How to Knit a Handlebar Moustache

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Get supporting Movember, and learn how to knit your own moustache! Some of us struggle to grow a good old moustache for such a worthy cause, but now you don't have to miss out with this great pattern by Folksy – you can even knit one for each of your friends!

Knit Your Own Moustache by Vicky Eames a.k.a Wife of Brian is published by Collins and Brown (Pavilion). Photography by Christina Wilson.

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How to Make

Step-1

Cast on 6 sts. Row 1 (RS): Inc, k1, [k2tog] twice. (5 sts) Row 2 (WS): K2tog, k3. (4 sts) Row 3: Inc, k1, k2tog. Row 4: Knit.

Step-2

Row 5: Inc, k1, k2tog. Row 6: K2tog, k2. (3 sts) Row 7: Inc, k2. (4 sts) Rows 8–10: Knit.

Step-3

Row 11: K3, inc. (5 sts) Row 12: Knit. Row 13: K4, inc. (6 sts) Row 14: Inc, k5. (7 sts)

Step-4

Row 15: K6, inc. (8 sts) Row 16: Inc, k7. (9 sts) Row 17: Knit. Row 18: Inc, k8. (10 sts)

Step-5

Row 19: Knit. Row 20: K8, k2tog. (9 sts) Rows 21–23: Knit. Row 24: K7, k2tog. (8 sts) Rows 25–26: Knit.

Step-6

Row 27: K2tog, k4, k2tog. (6 sts) Row 28: Knit. Row 29: [K2tog] three times. (3 sts) Rows 30–32: Knit.

Step-7

Row 33: [Inc] three times. (6 sts) Row 34: Knit. Row 35: Inc, k4, inc. (8 sts) Rows 36–37: Knit.

Step-8

Row 38: K7, inc. (9 sts) Rows 39–41: Knit. Row 42: K8, inc. (10 sts) Row 43: Knit. Row 44: K2tog, k8. (9 sts)

Step-9

Row 45: Knit. Row 46: K2tog, k7. (8 sts) Row 47: K6, k2tog. (7 sts) Row 48: K2tog, k5. (6 sts) Row 49: K4, k2tog. (5 sts)

Step-10

Row 50: Knit. Row 51: K3, k2tog. (4 sts) Rows 52–54: Knit. Row 55: K2tog, k2. (3 sts)

Step-11

Row 56: Inc, k2. (4 sts) Row 57: K2tog, k1, inc. Row 58: Knit. Row 59: K2tog, k1, inc.

Step-12

Row 60: Inc, k3. (5 sts) Row 61: K2tog, k1, [inc] twice. (6 sts)

Step-13

Cast off. Make identical second piece.

Step-14

Making Up: Tie a knot in one end of the elastic and stitch to the reverse (i.e. what will become the inside) of one of the moustache pieces.

Step-15

Try on the moustache so you can work out how long the elastic needs to be. Place a pin in the elastic at the point you'd like it to meet the other side of the moustache, as a guide, and stitch the end to the inside as before; trim any excess as necessary.

Step-16

Pin the other moustache piece to the first, ensuring that the elastic is sandwiched between the two. With matching yarn, sew the moustache pieces together by oversewing around the edge using small tight stitches to create a smooth finish.