Named after the largest of the Aran Islands, this toque features a big bold cable, flanked with braids and texture.
The toque is knit seamlessly – first you work the main body in the round from the bottom up. Then using a join technique you knit the brim onto the main body, creating a continuous cable that’s perpendicular to the main body of the toque.
This pattern is available as a single pattern download, or as part of the CableStar Vol. 1: Galway Bay.
Yarn: Valley Yarns Northampton (100% wool; 247 yds (226 m)/100g);
Sizes: Child S (Child L, Adult S, Adult M, Adult L, Adult XL)
Finished Measurements: Actual size: 15” (16.5”, 18”, 19.5”, 21”, 22.5”) / 38 (42, 45.5, 49.5, 53, 57) cm
To Fit: 17.5” (19”, 20.5”, 22”, 23.5”, 25″) / 44.5 (48, 52, 56, 59.5 63.5) cm
Needles: US 7 (4.5 mm)
Gauge: 20 sts and 28 rows = 4” x 4″ (10 cm x 10 cm) in stockinette stitch (blocked)
Skill level: Intermediate
Techniques used: Cable knitting, knitting in the round, reading charts, provisional cast on, joining while knitting, kitchener stitch/grafting
Notions: Waste yarn, tapestry needle, cable needle, stitch markers
