This is a cute little tam that sits jauntily on the head, with a folded brim and optional I-cord detail at the crown.

The perfect yarn for this Hat is a pure wool light worsted, particularly tweed yarns. 3 sizes are included with notes for adjusting the size as needed.

Yarn
133 (163, 195, 230) yd/122 (149, 178, 210) m
30yd/28m for a 6x6in/15x15cm swatch in St.St.
Worsted weight, plied yarn.

Materials
Set 3.75mm/UK9/US5 & 4mm/UK8/US6 DPNs/Circular or size needed to obtain gauge
Stitch marker as necessary
Tapestry needle
Cable needle

Sample details
Shown in Cascade 220 (220yd/201m per 100g; 100% Peruvian Wool)
Shown in size 21in/53.25cm on model with 21.75in/58.5cm circumference head

Alternative yarn
Rowan Pure Wool Worsted (219yd/200m per 100g; 100% Wool)

Gauge
20 sts x 26 rows to 4in/10cm on 4mm needles over St.St.
20 sts x 28 rows to 4in/10cm on 3.75mm needles over 1x1 Rib, lightly stretched
17 sts cable pattern x 28 rows= 2.5in/6.25cm x 4in/10cm on 4mm needles

Sizes
To fit sizes: 17 (19, 21, 23) in/43.25 (48.25, 53.25, 58.5) cm
Finished size: 14 (16, 18, 20) in/35.5 (40.75, 45.75, 50.75) cm

Skills required
Knit & purl sts, knitting in the round, increases & decreases, specialist cast-on, cables, I-cords

Pattern contents
Written & charted instructions; illustrated tutorials for Alternate Cable Cast-on & Cabling Without a Needle

Accessibility Statement
The main PDF for this pattern is colour blind accessible. It uses black text on a white background. Charts are in greyscale and do not rely on colour.

Support
Do you need help with this pattern? We have a specific discussion thread in the Wormhead’s Hats group where you can ask any questions.

Published March 2008
PDF file size: 3.2MB
Product code: WW051KTamya
Technical editor: Tana Pageler