Beret quick!

Bon quatorze, tout le monde! Bastille Day is the perfect occasion to post the pics of my version of Nicole Mallalieu's new 'quick' Beret pattern. Here it is modelled by my friend Sue. See how good it looks, even though she's wearing it backwards?

This is the large size, in the medium crown depth. It was quick and easy to make, and it's very flattering. I'm going to make another! The pattern is now available in Nikki's shop at Nicole Mallalieu Design.

I love a beret, and I love a quick project, so I jumped at the chance to be a pattern tester for Nikki. Mindful of the responsibility, I decided I needed to be very methodical.

I followed the instructions in order, and traced my pattern onto freezer paper.

This actually worked a treat- I ironed the freezer paper pattern onto the fabric so it was easy to cut out. As freezer paper sticks more than once I was able to use it for the lining too.

Here's the "before" shot- thank goodness for batwing sleeves, or I wouldn't have had enough fabric to get the grain along the right line!