Barley Creek Toque by Karen Bourquin

Barley Creek Toque

Knitting
July 2023
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Cable patt.
US 7 - 4.5 mm
210 yards (192 m)
16 (17¼)" circumference and 9 (9¾)" tall, unstretched.
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

Cushy cables captivate in this classic fall accessory! You’ll enjoy every woolly stitch as you work this project from the brim to the crown. The 10-stitch, 6-row repeat is easy to memorize and works up quickly in worsted-weight yarn. Plus, Malabrigo Rios is available in more than 100 colors! Choose your favorite shade—or a friend’s —and make this your go-to, giftable project.

Difficulty Easy

Yarn Weight 3

Finished size 16 (17¼)“ circumference and 9 (9¾)” tall, unstretched. Toque shown measures 16” and will easily stretch to fit a 21” head.

Yarn Malabrigo Rios (100% superwash Merino wool; 210 yd 192 m/3½ oz 100 g: #208 Camel, 1 skein.

Needles Size 7 (4.5 mm): 16” circular (cir) and set of double pointed (dpn). Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers (m); cable needle (cn); tapestry needle.

Gauge 28 sts and 32 rnds = 4” in Cable patt.

NOTES
• For techniques you don’t know, please visit our online knitting
glossary at www.interweave.com/interweave-knitting-glossary.

• This toque is worked in the round from the bottom up.