Knitted Toque with Ear Flaps – Beacon Tate Metro Artist.Ca revised

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October 18, 2016

Thankful for rainy fall days!

Knitted Toque with Ear Flaps – Beacon Tate Metro Artist.Ca

Category Knitting

Required two 5o gram balls in medium 4 -I used: Scheepjes Voluma De Luxe yarn 74% Acrylic yarn, 13% Mohair, 13%Lurex.

To make ear flap – using two yarn strands and 16 inch (41 cm) number 8 (5.00 mm) circular knitting needles or double pointed number 8 (5.00 mm) needles:

cast on 3 stitches Knit one row, Purl row: Knit 1 Purl 1 Knit 1

• increase one stitch on each end of knitted rows
• on Purl row: Knit 2 stitches Purl to last two stitches  Knit 2
• continue until you have 17 stitches, end with the purl row
• make two ear flaps

• Use two balls and two strands of yarn:
• knit across 17 stitches of first ear flap
• place marker and cast on 18 stitches for the back
• place marker and knit across 17 stitches of second ear flap
• place marker and cast on 28 stitches for the front
• place marker to indicate start (you now have 80 stitches)
• join end to start
• next knit 17 stitches across first ear flap
• purl across 18 back stitches
• knit 17 stitches across second ear flap
• Front: rib(knit 2, purl 2) across next 28 stitches starting and ending with knit 1 (knit 1, purl 2, knit 2, purl 2………………knit 1)
• continue next three rounds:
  • knit across each ear flap,
  • back: 1st round knit, 2nd round purl, 3rd round knit
  • front continue with ribbing
• knit all rounds until the front measures 5 inches
• keep beginning marker and remove all others

To shape the crown:

• first round knit 8 stitches knit 2 together across round
• knit
• second round knit 7 stitches knit 2 together across round
• knit
• continue until 8 stitches remain, break strand and pull through remaining stitches

To make Earflap ties:

• take 12 strands 30 inches long
• insert into earflap making all threads even
• divide into 3 (8 strands each) braid
• leave 3 inches at end knot creating tassel

Knitted Toque with Ear Flaps – Beacon Tate Metro Artist.Ca created for Winter/Christmas 2016.

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September 28, 2016

Thankful for sunny fall days!

Knitted Toque with Ear Flaps – Beacon Tate Metro Artist.Ca

Category Knitting

Required two 5o gram balls in medium 4 -I used: Scheepjes Voluma De Luxe yarn 74% Acrylic yarn, 13% Mohair, 13%Lurex.

To make ear flap – using single yarn strand and 16 inch (41 cm) number 8 (5.00 mm) circular knitting needles or double pointed number 8 (5.00 mm) needles:

• cast on 3 stitches Knit one row, Purl one row
• continue in stocking stitch increasing one stitch on each end of knitted rows until you have 17 stitches
• end with a purl row and set aside
• make 4 ear flaps

Use two balls and two strands of yarn:

• put ear flaps with purl sides together
• knit one stitch from facing ear flap and one stitch from outer ear flap together creating one stitch – total stitches when done 17
• this creates an ear flap with two knitted sides – purl next row – leave on holding needle
• stitch the ear flaps together (can be done at end)
• do this twice

Use two balls and two strands of yarn and circular needles:

• knit across 17 stitches of first ear flap
• place marker and cast on 18 stitches for the back
• place marker and knit across 17 stitches of second ear flap
• place marker and cast on 28 stitches for the front
• place marker to indicate start  (you now have 80 stitches)
• next knit 17 stitches across first ear flap
• purl across 18 back stitches
• knit 17 stitches across second ear flap
• next 28 stitches (front) knit 1, purl 2
• knit 2, purl 2 until one stitch remaining of 28 the front stitches -knit 1
• knit from the first ear flap, across the back and second ear flap
• next 28 stitches (front) knit 1, purl 2
• knit 2, purl 2 until one stitch remaining of the 28 front stitches -knit 1
• knit 17 ear flap stitches
• pearl 18 back stitches
• knit 17 ear flap stitches
• next 28 stitches (front) knit 1, purl 2
• knit 2, purl 2 until one stitch remaining of the 28 front stitches -knit 1
• keeping the beginning marker, knit across ear flap, remove marker
• knit across back, remove marker
• knit across ear flap, remove marker
• next 28 stitches (front) knit 1, purl 2
• knit 2, purl 2 until one stitch remaining of the 28 front stitches – knit 1
• knit each row until the  front measures 5 inches

To shape the crown:

• knit 8 stitches knit 2 together across round
• knit
• knit 7 stitches knit 2 together across round
• knit
• continue until 8 stitches remain, break strand and pull through remaining stitches

I prefer Clover Bamboo Circular Knitting Needles.

Happy knitting!

Beacon Tate