a *hat/cap/tam* thread:

YarnWright spun a FINE 'yarn':

I continually make chemo caps for the oncology dept. at the Nashville VA med center.... Noreen

Well I have 1 baby hat ready to do decreases and another just finished with the ribbing.....I try to make 5 a month for charity....our Knit guild meet is this Monday so I need to get crackin on those......have 3 finished.

Donna

I'm working on another tam. I finally blocked the others and that really brings out the designs. I'm using a smaller needle on the current one to try to see how that works out.

BB spun a FINE 'yarn':

See, I knew I HAD to add *tams* to that title to get you to jump in, too, BB, grin! Noreen

I WANT a tam pattern, but a very specific one. You know those two-colour candy - usually white and some other colour? THey are like circles, with stripes going from the centre out or vice versa. The other day, while looking out of my window, I saw a woman walk by and she was wearing one of them. It looked great, and I really want to knit one, but for the life of me, I can't figure out how to do it. I don't know if I should do intarsia or fair isle. I am finishing Kaegan's hat - the hat itself is done, but I need to crochet around the edge of it.

Higs, Katherine

Higs, Katherine

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I found a picture of a tam, (much the same type as BB's beautiful ones), and the knitter said she had used a basic pattern and worked from that.

also found a beret pattern, called a purled tam/beret (is there any big difference? I don't know) It was knitted in stockinette, but turned inside out. May be it could be used as a basic pattern? also found other free patterns for berets or tams, but they didn't have any picture, and since there are so many types, from stright round tams to "cream cake"- berets, I don't take the risk! LOL!Aud ;-)

They are really beautiful, BB!!! I have seen so much interesting here lately, I wish I had more time to knit!!

Aud ;-)

I finished the We Call Them Pirates skull cap this morning. It was a lot of fun to knit. This link also shows my cabled cardigan blocking. I'm trying not to use up my Flickr allowance, so I'm showing you these pics through my blog. I hope you don't mind:

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hesira spun a FINE 'yarn':

KEW-EL! Noreen

That is great - do you think your DH will be able to get it away from him? He seems to like it a lot. Judy

LOL - it worked. I'm still having fun with these.

BB

Katherine,

I haven't seen one like that yet, but I will keep my eyes open. The book I'm using emphasizes patterns with a double decrease, 7 times, every other row on the top portion.

Your idea will make a neat design.

BB

Thanks Aud! I'm having fun and they are inspiring me to start thinking for myself about my knitting.

BB

What an adorable pic!! Nice hat too :)

BB

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that.http://www.parody.org/knitting/hats/images/tam_top.jpg>> I also found a beret pattern, called a purled tam/beret (is there any> big difference? I don't know) It was knitted in stockinette, but turned> inside out. May be it could be used as a basicpattern?

> I also found other free patterns for berets or tams, but they didn't> have any picture, and since there are so many types, from stright round> tams to "cream cake"- berets, I don't take the risk! LOL!> Aud ;-)

They are nice, Aud, but I really don't know how to add the stripes I want. I'll keep looking. Thanks.

Higs, Katherine

Thanks, BB. I haven't seen a pattern that suits yet, but I am sure that they are out there somewhere.

Higs, Katherine

He really did light up when I let him wear it, but if I make him his own, he'll give Daddy's back.

Hesira

Thanks, BB. I was a little reluctant to show it after your fabulous tams, but you know I think those are wonderful. Yes, #1 was probably meant to do a little pillaging.

Hesira