This is the second pattern in my “All the Jigs and Reels” ebook.

The light jig is the second dance learned in most schools. The time signature is 6/8; 6 sts lend themselves nicely to a braid cable and there 8 wedges around the tam. I’ve kept the Moss st from the cowl as it’s a lovely frame for cables.

The Light Jig Tam is knit from the top down, beginning at the center. I used dpns throughout but you may use what you’re most comfortable with.

There are two pdfs included with your purchase. The first includes both written line by line instructions and a chart so the knitter can use whichever suits them best. The second pdf is a combination file that is both low vision and screen reader accessible. This file includes only the fully written line by line instructions presented in 24 point san serif font (Verdana) all-black text that has been completely left justified. There are no italics in this file; all emphasis has been done with bold type. Screen reader accessibilty has been tested using VoiceOver ie the included voice accessibility tool on iPhones and iPads.

Skills needed:

• knitting in the round
• familiarity with cables
• increases: knit into front and back of stitch (Kfb), backward loop increase (M)
• decreases: knit 2 together (K2tog), & knit 2 together through their back loops (K2tog tbl)
• twisted st: K tbl

Gauge is determined in Moss st over an odd number of sts as follows:
Rnd 1: (K1, P1), rep to last st, K1.
Rnd 2: (K1, P1), rep to last st, K1.
Rnd 3: (P1, K1), rep to last st, P1.
Rnd 4: (P1, K1), rep to last st, P1.