Once I finished the Shifting Gears pullover I thought, ‘Hey, this could make a fun toque’. So, here it is! Based on the image of clockwork gears, it is a bright colourful hat for the winter season.

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Shifting Gears is a stranded colourwork toque knit seamlessly from the bottom up. The pattern uses three accent colours and a base colour and can be knit up quickly with scrap worsted weight yarn.

Sizing
The sizes listed are finished measurements, and will accommodate a head size up to a few inches larger. Negative ease is recommended.
16.75 (18.25, 19.75) inches OR 42.5 (46.5, 50) cm

Gauge
21 sts/23 rows in 4” (10 cm) in stranded colourwork pattern on gauge needles (4.5mm recommended).

Yarn
Samples are knit in Cascade 220 (grey toque) and Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (purple toque).

Yardage Required:
Main Colour (MC): 82 (91, 99) yds
Contract Colour 1 (C1): 22 (26, 28) yds
Contract Colour 2 (C2): 18 (20, 21) yds
Contract Colour 3 (C3): 29 (32, 34) yds
OR
MC: 75 (83, 91) meters
C1: 20 (24, 26) meters
C2: 17 (18, 20) meters
C3: 27 (29, 32) meters

Techniques Used
Alternating Cable Cast on
Stranded colourwork
Knitting in the round
Knit decreases