The Terrible Troll Bird was a favorite tale from when we were growing up. The tam uses inspiration from the book for the motifs, and finishes with the requisite “silver” button. The troll bird itself is included in the motifs.

The tam is worked in stranded colorwork with the background going from dark to light.

Yarn
Fingering weight yarn in the desired colors.
Yardage amounts listed are generous. The sample hat used about 250 yards total.

Background color: 5 shades in the same color family that shade from dark (B1) to light (B5).
B1 - 60 yards/55m
B2 - 50 yards/46m
B3 - 45 yards/42m
B4 - 45 yards/42m
B5 - 25 yards/23m

Contrast colors: Red (C1), Purple (C2), Brown (C3), White (C4)
C1 - 30 yards/28m
C2 - 20 yards/19m
C3 - 45 yards/42m
C4 - 10 yards/10m

Shown in Knit Picks Palette
Background colorways: Verdant Heather, Forest Heather, Grass, Spearmint, Celadon Heather
Contrast colorways: Salsa Heather, Iris Heather, Bittersweet Heather, Cream

When choosing contrast colors, keep this in mind
• C1 needs to contrast with B1, B2, and B3.
• C2 needs to contrast with B2 and B3.
• C3 needs to contrast with B3 and B4.
• C4 needs to contrast with B4 and B5.

Notions
Stitch markers - 8 (one should be different to indicate the end of the round)
Tapestry needle
1 silver/silver look button (optional)