Collection: Toque Range
Aoraki's Toques are generally worn to protect you from the coldest wettest weather while beanies and slouchy are generally viewed as fashion item and thus can be made from lighter materials and worn year-round
The word toque is best pronounced when spelt phonetically “toke" as in "Smoke”. Toque comes from the French-Canadian word tuque, which was a type of old-fashioned woollen nightcap worn by French and Métis fur traders in the 19th century. More recent times has led to the term ‘Toque’ being more commonly used in Canada and some parts of the US
Aoraki's contemporary range of high quality knitwear all created in New Zealand
Egmont Cuffed Toque
Wanaka Cuffed Toque
Milford All-weather Toque
Wanaka Cuffed Toque Tassel Scarf Combo
Lets have a yarn about fabric...
Aoraki's extensive range of knitted hats and scarves are made using a wide range of natural fibers. We predominantly use Merino, Alpaca and lambswool yarns. In order to bring you the finest quality of beanies and scarves that we can, we source yarns not only from New Zealand but from around the world. For our Beanie and Slouchy ranges we tend to use lighter weight yarns than we do for our Toque ranges.
To bring you a fully waterproof range we have had to move away from natural fibers. For our Fiordland Toque we use a Hi-tech waterproof lining material that is made in Europe. The lining (and only the lining) fabric is a 100% polyester knit fabric bonded to a 0.1 mm PU breathable and waterproofing film on the 'unseen' side of the fabric.
