Weaving Diamonds Toque & Cowl

I roughly sketched out the chart for this pattern the day before leaving on a trip to the mountains, desperately needing a travel project. The pattern took a few twist and turns along the way (puns intended), and ended up as a nice gender neutral hat with a matching cowl. It’s also tied to some great memories of hiking in the Rockies.

Weaving Diamonds is a pattern for winter accessories that feature paired twisted stitches. As the twisted stitches move left and right and appear to weave over each other, they leave diamond shapes in relief. The pattern includes instructions for a hat that can be knit with or without a folded brim, and a matching cowl.

Sizing

15.75 (17.25, 18.5, 20) inches OR 40 (44, 47, 51) cm finished circumference.

Recommend 2-5” Negative ease for the hat, and cowl knit in same size as the hat. The stitch pattern is very stretchy, and will accommodate a range of head sizes.

Gauge

28 sts/ 36 rounds in 4” (10cm) in twisted stitch pattern, knit on gauge size needles.

US Size 4 (3.5mm) needles.

Yarn

Madelinetosh DK Twist OR

The Plucky Knitter Plucky Sweater DK OR

Any DK weight yarn with similar properties that knits to gauge.

Beanie

153 (167, 181, 195) yards OR 140 (153, 166, 178) meters

Toque (Folded Brim)

184 (201, 218, 235) yards OR 169 (184, 199, 215) meters

Cowl

196 (213, 231, 249) yards OR 179 (195, 211, 228) meters

Techniques Used

Alternating Cable Cast on

Twisted Ribbing

Twisted Stitches

Knitting in the Round

Twisted Stitch pattern is Charted Only.