Everyone appreciates a festive, seasonal accessory and this lacy tam in three sizes (S/M/L) will add a pretty touch from November through February to keep the compliments coming. Knit in the round from brim to peak in a mix of simple to work pine tree and star motifs, the results belie its simplicity. With alternate rows all in knit, this project is a good traveler that is easily worked in multiples to tuck away as gifts.
Substituting yarn and/or needles may result in an overall variation in size and drape.
Suggested Yarns:
Yarn Hollow Superior or Elemental, Bare Naked Wools Breakfast Blend Fingering, Stone Soup Fingering, or Ghillie Sock, Shalimar Yarns Paulie or Breathless, Spirit Trail Sunna, Anzula Dreamy, indigodragonfly MCS Sock, Zen Yarn Garden Serenity 20, Quince and Co. Tern, The Wool Dispensary Deadly Stimulant, Fyberspates Rural Charm BFL Silk Cashmere, Briar Rose Sea Pearl, Stricken Smitten BFL & Silk Fingering, Posh Yarn Sylvia, SweetGeorgia Yarns Merino Silk Fine, or any silky fingering yarn with approximately 85-115 yards per ounce
Finished Size:
14(16, 18) inches around brim and 8.5(10, 12) inches in diameter to fit heads measuring up to 19(21, 23) inches in circumference (washed and blocked)
Yarn requirements:
175(225, 250) yards
Gauge:
26 sts and 36 rows = 4 inches in stockinette on larger needle (unblocked)
Needles:
size 3US (3.25 mm) circular needle and DPNs, or size to obtain correct gauge
size 2US (2.75 mm) or .5 mm smaller than gauge needle
