The Toronto Toque depicts Toronto’s unofficial mascot, the trash panda, also known as the raccoon!

Toronto is our hometown and the place where we both currently live. We see our fair share of raccoons, so when I sketched out the raccoon face chart, I knew I had to name this hat after Toronto.

This hat is knit in the round from the bottom up. As it uses two colours of naturally coloured yarn, it’s the perfect pattern to knit with precious farm yarns.

Level of Difficulty: Medium

Sizing: Toddler (Child, Adult)

Yarn:
Worsted or aran weight yarn 100% natural coloured wool from Twin Oaks Farm

MC: 120 (130, 150) m / 130 (145, 165) yds

CC: 35 (40, 45) m / 40 (45, 50) yds

(sample shown in Twin Oaks Farm worsted weight yarn MC in grey and CC in brown)

Yarn alternatives include:

Garnstudio DROPS Nepal
Estelle Highland Alpaca Worsted
The Fibre Co. Cumbria

Needles:
3.0 mm / US 2.5 40 cm / 16” circulars for ribbing
4.5 mm / US 4 40 cm / 16” circulars and dpns, or size required to get gauge

Notions:
Tapestry needle
Stitch markers

Gauge:
25 sts and 20 rows in stitch pattern = 10 cm / 4"

Stitches Used:
K: knit
P: purl
cdd: centred double decrease (Slip two stitches to right needle as if to knit them together, knit the next stitch, then insert the left needle from left to right into the two slipped stitches and pass them over the knit stitch).

Tip:
Use stitch markers to mark the pattern repeats.

Keep your floats from getting too tight by pausing to space out the stitches on the right needle every 5 stitches or so.

For MC to be dominant, hold the strand of MC yarn to the left and under the strand of CC yarn.

Use grey as MC and brown/black as CC for a classic raccoon colour.

To make the hat depict red pandas, use white as MC and red or orange as CC.

This pattern was written by me, and the pattern and pictures are property of Kiku Corner and may not be altered, shared, or sold. You’re welcome to sell finished products made with this pattern, but you must use your own photos and credit the pattern design to me: Kiku Corner and link to my shop: www.etsy.com/shop/KikuCorner

If you are selling products you made from my patterns, it is not allowed to copy my Etsy listing text for your own listing (please use your own words to sell your products) and you must use your own photos.

There are no refunds on my patterns.

If you are on Instagram, please use #berlinhat and tag me @kikucorner so we can see and share what you make! Contact me through Etsy or Instagram if you have any questions.

***
Troubleshooting Digital Download issues:
- You should receive an email receipt with a download link once your payment clears Etsy. You can also go to your profile, click Purchases and Reviews, and there will be a box that says "Download Files" at the right side of the purchase. Here, you can download all the files associated with your order.

- Please note that you CAN'T download a digital purchase through the Etsy app at this time. To download a digital file, please sign in to Etsy on your mobile browser or a non-mobile computer.

- Downloads are available once your payment is confirmed. If you paid with PayPal or a credit card on Etsy, confirmation might take a few minutes.

- Etsy will send you a download notification email separate from any transaction notification emails you receive from Etsy and/or PayPal.

- If you're unsure if you've purchased a Digital Item, you can always go back to the listing page. If it is a digital download, you should see an "Instant Download" message on the images for the item.

- If you checked out as a guest, you'll find a link to download your purchase in the receipt email that was sent to you after purchase.