Notre-Dame Tam to Knit by Laura Ricketts

Notre-Dame Tam to Knit

Knitting
October 2019
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
27 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in 2-color rib pattern with smaller needles
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
708 yards (647 m)
Brim circumference, 21 inches (53.3 cm); height, 8 inches (20.3 cm), after blocking
English

Laura Ricketts’s stunning tam is a fitting tribute to Notre-Dame—past, present, and future.

Materials

  • Elemental Affects Shetland, 100% North American Shetland wool yarn, fingering weight, 118 yard (107.9 m)/28 gram (1 oz) skein, 2 skeins of #Fawn (MC), and 1 skein each of #47 Dark Purple (CC1), #49 Damsum Plum (CC2), #12 Berry (CC3), and #35 Agave (CC4)
  • Needles, sizes 1 (2.25 mm) and 2 (2.75 mm) circ 16 inches (40 cm) and set of double pointed or sizes needed to obtain gauge
  • Markers, one of contrasting color
  • Cable needle
  • Tapestry needle

Finished size: Brim circumference, 21 inches (53.3 cm); height, 8 inches (20.3 cm), after blocking
Gauge: 27 sts and 32 rnds = 4 in (10.2 cm) in 2-color rib patt on smaller needles