Navy, gold and white beanie hat with two-tone gold and white pom pom on a grey concrete background.
Navy, gold and white crocheted beanie with two-tone gold and white pom pom, placed diagonally on a concrete background.

North toque

A warm, chunky toque inspired by curling sweaters and Icelandic fair isle patterns, the North Toque features playful ripples, post stitch “ribbing”, and an oversized pom pom to top it off.

NOTES

The beanie is worked top-down in the round using basic stitches. A pom pom maker is not required.

DIFFICULTY

Easy

TECHNIQUES USED

  • Decreasing

  • Increasing

  • Magic ring

  • Post stitches

  • Working in the round

SIZES

MATERIALS

  • 1 skein each Ístex Álafosslopi or similar bulky-weight yarn in Colour A, B and C

    • 1 skein = approx 100 g/100 m (3.5 oz/109 yds)

    • Bulky weight

    • 100% wool

    • Colours shown: 0709 Midnight Blue (A), 9964 Golden (B), 0051 White (C)

  • 7 mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge *Note: There is no US equivalent for a 7 mm hook. Use either US K/10.5 or L/11 depending on gauge.

  • 6.5 mm (K/10.5) crochet hook for ribbing

  • Yarn needle

  • Sewing needle (optional)

  • 30 cm (12”) strong thread or scrap yarn for pom pom

price: $5.00 USD (PDF download)

*Patterns are delivered electronically as instant PDF downloads.