Here’s a day’s progress on the beret. I’ve decided to go with cables, and increase every other cable one stitch at a time to make the beret increases. The beginning pattern is K2 P2 K2 P2 (with the K2 stitches twisted every 4 rows) and the ending pattern right before beginning the top decreases will be K2 P2 K6 P2. 

 

The first 3" of my hat

The first 3 inches