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A Deathly Hallows Graveyard Beret

  • Oct. 14th, 2010 at 11:06 AM

 So, the new trailer premiered and I fell in LOVE with this hat:


I went to work, found no pattern for anything close to it so I said "Hey! I'll make one up as I go!!!"

Here is the pattern: (please note, this was done by memory, so please let me know if any corrections are needed)

Need: 
Size 7 dpn
Size 8 dpn
Yarn for size 8 (I used "I love this Yarn" Rosy Cheeks - I think)

MAJOR EDIT: It seems that the way I INC is not conventional. When it says INC, knit into the front and back of the same stitch. With the K1, INC instruction, you should turn 2 sts into 3, which is how I get to 122 from 82. You basically have 150% of the sts you started with. Hope this helps!


CO 82 sts
K1, P1 ribbing around for 5 rounds with size 7 needles
Change to size 8 needles
(K1, INC,) around until last 2, K2 (122 sts)

Begin pattern rounds:
1 -K2, P2 around
2 -K2, P2 around
3 -P2, K2 (you should be purling what you just knit for 2 rows and vice versa)
4 -P2, K2
Repeat rounds 1 - 4 until the piece measures 5.5" from the cast on edge.

You are now going to begin top shaping (NOTE: You will go in and out of EXACTLY following the pattern, but you won't be able to tell on the finished product. No worries :) )
1 -*S1, K2tog, psso, K1, P2, K2, P2, K2, rep from * around to last repeat of this pattern. Instead of slipping a st and K2tog, knit/purl to the end (should be 2 extra sts)
2 (and every alternating round to end)-K/P in pattern
3 -*S1, K2 tog, psso, K1, P2, K2, P2, rep from * around to last repeat. Do as round 1.
4 - Repeat Round 2.
5 - *S1, K2 tog, psso, K1, P2, K2, rep from * around to last repeat. Do as round 1.
6 - Repeat Round 2.
7 - *S1, K2 tog, psso, K1, P2, rep from * around to last repeat. Do as round 1.
8 - Repeat Round 2
9 - *S1, K2 tog, psso, K1, P2, K2, rep from * around to last repeat. Do as round 1.
10 - Repeat Round 2
11 - *S1, K2 tog, psso, K1, P2, rep from * around to last repeat. Do as round 1.
12 - Repeat Round 2
13 - *S1, K2 tog, psso, K1 rep from * around to last repeat. Do as round 1.
14 - Repeat Round 2
Weave tail through leftover sts and pull shut. 

Wear!!!!!




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[info]idiosynkrasis wrote:
Oct. 14th, 2010 03:55 pm (UTC)
This is lovely! I'm sure gonna give it a go. Thanks for the pattern. :)
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[info]jacv2ss wrote:
Oct. 14th, 2010 05:40 pm (UTC)
wow
Beautiful! Great talent! Thanks for sharing.
8-)
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[info]fallenwitch wrote:
Oct. 14th, 2010 06:59 pm (UTC)
Beautiful! I love it.
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[info]moegir198 wrote:
Nov. 3rd, 2010 12:13 am (UTC)
thanks
i'll post on ravelry when i finish.
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[info]1seamatatime.blogspot.com wrote:
Nov. 8th, 2010 04:27 pm (UTC)
Love this !
I just finished my hat on Saturday and have worn it already - thanks so much ! My ravelry page (Skippydoo)just needs the pic.
I made a few changes, but I have no idea if they were pattern mistakes or my own inexperience. I made the body of the hat 120st because K2P2 is a multiple of 4. That meant when I reached the decreasing, there weren't any leftover stitches (are those extra stitches meant to create another part of the pattern that I missed ?) - the pattern flowed right through with no problem. Yes, there was the odd 'jog' in the pattern at the k2tog's but as you said, unnoticable once finished. I also started the decrease rows after a Row2 rather than a Row4 and that kept the pattern even - otherwise there would have been 4 rows of K's and P's on top of each other.
I may have made mistakes in your pattern, but my first hat turned out pretty well, I think.
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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Nov. 14th, 2010 03:48 am (UTC)
Re: Love this !
120 was an adverse side effect of making the band the size I needed for my head...in retrospect, I could have made it 80 and not been uncomfortable, but as someone who has made many hats that came out too small I opted to be a little big, because even though you do two k2's in a row, the spiral of knitting in the round kepts them from completely lining up.

