Description

The fabric of the Harrow Tam resembles a field after harrowing, a method for smoothing out the surface of the soil to prepare it for sowing seed. This tam is part of the Homegrown Hat Collection, and its simple, even cable and lace stitch patterns are quick to learn, making it a fun knit.

Finished Measurements

19.25 (23)” [49 (58.5) cm] brim circumference
10” [25.5 cm] at widest after blocking

Materials

• Fingering weight yarn, approx 200 yds [183 m]
• US size 3 [3.25 mm] 16” circular needles and set of five dpn or size needed to achieve gauge
• Cable needle
• Stitch marker
•Yarn needle

Gauge

28 sts & 35 rnds = 4” [10 cm] in cable & lace patt st after blocking
25 sts & 32 rnds = 4” [10 cm] in rib st after blocking

Skills Used

Cables, lace, decreases, knitting in the round

Yarns used: Bare Naked Wools Stone Soup Fingering in Pumice (upper right), Madeline Tosh Merino Light in Manor (left)

Construction

Worked in the round from the ribbed brim to the crown in the round