Burwick Tam by Diane Zangl for Happy Fuzzy Yarn

Burwick Tam
designed by Diane Zangl exclusively for Happy Fuzzy Yarn

MATERIALS

YARN

Hat uses approx. 200 yds Margaret (MC) and 80 yds Macaw (CC).

Note: One skein of each color is enough for 2 tams if you reverse the colors on the second one.

Notions
tapestry needle

6 stitch markers, one should be different from the others

12" dinner plate or heavy circular piece of cardboard

Needle Size
16-inch US 4 / 3.5mm circular needle and set of 4 double pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge

16-inch US 3 / 3.25 circular needle or one size smaller than above

GAUGE
30 sts/30 rows = 4"/10cm before blocking

REQUIRED SKILLS

basic knitting skills (casting on, knit and purl stitch, basic increases and decreases, binding off)

knitting in the round

knitting on double-pointed needles

reading charts

stranded colorwork techniques

i-cord

DESCRIPTION

Burwick is a small village and harbor in South Ronaldsay, the southernmost of the Orkney Islands, just off the northern tip of mainland Scotland. It’s also the name of this tam. The lower band of “bars” represent piers in the harbor. The motifs that follow represent the heather that grows near there, first at mid-range, and then in a close up view.

PATTERN NOTES

To avoid puckering of fabric, carry color not in use loosely across back of work.