Free Crochet Beret Pattern with Puff Stitch

Crochet a relaxed, slouchy beret with this free crochet beret pattern. This crochet beret uses the puff stitch throughout to add texture and keep the beret light weight with lots of space between the stitches.

Souffle Puffy Beret | Free Crochet Pattern

This beginner friendly crochet beret pattern is worked from the bottom up, with the brim worked in turned rows to create a ribbed band before the beret is worked onto the brim.

This beret pattern uses the puff stitch throughout the top of the hat, with generous spaces between them to create an oversized fit, ideal for those relax days. 

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Design Inspiration

This pattern has been in the "To Release" pile for years! I designed this beret to sell at craft fairs, as it works up so quickly and looks great when stitched up in variegated yarns.

It's designed to be worn in a relax style, which I love! Plus, with the lightweight nature of the stitches used, and the chain spaces, it can be worn in all weathers too.

Back in 2020, when I began to release my crochet designs, this design kept being overtaken by other designs. I then agreed to release it exclusively in Happily Hooked Magazine at the start of 2023, but sadly the magazine folded before the edition the Soufflé Beret was being featured in, released. So, once again, the release was pushed back to winter 2023 - and here it is!

Free Crochet Beret Pattern Details

Materials:

• 170m Chunky (Bulky) yarn
• I used James C Brett Marble 100% acrylic (200g 312m/341yds) in the shade MC70
• 6mm Crochet Hook
• Stitch Markers
• Scissors

Abbreviations

US Terms (UK in brackets)

St(s)  - Stitches

Ch - Chain

Sl st - Slip stitch

Sc (Dc) - Single Crochet (double crochet)

puff - Puff Stitch

puff2tog - decrease puff stitch

Pattern Notes

• Please read through the entire pattern before beginning, regardless of skill level. Please contact me ([email protected]) if help is needed to understand any part of pattern.
• This hat is worked in 2 parts:
• Brim, worked in turned rows
• Hat, worked in joined rounds from bottom up.
• Beginning ch-1 does NOT count as stitch.
• Closing Ch-1 after puff stitch does not count as part of chain space
• Finished brim will measure 18" before joining to allow for stretching

Finished Size:

• To fit standard Adult head measuring 21"

Gauge

• (5 puff, ch 2) and 6 rows = 4”/10 cm with 6mm hook. Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain gauge.

Special Stitches

puff - puff Stitch

• [Yarn over hook (YO), insert hook into st/ch-sp indicated
• YO, pull up loop] 4 times
• YO, pull through all 9 loops
• ch 1 to close puff. (closing ch-1 does not count in the space)

puff2tog - Decrease puff stitch

• [Yarn over hook (YO), insert hook in chain space indicated, YO, pull up loop] 4 times
• YO, pull through 8 loops
• [Yarn over hook (YO), insert hook in next chain space, YO, pull up loop] 4 times
• YO, pull through 8 loops
• YO, pull through remaining 3 loops
• ch 1 to close puff2tog. (closing ch-1 does not count in the space)

Free Crochet Beret Pattern Tutorial

How to crochet a beret

Brim

Row 1: Ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from hook, working BLO, sc in next 4 ch, sc in last, turn - 6 sc

Rows 2-56: Ch 1 (does not count), sc in same as ch 1, working in BLO, sc in next 4 sts, working through both loops of stitch, sc in last, turn - 6 sc

Join Brim:

Bring 2 end rows together, working through both rows, sl st in each across.

Do not fasten off.

Continue to Hat.

Hat

Rotate to work across row ends of Brim.

Round 1: Ch 1, sc into each row end around, join -56 sc

Round 2: Ch 1, puff in same as ch 1, ch 1, skip next st, [puff, ch 1, skip next] 2 times, [puff in next, ch 1] 2 times, *[puff, ch 1, skip next] 3 times, [puff in next, ch 1] 2 times; repeat from * around, join - 35 puff, 35 ch-1 sps

Rounds 3-6: Sl st into next ch-1 sp, ch 1, [puff in same ch-sp as ch 1, ch 1] *[puff in next ch-1 sp, ch 1]; repeat from * around, join - 35 puff, 35 ch-1 sps

Round 7: Sl st into next ch-1 sp, ch 1, [puff in same as ch 1, ch 1], *[puff in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] 4 times, [puff2tog across next 2 ch-1 sps, ch 1] in next; repeat from * to last 4 ch sps, [puff in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] in next 4 ch-2 sps, join - 25 puff, 5 puff2tog, 30 ch-1 sps

Round 8: Sl st into next ch-1 sp, ch 1, [puff in same as ch 1, ch 1], [puff in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] 2 times, *[puff2tog across next 2 ch-1 sps, ch 1], [puff in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] 2 times; repeat from * to last 3 ch-1 sps, [puff2tog across next 2 ch-1 sps, ch 1], [puff in last ch-1 sp, ch 1], join - 16 puff, 7 puff2tog, 23 ch-1 sps

Round 9: Sl st into next ch-1 sp, ch 1, [puff in same as ch 1, ch 1], *[puff2tog across next 2 ch-1 sps, ch 1], [puff in next ch-1 sp, ch 1]; repeat from * around to last ch-1 sp, [puff in last ch-1 sp, ch 1], join - 9 puff, 7 puff2tog, 16 ch-1 sps

Round 10: Sl st into next ch-1 sp, ch 1, [puff2tog across same and next ch-1 sp, ch 1], [puff in next ch-1 sp, ch 1], *[puff2tog across next 2 ch-1 sps, ch 1], [puff in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] ; repeat from * to last, [puff in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] in last, join - 6 puff, 5 puff2tog, 11 ch-1 sps

Round 11: Sl st into next ch-1 sp, ch 1, [puff in same as ch 1, ch 1], *[puff2tog across next 2 ch-1 sps, ch 1]; repeat from * around to end, join. - 1 puff, 5 puff2tog, 6 ch-1 sps

Round 12: Ch 1, sc in same as ch 1, sc in each ch-1 sp and puff2tog around, join - 11 sc

Fasten off with long tail.

Weave through each stitch with tail to close.

Weave ends.

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