Hope you enjoy it!

      Reply

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