Free pattern (for personal use only).This tuque (Canadian variation on the word "toque" for knitted hat) doesn't actually cause the wearer to indulge in evil thoughts. The name comes from the design's inspiration, the television show Supernatural, where one of the main characters, Dean Winchester, has been to Hell and back and is now caught in a battle between Hell (thus the colour red) and Heaven (feather decoration for the angels).
This hat is incredibly simple to make, but looks quite impressive because of the richness of the boa texture of the brim and the unusual feather decoration.
Technique: French Knitting, also known as loom knitting or spooling
Sizes: Small adult (with instructions between brackets for large adult)
Materials:
- Knifty Knitter Round Loom -- green for small-adult size or yellow for large-adult size
- Knifty Knitter Hook
- 1 ball Bernat Boa Cardinal eyelash yarn
- 1 ball Red Heart Classic Cherry Red worsted-weight acrylic yarn
- Tapestry needle
- Two leather laces with feathers attached. I used the laces and feathers from barrettes after detaching the barrettes.
Instructions:
Step 1: Using a strand each of the boa and the worsted-weight yarn held together, e-wrap the loom twice counter-clockwise. There will be two loops on each peg when you are done.
Step 2: Using the hook that came with the loom kit, lift the bottom loop on each peg over the top loop and over the peg. When you have completed the entire circle, you will have one row of loops remaining on the pegs. Push these loops to the bottom of the pegs.
Step 3: E-wrap the loom. You should now have two loops on each peg once again.
Step 4: Repeat Step 2.
Continue repeating Steps 3 and 4 until your knitting measures 5 inches (6 inches) long. There should be only one loop on each peg at this point.
Step 5: Cut the boa strand, leaving a 7-8 inch tail, which you will weave in later. Do not cut the worsted-weight yarn.
Step 6: Pull your knitting through the inside of the loom to access the beginning edge. Place each loop from the originating row over its corresponding peg (hint: start by placing the loop to the right of the original loose yarn over the peg to the right of the outer tie-off peg and continue around the circle counter-clockwise until you have two loops on each peg -- the bottom loop being from the last row you knit and the top loop being from the edge).
Step 7: Lift the bottom loop over the top loop and over the peg. When you have completed the entire circle, you will have one row of loops remaining on your pegs, and the bottom and top of your knitting will have been knit together to form a double-thick brim.
Step 8: Add a second strand of worsted-weight yarn to the original strand of worsted-weight yarn (remember, it was the boa yarn that you cut off) and kit the remainder of the tuque with the two strands of worsted-weight held together.
Continue repeating Steps 3 and 4 until your knitting measures 6 inches (7.5 inches) beyond the brim. There should be only one loop on each peg at this point. Cut your yarn (both strands), leaving 7-8 inch tails.
Step 9: Thread your tapestry needle with a 2- to 2.5-foot length of the worsted-weight yarn. Sew through each loop on the pegs, from bottom to top of the peg. When all loops have been sewn through, join the ends of the sewing yarn with a slip knot.
Step 10: Using the hook, lift all the loops off the pegs. They will now be strung on the yarn you sewed through them with the tapestry needle.
Step 11: Turn the hat inside out. Pull the two ends of the sewing yarn together to gather the material for the top of the hat. Before you have completely closed the top, slip through the opening the ends of the leather laces with the feathers attached (the feathers and 2-4 inches of lace should be on the finished outside, while the ends of the laces should be inside and should be long enough to tie into the tails of your yarn). I like to leave the outside laces different lengths to add visual interest to the finished product.
Step 12: Tighten the sewing yarn until the hole at the top of the hat is completely closed and tie off with a square knot. Then tie one end of the sewing yarn to one of the tails of wrapping yarn with a square knot. Tie the other end of the sewing yarn to the other tail of wrapping yarn. Now, tie the ends of the leather laces to the yarn tails with square knots.
Step 13: Cut the ends of all the yarn tails approximately one inch from the knots. Optionally, you can weave all the tails into the knitting instead of cutting, but I find that it's easier just to leave the short, cut strands as they are on the inside the tuque and cannot be seen.
Step 14: With the tapestry needle, weave in the tails of yarn on the inside of the tuque where the brim joins the top of the hat.
Step 15: Turn your hat right-side-out, and your project is complete.
© 2009-07-01 N0Nightowl
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