Bundle up and stay cozy in the bulky Alpine Crochet Cabled Toque & Cowl Set. The hat is thick and warm with a fold-over band and cables. Modern chunky style cowl worked in a beautiful cable pattern with a button-up band. Cowl easily tucks into a coat to keep the face and neck warm on a blustery day. Designed in Chroma Twist Bulky yarn from WeCrochet. So many gorgeous colours to choose from! Scroll for the Free crochet hat pattern and video.
If you’re new to crochet cables this crochet pattern is the perfect hat to try. The crochet hat is worked from the bottom up. The band is worked in rows then joined. The cable crochet pattern is worked around the band in rounds. The top of the hat is decreased and gathered to close the top of the hat. A step-by-step video tutorial is provided on YouTube.
The Yarn
The yarn used to make the Alpine Crochet Cabled Toque pattern is Chroma Twist Bulky Weight yarn from WeCrochet. Chroma Twist Bulky is a blend of 70% Superwash Wool and 30% Nylon. It’s a bulky #5 weight and is on the light side. Chroma Twist comes in 23 beautiful and bright shades. The colours I used for my hats are Narwhal and Bare. 2-3 hanks are needed for all sizes.
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Substitutes
If you’re looking for a yarn substitute I’ve listed a few that I think will work well. Make sure to meet the pattern gauge of 14 sts and 8 rows equal to 4″ in the Cable Crochet Pattern when crocheting this hat so that the sizing will be correct.
Wool of the Andes Superwash Bulky
The Hook
I love crocheting with my Streamline Hooks from Furls. They are light and easy to work with. I especially love the large hooks. They are so nice to work with and I can crochet for hours without hand pain. I used the Taurus 6mm crochet hook and the Cookie 6.5mm crochet hook for the Alpine Crochet Cabled Toque. Use code MJS15 for 15% off.
To make big beautiful yarn pompoms I highly suggest a Jumbo Clover, Pompom Maker. You can make a pompom so quick and easily with hardly any trimming. Or if you prefer you can purchase snap style faux fur pom poms like the ones I used for my hats HERE
Keep scrolling for the Free crochet pattern. I also have the Ad-Free PDF THAT ALSO INCLUDES THE MATCHING COWL you can purchase on RAVELRY OR ETSY. Or purchase the Digital and interactive pattern on RIBBLR.
Yarn Requirements
Baby (Child, Adult, Large Adult)
WeCrochet Chroma Twist Bulky Weight – 70% Superwash Wool, 30% Nylon (127 yds/100g)
HAT:
Hanks: 2 (2, 2, 3)
Yards: 145 (190, 230, 250)Shown in Bare and Narwhal
COWL: 3 Hanks
Hanks must be rolled into cakes prior to working with them. Watch the tutorial HERE.
Materials
J/10 6mm Crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
K/10.5 (6.5mm) or size needed to obtain gauge
Garment Tags or HERE
Sizing
Hat – Baby (Child, Adult, Large Adult)
Cowl – One Size
Width 6″, Length 25″
Gauge
16 sts and 14 rows equal to 4″ in sc blo with 6mm hook14 sts and 8 rows equal to 4″ in cable pattern with 6.5mm hook
Abbreviations
Ch – Chain, Blo – Back Loop OnlyHdc – Half Double Crochet, Rep – Repeat, RS – Right Side, Sc – Single Crochet, Sk – Skip, Skd – SkippedSp(s) – Space(s), St(s) – Stitch(es)( ) – Work step in parentheses in indicated stitch, [ ] – Work step in brackets number of times indicated
Video
How to crochet Alpine Cabled Toque on YouTube HERE
Construction
The hat is worked from the bottom up. The pattern is written for the smallest size with larger sizes in parentheses ( ). Starting ch does not count as a stitch. Step by step video tutorial on YouTube. Hanks must be rolled into cakes prior to working with them. Watch the tutorial HERE.
Sizing Chart
Special Stitches
Fpdc – Front Post Double Crochet:
Yo (Yarn Over), insert your hook from front to back to front around the post of the next stitch, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on your hook, yo, pull through the remaining two loops on your hook.
Fptr – Front Post Treble Crochet:
Yo (Yarn Over) twice, insert your hook from front to back to front around the post of the next stitch, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on your hook twice, yo, pull through remaining two loops on your hook.
Bpdc – Back Post Double Crochet:
Yo (Yarn Over), insert your hook from back to front to back around the post of the next stitch, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on your hook, yo, pull through the remaining two loops on your hook.
Pattern – Alpine Crochet Cabled Toque
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Sizes: Baby (Child, Adult, Large Adult)
For correct sizing measure head size in inches and make the corresponding hat size. The baby hat shows colour A in Narwhal and the Large Adult hat is shown with colour A in Bare.
Band
Row 1: With smaller hook ch 15 (17,21, 21), work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn—14 (16 20, 20) sts.
Row 2: Ch 1 (not included as a st here and throughout), work 1 sc in the blo of each st across, turn—14 (16 20, 20) sts.
Rows 3-48 (54, 60, 66): Rep Row 2.Ch 1, with RS facing join the band, sl st through the blo of the last row to the starting ch of the first row.
Body
Round 1: Ch 1, work 1 sc evenly around the top of the band working 1 sc in each row, sl st in the first sc to join—48 (54, 60, 66) sts. Change to the larger hook.
Round 2: Ch 2, work 1 hdc in each st around, sl st in the first hdc to join—48 (54, 60, 66) sts.
Pattern begins
Round 3: Ch 2 (not included as st here and throughout), *sk next 3 sts, work 1 fptr in each of next 3 sts, working in front work 1 fptr into first skd st and in each of next 2 sts, sk next 3 sts, work 1 fptr in each of next 3 sts, working in behind work 1 fptr into first skd st and in each of next 2 sts; rep from * around, st st in the first fptr to join—48 (54, 60, 66) sts. * Child and Large Adult cable repeat ends working in front.
Round 4: Ch 2, work 1 fpdc in each st around, sl st in first fpdc to join—48 (54, 60, 66) sts.
Rounds 5 – 10 (12, 14, 16): Rep Round 3 & 4.
Round 11 (13, 15, 17): Ch 2, work 1 fpdc in first st, * sk next st, work 1 fpdc in next st; rep from * around, sl st in first fpdc to join—24 (27, 30, 33) sts. Fasten off leaving a long tail.
Finishing:
Weave yarn needle through every other st around. Pull hat tight. Weave yarn in one direction then back in the opposite direction to tighten and secure the top of the hat. Trim ends.
Pom Pom:
Make a yarn pom pom or attach a faux fur pom pom. Sew snap to the top of the hat. Blow-dry pom to fluff and snap to the top of the hat. Add a garment tag for a personalized touch. Leather Rivets are available HERE.
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