Fair Isle Tam by Cheryl Bengtson

Fair Isle Tam

Knitting
January 2010
Light Fingering ?
28 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
200 - 225 yards (183 - 206 m)
22" circumference
English

DISCONTINUED
One size
Fits the average medium size adult head approximately 22” circumference. Worked in the Fair Isle Tradition from crown to brim, the tam is knit in the round in stockinette stitch.
Yarn
Jamieson & Smith, Shetland Wool, 2-ply jumper weight, 100% Wool, 25 grm ~125 yds per hank.
Colors: 72, 123, 131, 142, 1283, FC34, FC41; less than 25 gms -125 yds each color
Gauge
28 sts = 4”/10cm in two strand stockinette stitch
28 rows = 4”/10cm in two strand stockinette stitch.