The pattern I chose to adapt for this project is from a booklet published in the early 1920s titled Hats, Caps & Tams. This tam o’shanter has a band of stranded knitting around the headband and another around the widest part of the tam. The tam is slightly quirky in modern terms—for both its color combination and its tassel on a chain that runs from the center of the crown.

Difficulty Easy

Finished Size 17.75” circumference at brim and 10” tall.

Yarn Weight 3

Yarn Rowan Felted Tweed (50% merino wool, 25% alpaca, 25% viscose): #151 bilberry (purple; MC), 2 balls; #152 watery (light blue; CC1) and #154 ginger (orange; CC2), 1 ball each.

Needles Size 2.5 (3 mm): 16” circular and set of double-pointed. Adjust needle size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.

Notions Markers; tapestry needle; size D/3 (3.25 mm) crochet hook.

Gauge 27 sts and 39 rnds = 4” in Brim chart.

Note This tam is worked in the round from the bottom up.