fair isle green tam

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Simple Fair Isle Hat Pattern

Knit a simple fair isle hat pattern that is for beginners who want to learn how to knit this exciting technique.

Skill Level → Beginner

Skills to know ↓

For help with increases and decreases check out this great book:

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Needles

Recommended needle size:
1 16-inch US#4/3.5mm circular needle
1 24-inch US#6/4mm circular needle
1 set US#6/4mm double-point needles

The needles I am using for this project are my absolute favorite for hat knitting.  They are the Knitpicks Caspian Options Short Interchangeable Circular Set.   With small tips and 16″ cords I can knit adult and baby hats in the round.

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Pattern

Tam pattern on the Knitty Site called Three Tams.

They are worked in the round in what the designer calls “beginner’s Fair Isle knitting”.  Using a variegated yarn as the contrast color, you are able to achieve the effect of a more complicated Fair Isle pattern by using just the same two strands from cast on to bind off!

Gauge

20 stitches/26 rows = 4 inches in chart pattern using larger needles

Why gauge is important

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