Pattern for a Loom Knitted Tam Hat

by Linda Hicks
(Huntington Beach, CA)

Hello:

I've searched high and low for a pattern to create a Tam hat using my loom. I found one pattern, but the instructions were poor and didn't make sense. The problem is that I need a really loose stitch so that the hat will slouch instead of the tight beanie type of hat that is what I get when I use a normal stitch.

Thanks,
Linda

Comments for
Pattern for a Loom Knitted Tam Hat

Average Rating starstarstarstarstar

Click here to add your own comments

Feb 07, 2010
Rating
starstarstarstarstar 		Tam
by: Anonymous

I've never done the Garter stitch so I don't know if it will work. Give it a try!
Feb 07, 2010
Rating
starstarstarstarstar 		Tam
by: Anonymous

I found a pattern in a small book from JoAnn's called Knitting Wheel Fashions, www.leisurearts.com. On the front cover, there is a hat with a pompom. I altered the pattern by increasing the number of rows and eliminated the pompom.
Feb 06, 2010
Rating
starstarstarstarstar 		Loose Stitch
by: Anonymous

Instead of going round and round to make your stitches, you need to treat each peg individually, e.g., loop around peg 1 then loop around peg 1 again then go to the next peg, but to get a thicker stitch you'll need six loops or more per peg. Pull the bottom loop over all loops then pull the last loop over and you'll have a loose stich. If I'm not making sense, respond here and I can elaborate.
Feb 06, 2010
Rating
starstarstarstarstar 		Tam
by: Julie

I am looking for a pattern too. What about using a garter stitch for the first 5 or 6 rows, then skipping a peg thereafter to get the loose look?

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How?
Simply click here to return to Knitting Loom Forum

Back to Home Page