Shifting Gears Toque

Once I finished the Shifting Gears pullover I thought, ‘Hey, this could make a fun toque’. So, here it is! Based on the image of clockwork gears, it is a bright colourful hat for the winter season.

Shifting Gears is a stranded colourwork toque knit seamlessly from the bottom up. The pattern uses three accent colours and a base colour and can be knit up quickly with scrap worsted weight yarn.

Sizing

The sizes listed are finished measurements, and will accommodate a head size up to a few inches larger. Negative ease is recommended.

16.75 (18.25, 19.75) inches OR 42.5 (46.5, 50) cm

Gauge

21 sts/23 rows in 4” (10 cm) in stranded colourwork pattern on gauge needles (4.5mm recommended).

Yarn

Samples are knit in Cascade 220 (grey toque) and Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (purple toque).

Yardage Required:

Main Colour (MC): 82 (91, 99) yds

Contract Colour 1 (C1): 22 (26, 28) yds

Contract Colour 2 (C2): 18 (20, 21) yds

Contract Colour 3 (C3): 29 (32, 34) yds

OR

MC: 75 (83, 91) meters

C1: 20 (24, 26) meters

C2: 17 (18, 20) meters

C3: 27 (29, 32) meters

Techniques Used

Alternating Cable Cast on

Stranded colourwork

Knitting in the round

Knit decreases