I am so glad you had a successful go at making this and cannot wait to see your finished product!
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[info]lisacarino wrote:
Jan. 6th, 2011 06:40 am (UTC)
Re: Love this !
I was hung up on this at first but realized the rows overlapped. Mine didn't turn out exactly right but I plan to try another one! I had trouble with the decreasing... Still a gorgeous pattern. Thank you so much for doing the legwork for us!
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[info]ellie172 wrote:
Nov. 14th, 2010 01:10 pm (UTC)
Okay, just out of curiosity and because I intend to make the beret:
What kind of yarn did you use or what kind would you recommend?
And how many balls did you need? Would one (with a length of about 130 meters) be enough?
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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Nov. 14th, 2010 11:33 pm (UTC)
I used the Hobby Lobby "I love this yarn," just because it was the right size for my needles and a color that I liked (though I wish it were a bit darker now...haha).

I only used 1 and still have a lot left - I could probably make a scarf, but am going to use it for mitts. Now, that ball of yarn was originally 335 metres, so you may just have enough, because I'd say I have 2/3 to 1/2 of it left.

Sorry I can't be more precise! Can't wait to see it finished!
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[info]ellie172 wrote:
Nov. 14th, 2010 11:48 pm (UTC)
Unfortunately I can't get that yarn in Germany. But I thought about an acrylic-cotton-mix.
Well I know an awesome store where I can buy two or three and when I've got one left I can just give it back. :)

Will you be posting the instructions for the mitts, too? I'd love to have a matching set. :)

I'll post a picture when I'm finished!
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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Nov. 21st, 2010 06:44 pm (UTC)
As soon as I make them, I will post the pattern. It probably won't be until around Christmas though because I have exams.
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[info]lisacarino wrote:
Jan. 6th, 2011 06:41 am (UTC)
I used "I Love this Yarn" also! I went with Orchard... very nice.
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[info]ghoti wrote:
Nov. 20th, 2010 11:50 am (UTC)
I made the lovely hat :) Mine didn't come out with a swirly top like yours, it came out with a weird stocking stitch bit at the top. It was super quick to knit, and is really cute. THankyou :)


My daughter models:


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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Nov. 21st, 2010 06:44 pm (UTC)
Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
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[info]knitgirl101 wrote:
Nov. 20th, 2010 12:19 pm (UTC)
I just saw the movie Thursday at midnight and Friday at noon. The second time, simply to see this hat. I will definitely be using your pattern, and I am excited for it. However, I do think the one in the movie had a bit more of a brim, so I will make mine a bit thicker.

