Hat School - Our best-selling Unisex Polar Fleece Beanie Toque.

Comfortable cosy polar fleece beanie toque with a deep rolled up cuff is our most popular hat and it forms the basis of lots of our winter designs. The cuff can be relaxed to create a slouchy fit perfect for big hair or for style. This design is perfect for anyone who is outdoors in cool weather and looks great on men and women. A warm hug for your head! Great for stocking up the Christmas stockings, a perfect gift.
Please note that I have made an error in the video ... I refer to the back seam, step one in sewing, as the long seam. In fact the two sides of the toque that are sewn together in that first step, are shorter than the length of the sides going around your head. I should have referred to this seam as the 17" inch seam and thank you to a viewer in the comments below for alerting me to the error and for pointing this out! Much appreciated and apologies to anyone else who sewed the top edges together rather than the back seams in this first step.
Top is designed to fit the contours of your head. Best of all, we give you the pattern for the top for free to download onto your own computer. No need to spend any time trying to decipher my measurements! The hat beanie body is an easy rectangle to cut with the width going around your head cut with the stretch of the fleece fabric. Fleece is not created equally so cut a bit larger than you might otherwise as you can always trim extra away.

A free 3-page PDF is available for your to download from our website which is convenient and fast to get pattern piece, the top, right to your printer. No personal information is required to download.

Find the FREE PDF package here under the heading Polar Fleece Rolled Cuff Beanie Toque

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We use polar fleece fabric for this project and the pattern and the process is of the beginner level although some pattern sewing experience is helpful in the process of assembling the two pieces.

In this video, we'll show you how to assemble and wear our toque, so you can get the most out of its warmth and style. Whether you're a novice seamstress or an experienced crafter, this toque is a great project for you to try!

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[madcaphats]

Correction ... that first seam you sew is the back seam and that is the 17" long side .. not the longer side but the shorter side. The sides that will be sewn to the top of the toque, going around your head on the stretch, are actually the long sides. I apologize for calling the back seam the long side in the video.
The top of our winter hats are contoured to fit our real life contoured heads! We are starting you off with the next batch of videos by making sure you have the top piece. Find the FREE PDF package here under the heading Polar Fleece Rolled Cuff Beanie Toque

[summerwood]

I will definitely make this, great instructions ❤❤❤

[barbarameehan]

I had chemo a d lost my hair. I have been interested in making hats. Thank you.

[colleenlang]

Thank you for this pattern and your detailed instructions. It's a warm and beautiful hat that is easy to sew! I made one for myself, and am now making some to donate to a shelter. I am having a lot of fun finding nice fleece patterns and sewing!

[MsDaisy]

downloaded pattern, found my fleece, , going to make this hat, wish me luck!

[HH-kfdn]

Love your videos and patterns! They've kept me company through my flu episode, and now my first Winter Toque for personal use is complete. Best fleece hat project ever! Tomorrow will be fleece flower day! Thanks for getting me throught contagious stage and the current winterstorm!

[Kakitabobita]

Beginner sewer here! Just made a beanie using your pattern/ video tutorial! I used Sherpa instead of polar fleece. Recommend adding an additional half inch- inch with the Sherpa depending on how you like the fit, because of how thick the Sherpa is. Turned out great. thank you!

[carolinebrent]

Hi thank you for the reply, sorry I somehow deleted my original message, however, since leaving my message I've worked it out and had the video playing alongside, step by step, I have a lovely completed hat, thank you so much! it's given me a lot of confidence

[foxton]

Thank you very much for the pattern, I've made several for my friends and a couple for myself in different colors. Even without any extra decorations people seem to think they are hard to make and expensive.

[auntbeeshomestead]

Love it! Thanks for sharing your secret with us! ❤

[tekalitha]

I'm so happy I found your channel 💛 💓 and proudly Canadian love ❤️

[donnaluzier]

Tori, Thank you for your videos. I enjoy them. I'm looking forward to the next video showing the flower.

[bjsimonzi]

Love your videos! We have a small farm and my hubbie totally enjoys his fleece hats early in the morning when he goes out to tend the chickens in winter. Thank you for creating such detail oriented content.

[debbiewilson]

Love your videos! Looking forward to making some hats.

[marywood]

I love this pattern! Thank you for sharing this ❣️ 🥰❤️❤️

[lindahonning]

I found the instructions for cutting the pattern to be a bit misleading. The seamstress should first determine the circumfrence of their head before deciding how big to make the circle/top of hat. Quadruple layer your fleece and determine a comfortable length. Take the length of your hat band (not including seam allowance) and divide by 3.14 to determine the diameter for your circle cut (also not including seam allowance). As printed, the top of the hat is approximately a "net" 7 inches which sews perfectly into a 22 inch hat band (22/3.14 = 7). If your quadruple layer hat band needs to be larger than 22 inches, you'll want to increase the size of your circle cut. For example: if you need to accomodate a 23 inch band, increase your circle diameter to 7 3/8" (plus seam allowance). Thinking my 22 inch head was average, I cut my circle first and ended up with a too tight hat. I would have had to stretch the hat top to make it fit a 23 inch band.

[josefinarodriguez]

Bello me encantó y no es tan difícil, veré si lo Confeccióno gracias!!

[Louise-zsrl]

Thats a really nice hat you made. I am just about to make my first hat, typical that my new overlocker arrived before the thread! I am intrigued with the way you make the hat gained a new subscriber.

[danaeisenberglcswcounselin]

Hi. I love your hats and your videos. I'm not much of a seamstress and certainly not a milliner, but I'm trying to recreate a beloved hat that I lost. It was shaped just like this one, with a cuff, but the inside fabric was different than the outside one (the inside one was a bit more fuzzy and plush...maybe it was what you're calling "sherpa"). Can you tell me if I would get this effect if, instead of one piece for the body measuring 17" x 23" I use two pieces...the inside and outside...measuring 17" x 11 1/2 plus a seam allowance, sewn together and proceed with your instructions the same way? Thanks!

[miloperceval]

Thank you for shating your knowledge! Could you please let me know which side of the hat (top or side) you are top stitching to make the top lay flat? Also, are you stitching over the seam allowance? Thank you!