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Size

Adult M to L

Materials Any worsted weight yarn. In two contrasting colors

(or not, if you prefer)

US size 8 circular needle (16”), or size needed to

obtain gauge

Set of double pointed needles in the same size

Place markers or scrap yarn

Ruler or tape measure

Crochet hook or tapestry needle

A few sets of metal snaps

Sewing needle and thread

Gauge 4 st/in in stockinette stitch. Check your gauge!

Pattern Notes The cap is knit all in one piece from the top down. The

mustaches are knit separately and interchangeable via snaps.

The construction isn’t always very easy to write down in

words, so reference the photos if you’re confused or just wing

it—knitting is fun and nobody ever said you had to follow my

pattern verbatim. This pattern was written very quickly and is

free—I’m sure there are some errors. If you bring them to my

attention, I’ll gladly change them.

Special Terms and Abbreviations Used note: explanations for all terms and abbreviations used can be found on knitting help

(knittinghelp.com)

KLL= knit left loop. Insert left needle into left loop of stitch two rows below last

completed stitch. Knit this stitch through the back loop.

KFB= knit 1 stitch in the front, then knit the same stitch in the back.

Seed Stitch (or Seed St)= *k1 p1; repeat * to end. On next row, do the opposite of the

row before.

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Bearded Toque

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Pattern

CO 8 sts with Emily Ocker’s circular cast on (tutorial for this magical cast on can be found at

http://www.spellingtuesday.com/circular_co.html). Distribute evenly over DPNs and knit

around. Tighten cast on stitches by pulling on yarn if necessary (the top should look tight, as

below)

Shape crown

Row 1: K1fb around (16 sts)

Even rows: k around

Row 3: *K2 KLL; repeat * to end (24 sts)

Row 5: *K3 KLL; repeat * to end (32 sts)

Row 7: *K4 KLL; repeat * to end (40 sts)

Continue in this manner until there are 80 sts on the needles.

You should see a sort of spiral design (see right)

Shape hat

Switch to circular needle. Knit 2.5” straight.

In the following steps, you may want to switch to a contrasting colour for the portions that will

be knit in seed stitch. These will make up the beard part of the toque. If you do this, you will have

to cut each yarn and weave in all the ends for a few rows—I’m sorry, there isn’t a magical easy

way to do this.

Row 1: pm, knit 20 sts in seed stitch, pm, knit around

Row 2: knit in seed stitch 2 stitches before first pm and 2

stitches after second pm. Knit around

Row 3 and 4: repeat row 2

Row 5: knit in seed stitch 21 stitches before first pm and 21

stitches after second pm. Knit around

Row 6: knit in seed stitch around

Row 7: cast off all sts between pm’s (60 sts left)

Row 8: k2tog, seed st to last 2 sts, k2tog

Row 9: knit in seed stitch to end

Row 10: repeat row 8

Knit in seed stitch around for another 1”

This next part gets a little confusing. Keep in mind that you want to always remain knitting in

seed stitch, so try to make your increases keep the pattern (for example, you may need to PLL

instead of KLL—it’s the same thing, just purl to keep the pattern)

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Row 1: seed st for 2 sts, KLL, k1, KLL, seed st to last 3 stitches, KLL, k1, KLL, seed st to end

Row 2: seed st to end

Repeat rows 1 and 2 five times (80 sts on needles)

Note: if you are knitting this for yourself or someone within reach, have them try it on. The

placement of increases and decreases works for me, but maybe you/they don’t like it—now is the

time to fix it before you connect the sides back.

Next row: pm, CO 3 sts, connect and knit seed st in the round for 1”

The next part is where you will be shaping the beard. If you have a strong idea about how this

should look, write down some notes to yourself. Otherwise, here’s what I did. I use the sloped

bind off as explained on knittinghelp.com (free videos on their site if I’m not clear). If you’d

prefer to use k2tog as a decrease, give it a try.

Row 1: (note, beginning of the row is at the pm placed in the last section) knit in seed st for 34

sts, BO 12 sts, knit in seed st to end

Row 2: knit seed stitch to last stitch, do not knit this stitch. Turn work

Row 3: slip first stitch from left needle purlwise. Pass the unworked stitch from the last row over

the slipped stitch. Cast off two more stitches. Knit seed stitch to last stitch, do not knit this stitch.

Turn work

Repeat row 3 until there are 50 stitches left, then switch to only casting off one stitch per row

after the sloped bind off. Continue in this manner 10 times (30 sts left on needles).

Next section, work a sloped bind off without binding off any extra stitches four times (26 sts left

on needle).

Then begin working two rows even in seed st alternated with two rows of sloped bind off twice.

(22 sts)

Next, work four rows even in seed st alternated with two rows of sloped bind off once (20 sts),

then work the following:

2 rows even.

2 rows of sloped bind off.

2 rows sloped bind off, casting off one extra stitch per row.

2 rows sloped bind off, casting off two extra stitches per row.

BO all stitches

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Knit mustaches

The easiest way to write this up/understand it is by charts. At least I can’t think of a better way.

This way, I can explain the standard way to fabricate any type of mustache and if you want a

style I don’t have listed you can chart it yourself. Here are the standard directions

Use a provisional cast on for the amount of stitches in the middle (vertically) of the mustache.

Follow the chart from the middle to left while knitting in seed stitch. When there is an increase,

k1fb on the first or last stitch of the row, depending on where you want the increase. For a

decrease, use k2tog the same way. When you’re done, pick up the stitches from your scrap yarn

and work the chart from the middle to the right.

Here’s an example:

Cast on 6 stitches with a provisional cast on.

Rows 1, 2: knit even in seed st

Row 3: k1fb, knit in seed st to last st, k1fb

Row 4: knit even in seed st

Row 5: k1fb, knit in seed st to end

Row 6: knit even in seed st

Row 7: k1fb, knit in seed st to end

Rows 8-12: knit even in seed st

Row 13: k2tog, knit in seed st to last 2 sts, k2tog

Row 14: knit even in seed st

Row 15: k2tog, knit in seed to to end

Row 16: knit even in seed st

Row 17: k2tog, knit in seed st to last 2 sts, k2tog

Row 18: knit even in seed st

Row 19: k2tog, knit 1 st in seed st, k2tog

Row 20: k3tog

Row 21: knit 1 st in seed st

Bind off

Pick up sts from middle and do the exact same thing on the opposite side

(be careful so that you have the tops half and bottom half on the correct sides.)

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Mustache charts

Finishing

Weave in all loose ends with crochet hook or tapestry needle. Sew female side of the snaps to the

hat and male sides to the various mustaches. Use the tape measure or ruler to make sure they are

all the same distance apart.

If you decide… hey… this looks really sweet, I wish I could show it

to someone who really wanted to see how other people’s turned out…

please email me photos! My email is on the by-line of this pattern and

I’d love to see!

Give people funny looks on the street and enjoy!!

Note: on this one you will have to cast

on extra stitches rather than just

using increases and decreases