We make adult hats too!

We love our kids to pieces.  Each have their own trunk of crocheted hats.  This is why you'll mostly see kid hats on our facebook page and blog.  However, we are both into the crochet hat trends and like to make hats that appeal to the "grown ups."  Here are a number of our hats meant for grown ups, which of course can be made in any size from newborn to adult:

Brimmed hat

Waffle hat with or without brim

Popcorn hat

Hopscotch hat

"Yet to be named" hat

All of these hats look GREAT on.  They are incredible comfortable and warm (but not too warm).  Wouldn't you like one of these hats as part of your fall/winter fashion accessories?  We can make them in any colour combination.  The flowers are removable.  You can purchase additional flowers to match your outfit.  All of the above hats are available for immediate purchase.  They are $20 each for the hats without a brim and $25 each for the hats with a brim.  We hope to see some more Toque Fairy hats be worn around Canada!

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Want to have a Toque Fairies party?

We all know how it is to shop online.  You see an item that you like, but you are unsure of how it fits or looks when you have the item in hand.  Tanya and (Karla) have been making toques for years with the softest yarns and we are sure that our toques will fit you.   Why not see for yourself?  A friend loves our toques so much that she wanted to have a "Toque Fairies" toque party.  We (Karla and Tanya) would come to your house with a sample of our designs. This would be a perfect opportunity for you (and your friends/family) to try the toques on or talk to us about any ideas that you have for toques. We love custom orders! You could purchase a toque at the party or order one that is to your like/colour preference. Book a party early this fall and you could have custom made toques for Christmas presents!  E-mail us!


Just for hosting the party, you will receive one item of your choice at half price.  Additionally, you will receive 10% in show sales to use towards Toque Fairies' products (for sales that exceed $100).


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Camping dreather (dreadful weather)

The Toque Fairies went camping this weekend. The weather wasn't the nicest for camping. We got out our crochet needles and sat outside, out of the rain. Here is our rainy weather inspiration: the pig tail toque. My daughter is obsessed with hers. I am making one with brown braids for my older daughter.

For the males,  why not try a bearded fisherman toque?

Have any toques you would like us to add our Toque Fairy magic to?  E-mail us!  We absolutely love custom orders!


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Toques just for Winter?

We have a lot of people commenting that we must not be busy during the summer months.  After all, toques are usually only worn in the winter time (although, the current Calgary weather may have more toque opportunities than a typical Spring or Summer).  Once the weather warms up, Toque Fairies have come up with a few options for Summer fashions.  All of these hats are made with a cotton yarn, which protects from the sun while keeping you cool and preventing a sweaty head.

This is an adorable Tennis Hat with a brim to protect from the sun.

Bucket hat.  It can be made with a ribbon or a flower.  Want a longer brim?  Just ask.  

We can tailor these hats to fit any preference.

Adorable hairbands.  The possible colour combinations are endless.  

Floppy brimmed sun hat.  Absolutely adorable with a ribbon weaved into the hat.

Want a thicker hairband?  This seems to be a common crochet style we see around.

So, yes, we are less busy in the Summer months.  However, we have a lot of adorable hats that have been designed specifically for summer.  We have had numerous orders for these hats and are expecting more in the coming months.  You can pick your own unique colour combination.  Order your summer hat today!  

Where the Wild Things Are

So we haven't posted any pictures of our hats to the blog yet, so I thought I would get started on that.  The first gallery is full of fun hats made to look like animals, but with a funky edge to them.  These hats are fantastic for props in photo shoots for young children and newborn babies.  We hope you enjoy them and would love to hear your comments.  Keep checking back to see more pictures of our latest creations.

Thanks

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 S'Monkey Hat - this has been one of our biggest sellers.  Very popular for boys or girls (flower is added for girls version) This is the 'standard' colour, but we can do any accent colour you choose

 A variation of the S'Monkey hat

It can be done in any accent colour of your choosing

Li'l Stinker Hat

This hat could be for a boy or a girl.  The flower is on a clip and can be removed to make it a boy's hat, or worn with the flower for a girl.  Flower could also be worn alone

Hoo's There? Hat

Looks adorable on

Boy version of the Hoo's There? Hat

Vote!

Toque Fairies is getting ready to do an online auction! We would like your input on the item you would like to see in our very first auction! 
The items up for consideration are the Sun Hat, the Floppy Sun Hat, the Tennis Hat and 2 Hairbands w/ 3 matching flowers. 
The item with the most 'votes' will be selected to go up for auction early next week. To vote for the item you would like to see in the auction, either put 'vote' in the comments under the picture, or 'like' the picture of the item. We will announce the winning item on Tuesday morning. 
Have fun!

http://www.facebook.com/ToqueFairies

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Meet the Toque Fairies

We have had a wonderful first few weeks meeting new customers.  We thought this would be the perfect opportunity for you to get to know the Toque Fairies.  We are both full time stay at home moms who like to crochet in our “free” time.

Meet Tanya:

My name is Tanya and I am currently on maternity leave with my second child.  I have two wonderful children, my son Owen is almost 3 and my daughter Miya is 8 months old.  I started crocheting when I was 12 years old - feels like forever ago, and for those of you who know me, that's not too far off! One day I decided that I wanted to learn to crochet, so I bought a book and taught myself.  When I was pregnant with my son Owen, I started to think about branching out my crochet skills from blankets to 'wearables'.  I thought hats would be a good place to start, so in 2008, I decided to try my hand at creating a hat pattern for Owen.  My first hat was an earflap hat - the style was easy to adapt for either a boy or a girl.  I got rave reviews, and requests for more started pouring in!  

In December 2009, Karla and I decided to try our hand at the annual Christmas craft sale in Tuscany.  We entered again this past year, and I added the ‘infamous’ Sock Monkey toque to my collection - it is by far my best seller.

I truly enjoy creating a pattern from scratch and seeing how it turns out.  I hope you enjoy the end results too!

Meet Karla:

Hello, my name is Karla.  I have been crocheting for almost 6 years now.  Both of my grandmas are excellent crocheters.  Still, to this day, I have all of the crochet items that have been made especially for me from my grandmas.  I always knew that one day I was going to teach myself to crochet and use my grandmas for guidance/support.   My first project was to make an afghan for my first born daughter.  After that, I crocheted hats after my mom passed away from Cancer.  I was inspired to crochet 20 hats and donate them to the Cross Cancer Institute.  From that point on, I have been making hats for my daughters.  They constantly have a pile of hats to choose from.  My specialties include crochet hats as well as amigurumi.  My best seller at the craft sale is always my amigurumi dolls.  At first, I followed patterns.  However, with a lot of practice (I crochet pretty close to 365 days a year) I can now create patterns from ideas in my head or items that I see other people wearing.  Some of these items are featured on the Toque Fairies facebook page.  I love crocheting and am so excited to be a Toque Fairy!

Both toque fairies are well versed in crochet and make every effort to create high quality crochet items (with only our most favourite and softest of yarns).  We’re both very detailed oriented people and will pull out and re-crochet a product until it is perfect.  Stay tuned to our blog and facebook site for new products that are sure to please everyone.  In the meantime, check out our summer items posted on our facebook page. 

For more information or to order a toque, e-mail us at toquefairies@gmail.com

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Toque Fairies

Welcome to our Toque Fairies blog! 

After a few successful craft sales, we decided to combine our talents and start Toque Fairies. We are so excited to share all of our new designs with you. Please be sure to check our site often as we are getting ready to introduce our Spring/Summer designs. 

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