This slouchy tam in three sizes (S/M/L) has texture and a sassy tilt inspired by shell structures. The knitting fun starts with an asymmetrical garter stitch brim shaped in short rows, then moves on to a welting pattern worked in knit and purl which brings to mind the shifting sands at water’s edge. The design is compatible with solids as well as softly shaded self-striping or gradient yarn and variegated yarns with longer color runs.
Shown here: size large in Feederbrook Farm Entropy DK, color Magnetic Flux
Suggested Yarns:
Bare Naked Wools , , , , , , , , or any soft, bouncy wool with approximately 75 yards per ounce. Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size and elasticity.
Finished Size:
15(17.5, 20) inches around brim and 8.5(10, 12) inches in diameter (washed and dried flat) to fit heads measuring up to 19(21.5, 24) inches around
Yarn Requirements:
175(200, 225) yards
Gauge:
20 sts and 32 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch on larger needles (unwashed, unblocked)
:
size 5US (3.75 mm) 16-inch circular and DPNs for hat body (or size to obtain correct gauge)
size 2US (2.75 mm) 16-inch circular needle for brim (or 1 mm smaller than body needle)
