Ramsay

Ramsay is a traditional beret-style hat inspired by a vintage find on a holiday on the west coast of Scotland some twenty years ago, and which I have worn regularly ever since. It is such an effortless style, easy-to-wear and extremely comfortable. Ramsay is knitted from the bottom up in the round, commencing with 1x1 twisted ribbing. The beret is then worked in stranded colourwork throughout. The yarn used for the Ramsay sample is Susan Crawford Vintage Wold 2 Ply, a fingering weight wool, worsted spun with 2 plies, creating a lofty, airy yarn that blocks beautifully and works particularly well for stranded colourwork. The design uses 5 hand dyed shades with a light and a dark version of each of two colours plus the natural undyed yarn as the 5th shade. Only one 25g skein of each colour is needed making this a great pattern for using up left over yarns. The pattern comes in four sizes.