Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Knitting!: Fur Trader's Toque

Here is a hat pattern that I created, inspired by the Hudson's Bay and fur traders. I live in a small town that was established by the fur trade over 200 years ago and this hat is a throwback to those times.
This hat is knit flat, but can easily be knit in the round if that is what you like best.





























Fur Trader's Toque

Yarn: I used Patons Canadiana (how fitting!), since it is itch-free.
Main colour (mc) 10006 Winter White
Contrast Colour 1(cc1) 10110 Navy
CC2 10610 Fool's Gold (I actually ended up switching this colour out for a no-name yarn that was a lighter colour yellow-this one was almost mustard)
CC3 10707 Cardinal
CC4 10708 Leap Frog
Needles: 4.5mm straight needles
Gauge: 9st = 2inches in stockinette st
Measurement: 22inch circumference

Abbreviations:
cc1-contrast colour 1
cc2-contrast colour 2
cc3-contrast colour 3
cc4-contrast colour 4
k-knit
k2tog-knit two together
mc-main colour
p-purl
st-stitches


Cast on 78st in mc.
*K3, p3* repeat to end. Continue in k3, p3 ribbing pattern until hat measures 1.5" from start (around 8 rows).
Switch to cc1 (navy) and work 0.5" in stockinette st. (roughly 3 rows). 
Switch to mc and work 0.5" in stockinette st. (roughly 3 rows). 
Switch to cc2 (yellow) and work 0.5" in stockinette st. (roughly 3 rows). 
Switch to mc and work 0.5" in stockinette st. (roughly 3 rows). 
Switch to cc3 (red) and work 0.5" in stockinette st. (roughly 3 rows). 
Switch to mc and work 0.5" in stockinette st. (roughly 3 rows). 
Switch to cc4 (green) and work 0.5" in stockinette st. (roughly 3 rows). 
Switch to mc and work a further 2" in stockinette st.

Decreasing:
Row 1:*k5, k2tog* from end to end
row 2: p
row 3:*k4, k2tog* from end to end
row 4: p
row 5:*k3, k2tog* from end to end
row 6: p
row 7:*k2, k2tog* from end to end
row 8: p
row 9:*k1, k2tog* from end to end
row 10: p
row 11:*k2tog* from end to end

There should be 11st remaining. Break off yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread tail through the remaining loops (pulling them off the needle) and pull tightly in a circle. Fasten. Sew up side, weave in ends. Make a pompom for the top and sew in place. Tada! 


Let me know if you find any mistakes or if you have any questions. I'd love to see your finished toques, so add me on ravelry: honeynutbrown

Knitting!: My Year in Temperatures -Scarf-

This is a conceptual knitting pattern that will look different for everyone who knits it.  In this pattern, you record the day's highest temperature by knitting one row in the colour designated for each temperature. At the end of the year, you will have a visual colourful graph of the temperatures of your area for a whole year.
 Start by casting on 35 stitches in white and knit 5 rows, working in garter stitch. After that, knit one row a day, in the colour you have chosen to represent your temperature groupings.
 Knit two rows in white at the start of each month, if you would like to keep track of the separate months.
At the end of the year, knit another 5 rows in white. Bind off, weave in ends, and you are done! I think this would also look nice in a monochromatic colour scheme. Hmmm, something to try next year? I am excited to see how mine turns out!
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