Knitting Jenny Pattern 59: Fair Isle Inspired Tam o’ Shanter is a hat of Scottish origin that features a colorful design with triangular segments that converge into a complex kaleidoscopic crown.

Tam o’ Shanter is an eponym. Tam o’ Shanter is the name of the titular character in the narrative poem, written in 1790, by Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796). Tam is the Scottish sobriquet (or nickname) for Thomas.

Knitting Jenny Pattern 59 features a creative and original interpretation of the historic Shetland knitting motif called Ram’s Horns.

This book includes knitting patterns, motifs, and instructions in the following inclusive formats:

• Color Chart
• Color Written Instructions
• Grayscale Chart
• Illustrations

In addition to the color chart, a grayscale chart design is included to enable the knitter to envision personal color preferences for Knitting Jenny Pattern 59, by seeing the chart and motifs alone, in grayscale, without color distraction.

Knitting Jenny Pattern 59 includes two sizes: medium and large, with additional instructions for size customization.

The Tam o’ Shanter on the front cover of the book is a large size.

The following tools are suggested for the pattern.

• 2.0mm knitting needles (for the brim ribbing)
• 3.25mm knitting needles (for the stranded colorwork)

The Tam o’ Shanter is knit circularly, and is constructed as follows: cast on, knit the brim ribbing, rapidly increase, knit the stranded colorwork of the head, then systematically decrease at the crown.

The pattern requires 2 ply jumper weight wool (or any fingering weight or 2 ply equivalent to a 4 ply).

Knitting Jenny Pattern 59 utilizes natural undyed Shetland Supreme Jumper Weight, 100% pure Shetland wool from the company, Jamieson and Smith, also known as Shetland Wool Brokers.

The gauge (or tension) for Knitting Jenny Pattern 59 is:

• 32 stitches and 38 rows to 4 inches (10 centimeters) over the stranded colorwork pattern, knit circularly with 3.25mm knitting needles, after washing, blocking, drying.

The book includes a discussion of Color Dominance to support consistent, uniform stitch definition.

The book includes 8 illustrations and 32 pages.

The book is intended to be read electronically, in consideration of the environment.

Published in the United States in 2025 by Mall & Mall Press, a publishing imprint of Mall & Mall LLC.

The book is delivered as an immediate digital download in PDF format and therefore cannot be returned, exchanged, or refunded.