This pattern is from Travel Knits for the Family, Volume 1 - Into the Cold, which will be released on May 25th. For more information on the book click here. For travel stories and inspiration for the patterns, check out cowtownknits.com.

Bergen the hat, though looking a bit intricate, is actually a minor variation away from being a basic ribbed cap. Simple cables every few rounds create a diamond lattice effect while the decreases at the top bring all the knit stitches neatly together.

The stitch pattern is very stretchy so if you knit the hat a size or two bigger for a child it will fit them for a good long time. Make it in the same yarn as the Oslo Mittens for a matching set.

Sizes
Newborn (Baby, Child, Adult, Large Adult). Finished circumference of 13 (14.5, 19, 20.25, 23.25)”/32.5 (36.5, 47.5, 51, 58) cm and length (from brim to top of crown, with brim folded) of 4.75 (5.75, 7.75, 8.25, 8.75)”/12 (14.5, 19, 20.5, 21.5) cm, designed to be worn with approximately 1”/2.5 cm of negative ease.

Materials
Suggested Yarn
65 (95, 145, 170, 215) yds/60 (90, 135, 155, 195) m of worsted weight yarn. Note: This yardage estimate accommodates 10% extra. One skein of yarn should be enough to make any of the sizes as long as your gauge is the same as given.

The samples shown were knit with the following yarns:

• Boy’s and Women’s Hats: Third Vault Yarns Gytha Worsted; 100% Falkland Merino wool; 208 yds 190 m/3.53 oz 100 g. The boy’s hat was knit in Child size with the Inara colourway, and the women’s hat was knit in Adult size with the Blue Steel colourway.
• Men’s Hat: Pirkanmaan Kotityö Pirkkalanka (Thick); 100% wool; 186 yds 170 m/3.53 oz 100 g. Knit in the Adult size with the Barely Grey (200) colourway.
• Girl’s Hat: Diamond Luxury Pure Wool Superwash Heather; 100% Superwash Wool; 218 yds 200 m/3.53 oz 100 g. Knit in the Child’s size with the (1000) colourway.

Needles
Needle A (for body of hat): US #8/5 mm (or size needed to obtain gauge) 16”/40 cm circular and DPNs or your favourite style of needle for small circumference knitting.
Needle B (for brim): US#6/4 mm (or two sizes smaller than that needed to obtain gauge) 16”/40 cm circular.

Notions
Stitch marker, tapestry needle, scrap yarn, cable needles (2).

Gauge
22 sts and 31 rounds = 4”/10 cm in stitch pattern in the round with Needle A, blocked.