Tam Machine Knitted Acrylic

YARN: 2 STRANDS 2/17 Bright Cranberry Team Yarn

TENSION 10

Cast on 38 stitches. Carriage on right. Knit 2 rows.

Set carriage to hold. Opposite side of carriage pull out 2 needles in hold, knit 2 rows.

Continue down all the 38 needles till 2 are left.

Release Hold button.

Knit 2 rows across all the needles. Carriage on right.

Repeat 11

more times a total of 12 panels.

Take off on scrap (waste) yarn.

Right side facing (knit side) Put stitches back up on the 38 needles.

Place the other side up on the same needles.

Knit sides together or (right sides are inside the now the wrong side of the second half is facing you making 2 stitches on each needle.

Knit across 1 row. Bind off.

Cast on for Band in 1x1 rib 134 st.

Rib at Tension 8 for 30 rows.

Hem.

Put up 1/2 of the tam on these needles.

Pull out to hold the remaining needles.

Carriage on hold.

Knit 1 row across.

Bind off.

Repeat for the other 1/2 of the tam

For a wider hat cast on a few more stitches.

Boat Neck Top Cap Sleeves

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YARN: 2 STRANDS COTTON FLAKE

Less than a pound on the small sizes, med sizes a pound, large sizes 1.5 pounds of yarn.

TENSION 10.1 STANDARD MACHINE for this gauge you can use a mid gauge or bulky machine, but not sure what number on the tension dial you will have to make swatches.

Ribbing tension 8

Gauge: 6.5 STITCHES, 9 ROWS in1 INCH. After swatch has been washed and dried.

SIZES: 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54 (finished measurements are 4 inches larger for a comfortable fit with a regular length.) To lengthen or shorten knit more or less rows between the ribbing and where you mark for the cap sleeves.

FRONT AND BACK KNIT 2 PIECES THE SAME

Cast on 126, 134, 140, 148, 154, 162, 168, 176, 182, 190, 196, 200 stitches tension 8.

Rib 1x1 rib for 28,28, 30, 30, 30, 30, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32 rows.

Counter to 0

Tension 10.1 Knit 98, 100, 102, 100, 100, 102, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100 rows.

Cap sleeves, mark this row at both ends for cap sleeves (I just thread a piece of yarn through the end stitch to mark and knot)

Knit to row 160, 164, 166, 168, 170, 174, 172, 174, 174, 174, 178, 178

Boat neck ribbing:

1x1 rib 24-25 rows ending up on left. Back stitch bind off.

Shoulder seams:

Leave10, 10.5, 10.5, 11.5, 11.5, 12, 12, 12.5, 13, 13.5, 14 inches open for neck. Seam front and back along cast off edges of both shoulder seams this is a butted boat-neck..

Cap Sleeves ribbing:

Put 131, 133, 138, 142, 147, 149, 152, 154, 156, 159, 161, 163 needles in work

Wrong side facing pick up stitches between markers, knit 1 row, set up to rib 1x1 rib.

Rib 12 rows end up on left and back stitch bind off.

Wash and Dry top. Machine Embroider designs

Join side seams.