My baby brother turned 21 the other day, so what better gift than to give him a responsible-sister, nanny-ish birthday gift!? Actually, it's a pretty hip version of a nanny gift. Viola! Behold the very cool, very practical, Slouchy Toque!
Pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/laire-toque
Yarn: Diamond Luxury Collection, Color Cascade Chunky - 50% Alpaca 50% Highland Wool
Pattern Notes:
I've made this toque 3 times before all with 100% baby alpaca. The baby alpaca is a dream to knit with, lovely to wear and creates the perfect drape for the slouchy back part. However, alpaca acts more like fur, so expands with use. I wanted yarn with mostly alpaca to have the drape effect, mixed with merino to add some structure. The diamond luxury yarn that I used for the above toque wasn't as slouchy as I wanted, but still creates the desired effect.
My husband still loves his baby alpaca version of the toque but it stretched out too much and is now super slouchy and THE ultimate indie toque. So I made it again (picture above). This time with City Tweed Aran/HW Yarn in Orca: http://www.knitpicks.com/yarns/City_Tweed_AranHW_Yarn__D5420183.html
The City Tweed Aran is with 55% Merino wool, 25% Superfine alpaca and 20% Donegal tweed.This is the closest fibre breakdown I found combining merino and alpaca that also comes in colours I wanted, and I love it! It's very soft and creates enough drape without losing the structure. Plus the tweed adds a unique look.
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