BERET:
With yarn and K hook ch-4, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-3 (does not count), work 12 dc in ring, sl st top beg ch-3, turn. (12 sts
RND 2: Ch-5 (1st dc + ch-2), * BPDC next st, ch-2, (BPDC, ch-2) twice next st * rep bet **, end with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-5, turn. (18 sts)
RND 3: Ch-5, (FPDC next st, Ch-2) ea st around, sl st 3rd ch of beg ch-5, turn.
RND 4: Rep rnd 2. (27 sts)
RND 5: Rep rnd 3.
RND 6: Ch-5, * (BPDC next st, ch-2) next 2 sts, (BPDC, ch-2) twice next st * rep bet ** around, sl st 3rd ch of beg ch-5, turn. (36 sts)
RND 7: Rep rnd 3.
RND 8: Rep rnd 6. (48 sts)
RND 9: Rep rnd 3.
RND 10: Ch-5, * (BPDC next st, ch-2) next 3 sts, (BPDC, ch-2) twice next st * rep bet ** around, sl st 3rd ch of beg ch-5, turn. (60 sts)
RND 11: Rep rnd 3.
RND 12: Ch-5, * (BPDC next st, ch-2) next 4 sts, (BPDC, ch-2) twice next st * rep bet ** around, sl st 3rd ch of beg ch-5, turn. (72 sts)
RND 13: Rep rnd 3.
RND 14: Ch-5, (FPDC next st, ch-2) around, sl st 3rd ch of beg ch-5, turn.
RND 15: Rep rnd 3.
RND 16: Rep rnd 14. End rnd 14 ch-1, turn.
RND 17: Sc top of ea dc around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (73 sts)
RND 18: Sc 1st st, (sk next st, sc next 4 sts) around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. (60 sts)
RND 19-21: Sc ea st around, sl st top beg sc, ch-1, turn. End rnd 21 fasten off.