Lighthearted Tam by Tanis Gray

Lighthearted Tam

Knitting
January 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
in stranded colorwork in the round on larger needles, blocked
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 3 - 3.25 mm
One size fits most adults, 21” head circumference
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Materials:
• 1 Hank each Yarn Café Creations Biscotti Sock (3.5 oz/100g ea approx. 437 yds/400 m, 85% superwash merino, 15% nylon) in Obsidian (CC1, black, 200 yds/180 m used), and Strawberry Shortcake (CC2, pink, 175 yds/160 m used)
• US 2.5 (3 mm) 16”/41cm Circular Knitting Needle
• US 3 (3.25 mm) 16”/41cm Circular Knitting Needle
• US 3 (3.25 mm) Double-Pointed Needles
• Stitch Markers
• Tapestry Needle

Tam is worked in the round from the bottom up. The corrugated brim is worked on the smaller circular needles, with the colorwork body of the tam worked on the larger circular needles. DPNs are used when decreasing for the crown.