Only one skein of chunky yarn.
This is an easy pattern!
Cast on 44 stitches [assuming your head is 21-22 inches in circumference] with a K hook - Boyle afghan or regular (its fun to do with an afghan hook!)
attach at end to work in rounds at stitch 44-next round stitch 1
First round double crochet
Next two rounds hdc [half-double]
Next 4 rounds double crochet increasing 3 stitches evenly spaced at first of these and then decreasing 2-4 on last row-your preference.
Sew top together right sides together by turning the piece inside out before stitching. now, turn the hat the right way with the seam you just made on the inside. Hold a strand, maybe 8-10 inches long - you will trim the excess- of yarn inside of the hat under the seam. Insert your hook near one end of this very seam.
Draw up a strand of yarn and hold it with something like your finger then insert your hook and draw up another bit of this strand near the other end of this seam about the same distance as the first draw
Both ends of the seam should have an end of yarn from the same strand about 5-7 inches long (the strand will be tied together in a knot over the Tam's center to make a short little tassel like finishing)
Draw the ends together until the Tam is pleated to your liking and tie it twice. Trim to a cute tail.
1 comment:
If you substitute a worsted weight yarn, which I sometimes do, it will take about five more stitches. Hold the first beginning chair around your head at forehead level and make sure the ends reach without being very tight or loose at all. You don't want it loose at all because it will loosen up as your add the double crochet row-round When you get to another round you can either chain two or perform the pattern stitch for that row your preference.
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