Guimard, the gorgeous colorwork beret, is an hommage to the ornately domed windows adorned with gold and criss-crossed by scrollwork and brilliant coloured glass from the heyday of Art Nouveau that still decorate some of our streets today. It's worked in lower contrast colors for a piece that echoes the opulence and glam of the 19th century while still being wearable every day.
Guimard is worked from the crown down, increasing your way through the colorwork until you've reached the desired diameter of your beret. Then you work decreases to
pull in the width of the beret for that classic shape before finishing off with a neat double-knit or picot-folded brim.
Carly Bauer
Hillesvåg Solje
This pattern is available in Making Stories Magazine Issue 12, Art Nouveau.
Linda's Guimard Beret, knit in Scheepjes Metropolis
Patrizia's Guimard Beret in size 2, knit in Hillesvåg Solje
Viktória's Guimard Beret in size 1, knit in Rauma Finull, colorways 4124, 4139, 403, and 4087
One of our all-time favorite (and desert island) yarns, De Rerum Natura's Ulysse is an incredibly soft woollen-spun yarn that shows texture - think cables and twisted stitches - beautifully and is perfect for everything from a cardigan for the newest tiny arrival in your family or a shawl for your great-grandmother.
One of our all-time favorite (and desert island) yarns, De Rerum Natura's Ulysse is an incredibly soft woollen-spun yarn that shows texture - think cables and twisted stitches - beautifully and is perfect for everything from a cardigan for the newest tiny arrival in your family or a shawl for your great-grandmother.