Women Geometric Hat in Bergere de France Calinou - 60508-463 - Downloadable PDF

Women's Geometric Hat in Bergère de France Calinou – Pattern Summary

This intermediate-level knitting pattern (reference 60508-463) from Bergère de France produces a stylish women's geometric hat in a single, universal size. The design is a downloadable PDF, making it immediately accessible for knitters ready to take on a colourwork project. The finished hat features bold geometric motifs worked in a classic Fairisle technique, finished with a decorative pompom for a playful yet polished look.

What Is Being Made

The pattern creates a women's knitted hat with a structured ribbed brim and a colourwork body decorated with geometric shapes. The hat is designed to fit one universal size and is completed with a pompom on the crown. The total length of the finished hat measures approximately 31 cm (12¼ inches), including the ribbed brim section.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern uses Bergère de France Calinou, a 4-ply weight yarn, in three carefully chosen colours that work together to create the geometric colourwork design:

• Bleu nuit (A) – shade 10045, 1 ball required
• Grenadine (B) – shade 10050, 1 ball required
• Lait (C) – shade 10028, 1 ball required

In addition to yarn, the pattern calls for a pompom maker (Bergère de France reference 53861) to create the crown embellishment.

Needles

Two needle sizes are used throughout the pattern:

• 2.5 mm needles – used for the ribbed brim section
• 3.0 mm needles – used for the main Fairisle colourwork body worked in Stocking Stitch

The pattern also makes reference to compatibility with a Silver Reed SK 280 + SRP 60 N knitting machine for those who prefer machine knitting, though the hand-knitting instructions are the primary focus of the written pattern.

Stitches and Techniques Used

This pattern draws on a small but essential set of knitting stitches and techniques:

• 2x2 Rib (2/2 Rib) – worked on 2.5 mm needles for the brim, this classic ribbing technique alternates two knit stitches with two purl stitches across each row, creating a stretchy, neat band that sits snugly around the head
• Stocking Stitch (St St) – the main fabric of the hat body is worked in Stocking Stitch on 3.0 mm needles, providing a smooth, flat surface that showcases the colourwork design to its best advantage
• Fairisle Colourwork – the geometric pattern is created using the traditional Fairisle technique, in which multiple yarn colours are worked across the same row following a charted design. Unused yarns are carried (stranded) across the wrong side of the work. Knitters follow a dedicated chart included in the pattern to place each colour correctly
• Increasing – a single stitch increase is made on the final row of the ribbed brim, bringing the stitch count from 130 to 131 stitches before transitioning to the larger needles and colourwork section
• Crown Finishing – rather than a traditional decrease crown shaping, the hat is closed by cutting the yarn and threading it through the remaining live stitches using a wool needle, then pulling tight and fastening off securely
• Pompom Making – a pompom is created using the dedicated Bergère de France pompom maker (ref. 53861) and attached to the finished crown

Construction and Structure

The hat is worked flat or in the round from the brim upward. The pattern begins by casting on 130 stitches using colour B (Grenadine) and 2.5 mm needles. The brim is worked in 2x2 Rib for 9 cm (3½ inches), equivalent