TELL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS to beware. If you become captivated with tams and try all of the different options presented here, they may be drowning in these hats—so they’d be wise to learn to appreciate the subtle differences as much as you do. In this innocent-looking chart, Ann Budd presents tams knitted from brim to crown sized from infant to adult in six gauges, with four options for brim styles, six decorative top decreases, and five crown
embellishments.

Finished Size 161⁄2 (181⁄2, 20, 21, 22, 23)“ (42 47, 51, 53.5, 56, 58.5 cm) head circumference. To fit 0–6 months (6–18
months, 18 months–4 years, 4 years–adult small, adult medium, adult large).

Yarn About 150–300 yd (m) for children’s sizes; about 200–500 yd (m) for adult sizes. Actual yarn amount will depend on yarn weight, gauge, and stitch pattern. Tams shown were worked with Dale of Norway yarns.

Needles Set of 4 (or 5) double-pointed needles in size necessary to obtain desired gauge: Chunky—size 10 (6.0 mm); worsted—size 8 (5.0 mm); sport—size 6 (4.0 mm); fingering—size 4 or 2 (3.5 or
2.75 mm); baby—size 1 (2.25 mm).

Notions Marker (m); tapestry needle.

Gauge Chunky—4 sts = 1” (2.5 cm); worsted—5 sts = 1” (2.5 cm); sport—6 sts = 1” (2.5 cm), fingering—7 or 8 sts = 1” (2.5 cm); baby—9 sts = 1”