Lang PTO43-02 Hat Knitting Pattern

Lang PTO43-02 Bergen Knit Hat

What is Being Made

The Lang PTO43-02 Bergen is a women's knit hat designed and published by LANG & Co. AG. This downloadable PDF pattern produces a finished hat suitable for everyday wear, featuring decorative lace detailing and a coordinating pompom accent.

Craft and Construction Method

This is a knitting project worked using the bottom-up construction method, meaning the hat is knitted starting from the brim and progressing upward toward the crown. The hat is worked flat on straight needles rather than in the round, which means the knitter will need to seam the pieces together after completing the flat sections. This flat-working approach allows for easier lace pattern management and is particularly suitable for intricate stitch work.

Techniques Used

• Lace knitting: The pattern incorporates lace stitch work with yarn overs and strategic decreases to create an openwork design. The lace repeat is based on an 11-stitch pattern unit that repeats throughout the designated lace sections.
• Yarn overs (yo): Used to create the decorative holes characteristic of lace patterns, adding visual interest and texture to the hat.
• Decreases: Multiple decrease techniques are employed, including slip-stitch decreases (sl 1, k1, psso), knit two together (k2tog), and purl decreases (p2tog, p3tog) to shape the hat and create the lace pattern structure.
• Seaming: After completing flat pieces, sections are sewn together to form the finished hat shape.
• Pompom finishing: A decorative pompom is created using a pompom card and attached to the crown of the hat.

Stitches Used

• Knit stitch (k) and purl stitch (p) for stockinette stitch base
• Yarn over (yo) for lace openings
• Slip stitch, knit one, pass slipped stitch over (sl 1, k1, psso) for left-leaning decreases
• Knit two together (k2tog) for right-leaning decreases
• Purl two together (p2tog) and purl three together (p3tog) for purl-side shaping
• Slip two together knitwise, knit one, pass slipped stitches over for double decreases
• Stockinette stitch (knit on right side, purl on wrong side) for smooth fabric sections
• Reverse stockinette stitch (purl on right side, knit on wrong side) for textured contrast areas

Materials and Tools

This pattern calls for LANGYARNS BERGEN yarn, a blend of alpaca superfine and nylon that provides softness with durability. The project requires 100 grams of yarn, equivalent to 2 balls in the colorway blue-pink (shade 1102.0007).

Knitting needles required include ADDI needles in US size 10.5 (7mm) and US size 11 (8mm), allowing the knitter to adjust needle size to achieve proper gauge and create subtle fabric variations between sections. Additionally, a pompom card measuring approximately 3½ inches (9 centimeters) in diameter is needed to create the finished pompom topper.

Pattern Format and Sizing

This is a downloadable PDF pattern from LANG YARNS' pattern shop (www.patternshop.langyarns.com). The pattern is sized for ladies and includes metric measurements throughout. The chart-based lace instructions use international knitting symbols, making it accessible to knitters familiar with symbol charts across different languages and regions.