:)
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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Nov. 21st, 2010 06:45 pm (UTC)
Yeah...from the one pic, it was hard to tell.
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[info]fiaknit wrote:
Nov. 20th, 2010 07:03 pm (UTC)
Finished a hat for my daughter today, FiaKnit on Ravelry. Thanks for the pattern. I used Drops Karisma 2 x 50g balls and used a little of the second ball. probably 60g in total.
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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Nov. 21st, 2010 06:45 pm (UTC)
Hope your daughter likes it!
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[info]fancy_sheets wrote:
Nov. 21st, 2010 08:53 am (UTC)
Can I use circular needles until it gets too small for them? I just really hate dpn
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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Nov. 21st, 2010 06:42 pm (UTC)
I'm sure you can, I just never got the hang of circular needles so I've used dpn...
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[info]dancn_stacy09 wrote:
Nov. 22nd, 2010 05:09 pm (UTC)
I'm right there with ya...I hate dpn so I used circular needles. I'm not quite finished with it though.
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[info]zinelady wrote:
Dec. 1st, 2010 11:06 pm (UTC)
Thanks so much, I've been looking for a pattern since I saw the movie. I have some handspun purple wool that I think I'm going to use. The picture that I've seen almost makes the hat look slightly felted so using 100% wool and gently agitating it will give it that look. I'll need to make it larger since felted wool shrinks.
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[info]Rachael Glover wrote:
Dec. 1st, 2010 11:52 pm (UTC)
Question
Hi, First of all thank you for posting this tutorial! I don't know how to needle knit so I tried this pattern out on my loom. The stitches are too loose, so it doesn't look the same. DO you know if there is any way to make the stitches tighter on a loom?
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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Dec. 3rd, 2010 02:21 am (UTC)
Re: Question
I don't know anything about knitting on a loom...sorry!
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[info]lisacarino wrote:
Jan. 6th, 2011 06:42 am (UTC)
Re: Question
Do you have a purple hat loom? The pegs are a bit closer together. I never thought about doing it on the loom... Great idea until you get to the decreasing. I'd have to think about that one.
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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Jan. 8th, 2011 02:30 am (UTC)
Re: Question
I don't have a loom and have never used one, so I can't really help...sorry!
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[info]Rachael Glover wrote:
Jan. 29th, 2011 10:01 pm (UTC)
Re: Question
I don't have a purple hat loom, I will have to look for one in the store. I went out and bought circular needles, but I can't seem to get the hang of it. I tried the pattern on my green hat loom and it didn't work out :/ I'm going to keep trying. Thanks!
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[info]hewtab wrote:
Dec. 14th, 2010 07:42 am (UTC)
I just started knitting this pattern up and I noticed that when you finish the brim, you're supposed to k1 and do an increase all the way around resulting in 122 sts but if you do that with 82 cast on stitches you'll end up with 164 sts instead :/ I am confused... should I just do increases until I have 122 stitches then?
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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Dec. 14th, 2010 10:42 pm (UTC)
I think its how I INC that has caused all the confusion. You should K1, and then INC by K2 into 1 st (knit into the back and front of the same st). Does that make sense?
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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Dec. 14th, 2010 10:46 pm (UTC)
I've added a note to the pattern I hope will clear up all confusion.
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[info]hewtab wrote:
Dec. 16th, 2010 09:53 am (UTC)
Oooh that makes sense, I figured it was something like that and ended up doing k2 m1 increases which gave me the amount needed :) The hat is looking pretty neat so far :D Just wish I had more time to knit! hahaha
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[info]wishbear7002 wrote:
Jan. 4th, 2011 08:33 pm (UTC)
Love this!!!
I just finished mine today! :) Its cute but a bit big on me. I used a different color yarn to match something I already had but I plan on making another using BERNAT Satin Lavender, I think that is a close color to the original hat from the movie. Not sure if I did the shaping right though. The directions kind of confused me, but then again this is my first project other than scarves--I just didn't quite understand what the following meant:

"Instead of slipping a st and K2tog, knit/purl to the end (should be 2 extra sts)
2 (and every alternating round to end)-K/P in pattern"

Any chance you can clear that up for me?
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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Jan. 8th, 2011 02:42 am (UTC)
Re: Love this!!!
I'll try my best (sorry it took so long to respond):

This is the original set of instructions for row 1 and 2 of top shaping, which is where the problem took place:

1 -*S1, K2tog, psso, K1, P2, K2, P2, K2, rep from * around to last repeat of this pattern. Instead of slipping a st and K2tog, knit/purl to the end (should be 2 extra sts)
2 (and every alternating round to end)-K/P in pattern

"Instead of slipping a st and K2tog, knit/purl to the end (should be 2 extra sts)" - I believe you should have two sts left after you repeat this for the last possible time, so instead of doing the beginning of that pattern again, you should just knit or purl in pattern.

