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Originally Posted by Wasgo
Tuques, or as I more commonly see it up here, Toques, are a term for knitted wool (or now synthetic) hats. It's a very large category and refers to almost everything you would see on a mountain while skiing or snowboarding, other than a helmet.
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Born/raised Canadian, I grew up with the spelling being toque, with the pronunciation rhyming with "fluke". Most classic toques are knit either plain stockinette in the round or ribbed stitch (knit 2 purl 2), and some have a pompom on.
I've also knit now for nearly 40 years. I still knit toques of real wool, but do acrylic from time to time when giving as gifts. I have friends who prefer the real warm insulation of wool and if they are sensitive they wear it as a top layer (2 toques) in days where its -20 windchill.