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Shepherd's Purse

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The first in my Weeds collection of tams, this pattern features an interesting design based upon the delicately beautiful wild flower, Shepherd’s Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris). Often considered a weed in the UK, these pretty plants with their heart-shaped seed pods are useful for gardeners as their seeds attract and kill nematodes in order to locally enrich the soil. Instructions are given for four sizes, to fit small, medium narrow, medium wide, or large. The narrow and wide sizes refer to how full the tam part of the hat is. This tam is roomy and warm.

Suggested yarn: Jamieson’s Shetland Spindrift; 4ply; 100% wool; 105 m/ 115 yds per 25 g / 0.88 oz ball:
1 or 2 balls of each colour, depending upon size. Sample shown in 104 Natural White and 769 Willow.

Small, medium narrow, medium wide, large, to fit head circumferences 54 cm (58 cm, 58 cm, 62 cm) / approx. 21 ¼” (23”, 23”, 24 ½”) at the brim. Finished sizes at the brim, unstretched, 45 cm (49 cm, 49 cm, 52 cm) / approx. 17 ¾” (19 ¼”, 19 ¼”, 20 ½”).

Needles: circular needles or DPNs, sizes 2.75 mm [UK/Can size 12, US size 2] and 3.25 mm [UK/Can size 10, US size 3].

Other patterns in this collection: Wild Oats, Teasel, Poppy.
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