"2 (and every alternating round to end)-K/P in pattern" - This is row two of your decrease and going to be every alternating round after (row 4, 6, 8 etc.). All you do is knit or purl in pattern.

Hope this helps!!!!
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[info]mmacc161 wrote:
Jan. 8th, 2011 10:04 pm (UTC)
Re: Love this!!!
can you please explain what exactly you mean by "knit or purl in pattern"? do i knit a knit stitch and purl a purl stitch (thats what i do) or the other way around or what? *confused face*
ive knit multiple hats with this pattern, and i like it a lot. but i found the hats turn out too big with 80/120 sts (i dont do the 2 extra ones), so i start with either 72 sts with the K INC1 increase = 108, or 81 sts with a K2 INC1 increase = 108.
for some reason i dont get the same spirally look for the decrease parts of the hats. is that cause im doing the pattern wrong?
thanks for the pattern!
heres a photo of my first hat: http://twitpic.com/3kt14e
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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Jan. 9th, 2011 10:37 pm (UTC)
Re: Love this!!!
You follow the K2P2 pattern from the body as best you can. With the decreasing, you're gonna have lose the ability to straigh k2, p2, and rather than just do that and wind up with a mess on top of your hat, you can just fake it (I'm sorry I can't explain better).
For example, if you decreased and suddenly have k2, p1 because of a decrease you would k2, p1 on top of that to make the checkboard pattern.

The spiral wasn't somthing I aimed for, but ended up with so it may be doing fewer sts that causes it not to be there, or I could have written it up wrong! Sorry it's too big...I have a larger head than most and usually have to make hat patterns bigger.
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[info]wishbear7002 wrote:
Jan. 10th, 2011 02:51 am (UTC)
Re: Love this!!!
Haha thanks, it clears it up a bit. I must have made mistakes here and there when decreasing but the hat still kept its design for the most part.

The dark color also comes in handy to hide mistakes lol. Here is a picture:
http://twitpic.com/3ond5h

Thanks for being so nice and personable!
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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Jan. 11th, 2011 03:16 am (UTC)
Re: Love this!!!
Very cute!
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[info]pingback_bot wrote:
Jan. 18th, 2011 09:09 am (UTC)
WOO!! Best pattern EVER!!!!
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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Jan. 18th, 2011 09:55 pm (UTC)
Re: WOO!! Best pattern EVER!!!!
Thanks!
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[info]kawaiiflipchica wrote:
Jan. 19th, 2011 06:16 am (UTC)
Re: WOO!! Best pattern EVER!!!!
Ohhh I was wondering how you knew... LOL. Cool =)
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[info]Ann Jayne Truong wrote:
Jan. 22nd, 2011 12:06 am (UTC)
Double Point Needles
I am kind of new to knitting and have not used anything beyond single point needles so I am a little confused as to whether I should be using circular needles or just double point needles?
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[info]YoshiTweets wrote:
Jul. 21st, 2011 06:27 pm (UTC)
New to knitting
I really want to make this hat, but I have never knitted anything in my life. How hard would this be for someone with no experience to make?
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[info]dontcallmedora7 wrote:
Jul. 27th, 2011 12:30 am (UTC)
Re: New to knitting
I think you could be able to do it. It just depends on how good you are and how much you know your different Stitches...my motto is to always give projects a go, because You never know of it's beyond you until you try!
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[info]angelrider214 wrote:
Oct. 7th, 2011 12:21 pm (UTC)
Harry Potter beret
Appears to a neat pattern...am going to make it for my grandson, who is 20, lives in colder weather, and is a huge Harry Potter fan...thanks
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[info]charlies_dragon wrote:
Nov. 19th, 2011 08:23 pm (UTC)
Here via ravelry. Going to make this soon. Thanks for working out the pattern so I don't have to!!
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