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I’ve been addicted to sideways hats for a big. This is when instead of making it on the round, you make it in short rows in wedges and seam together at the end. Above are 3 different hats, one is called Sidestreet ((the first and last pics) which is a pattern for $3.99 on Ravelry, the other is Vanilla on the Side (the second, third and fourth pics) which is a free, simple and fun pattern on Ravelry, and the final one is Sideways Beanie from the Big Book of Loom Knitting which is very simple and pretty fast.

Sideways Toque: One wedge done

Now for my pattern

What you need: 1/2″ gauge loom with at least 30 pegs, or 3/8″ gauge loom with at least 40 pegs. I used the Spanish loom, the yellow one, with 82 pegs for the 3/8″ gauge, and for the 1/2″ I used the CinDwood 51 peg round loom. You can use a provisional cast on and off if you’d like, I used a crochet cast on, knitted bind off, and seamed it. Stitch markers are a good idea. This should be easy for a confident beginner to any level knitter.

This is not done in the round.

7 wedges, before casting off

Definitions:

K: Knit (this pattern uses the e-wrap stitch, other stitches can be substituted, but the size will differ)

P: Purl

Sl: Slip a stitch (don’t knit that peg, done once every repeat)

PTMM: Purl up to and including movable marker

KTM: Knit up to but not including the marker on peg 6 (8)

W&T: Wrap and turn (lift the yarn off the peg, put the working yarn around it like a half stitch and place the original loop on top)

Cast on30 (40) pegs in your preferred choice, do not join in the round. A provisional cast on can be used for seamless bind offs, but you can cast on with the crochet (my preferred), e-wrap or double e-wrap. The first number is for the 1/2″ loom (30 pegs total) the second number is for the 3/8″ loom (40 pegs total)

Put stitch markers on peg 6 (8), 30 (20) and 38 (48)

Finished toque (3/8″ used, 7 repeats)

Wedges

This is a wedge which has 20 rows and will be repeated 7-10 times depending on the size of your head, loom and gauge. I used 7 wedges in my example.

Row 1: Sl 1, knit all

Row 2: K6 (8), PTMM W&T 29 (39)
Row 3: KTM, P6 (8)
Row 4: PTMM W&T 28 (38)
Row 5: Knit all
Row 6: K6 (8), P TMM W&T (27) 37
Row 7: KTM, P6 (8)
Row 8: PTMM W&T (26) 36
Row 9: Knit all
Row 10: K6 (8), PTM W&T (25) 35
Row 11: KTM, P6 (8)
Row 12: PTMM W&T (24) 34
Row 13: K all
Row 14: K6, P TMW&T (23) 33
Row 15: K, P6 (8)
Row 16: PTMM W&T (22) 32
Row 17: K all
Row 18: K6, PTMM W&T (21) 31
Row 19: K,TM P6 (8)
Row 20: P all