Scotty
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A cute, slouchy tam in three sizes (Small/Medium/Large), with a wide textured brim that reads like a “plaid” when knit in variegated yarn. Its width ensures a snug fit to frame the face and the button closure at one side completes the kilt effect. The brim is knit back and forth in rows, then joined to work the upper body in the round to create a soft slouchy shape.
Shown here in Indigodragonfly Merino Nylon Sock, color As God is my Witness, I Thought Turkeys Could Fly
Suggested Yarns:
Modern Deco Lace, Better Breakfast Fingering, Stone Soup Fingering, Shetlandia Fingering, Jacob Fingering, Chebris Sport, or any springy fingering yarn with 375-425 yards per 4 ounces. Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size and elasticity.
Finished Size:
14.5(17, 19.5) inches (buttoned; unstretched) around bottom band to fit heads measuring up to 18.5(21, 23.5) inches around
Yarn Requirements:
200(275, 375) yards
Buttons:
2(3, 3) buttons that are .625 to .75 inches in diameter
Gauge:
26 sts and 38 rows = 4 inches in stockinette (knit flat, unblocked)
Needles:
26 sts and 38 rows = 4 inches in stockinette (knit flat, unblocked)
Needles:
size 4US (3.5 mm) 16-inch circular needle and DPNs (or size to obtain correct gauge)
size 2US (2.75 mm) 24-inch circular needle and DPNs (or two sizes smaller than gauge needle)