A great idea for updating a simple headdress is to add beads when knitting hats and berets. But in order to learn how to crochet beads, you will need to follow some recommendations.
The beret is a universal head device that not only protects from cold weather, but can also give the image a special uniqueness. In order to crochet an elegant beret with beads, you will first need to decide on the color. If you already understand what color you want to knit a hat, you can buy everything you need. For knitting, you need one hundred grams of yarn and a second size crochet hook. This amount of material is enough for a head volume of 56-57 centimeters. It is desirable that the yarn contains wool and acrylic. The amount of yarn depends entirely on the desired beret size.
How to decorate a beret with beads?
Knitting is a painstaking process that will require a certain skill, attention and diligence from you. Usually berets are knitted in columns with a cape. But before you start knitting, you need to string the beads on a thread using an ordinary needle. If you use a large number of beads, then you can not string it all at once. True, then you will need to break the thread, string the remaining beads and tie the thread. This option is much more convenient than the slow movement of a significant amount of beads along the thread.
It turns out that at the beginning of knitting, beads should be strung onto yarn. In the process of knitting, you will need to pick up one bead with the crochet and knit with the first two loops. This is the technology of crocheting with beads.
Where to start and how to finish knitting a beret
First you need to knit a circle of the desired size with double crochets. This is about 27 or 28 centimeters. Then from four to seven rows of patterns are knitted. In this case, the beads are knitted at your discretion. The number of rows in the pattern will depend on the thickness of the yarn and the depth of the beret. It turns out that there can be no specific recommendations here, since everything is very individual. For example, you can knit seven circular patterned rows by replacing the first pair with two double crochets. But this is only one of the possible options.
Then several rows are knitted with a single crochet. It is also important not to forget to decrease the number of loops with each row to the required head volume. For example, if you have knitted seven rows with a single crochet, start decreasing the stitches from the fourteenth column. After you get the size you want, tie the beret in a crustacean step. By the way, you can knit with beads not only a beret, but also a beautiful scarf under it.
