Reindeer Moss Tam by Hélène Magnússon

Reindeer Moss Tam

Knitting
February 2024
yarn held together
Worsted
+ Cobweb
= Worsted (9 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch, holding 1 strand of each yarn together
US 6 - 4.0 mm
Adult medium (large)
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A quick hat inspired by Iceland’s reindeer lichen, with witches’ ring and crowberries interpreted with uncanny realism in heathered shades of Icelandic wool.

Knitted Measurements

Approx. 15.25(16.5)“ 38.5(42)cm circumference along lower edge x 7.25(7.75)” 18.5 (19.5)cm length

Materials

Plotulopi by Istex 100g plates, each approx 328 yds (300m), 100% wool:

1 plates each #1423 Clover Green (A), #0484 Forest Green (B), #0059 Black (C), #0001 White (D)

Love Story Einband by Hélène Magnússon 25 g skeins, each approx 246 yds (225m), 100% Icelandic lambswool:

1 skein each Moss Green (E), Westfjord Green (F)

Size US 6 (4 mm) circular needle, 16” (40 cm) long, and double-pointed needles (set of 4 or 5), or size needed to achieve gauge

Gauge

21 sts and 29 rnds = 4” (10cm) in stockinette stitch using one strand each of Plotulopi and Love Story held together, blocked.