Castaway Tam by Mary Jane Mucklestone was finished last week. I didn't make any mods except to omit the pompom, it might still need a little something right at the top, not sure what, perhaps a button? This hat has rockin slouch-itude. The design of the hat is very traditional in its use of classic Fair Isle OXO patterns, I love that it's a slightly different one on each band, simple but with subtle, classic flair. Union Pearl has a wonderful post about OXO patterns, here.
I used Harrisville New England Shetland as the yarn. The colors for this yarn are wonderful and it's very toothy, perfect for colorwork. It might be a tad itchy on the forehead if you tend to be sensitive to wool but will be very warm. Knit Picks Palette, which is the recommended yarn for the pattern, is much softer and would be less itchy. I was tempted to do a corrugated rib for the brim and if I knit it again would opt for that as I like a nice firm brim.
Summer is finally here in New England and came very suddenly as it sometimes does. Weeks of gray, cold, drizzle and then WHAM, beautiful sunshine and sparkling days. New England weather is a fickle lover. "In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather in 24 hours." —Mark Twain. The sun makes girls want to have mud baths, but notice how she managed not to get a single speck of mud on her outfit.
Found this at the thrift store. I think it's a men's vest, very small in size, even though they had it in the women's section. Commercially made, Adolfo for Saks Fifth Avenue, possibly from the 60s but timeless really. The yarn is some kind of synthetic so that the earliest I might place it is the 40s, but I'm really no expert. The colors and the all over geometric really get me in just the right way.
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If she runs out of mud there's more around the corner from me! I like the tam colors you used. It's too bad it suddenly got too hot to wear it.
Gorgeous blues! And I love the thrift store find, of course.
Love the tam! Such gorgeous colors you used.
What a gorgeous tam! I love your girl's outfit, too. That vest is awesome. :)
The mud bath reminded me of being her age and playing for hours in a large hill of newly delivered top soil. All exposed skin was a manure rich black. Mom threw us kids under the cold hose before she'd let us soak in her pristine bathtub. Great times! Love the new tam. I vote for a button. Something vintage or quirky!
Very nice slouchitude, indeed. Plus it's a beauty of a topper - I'm checking out her patterns and loving the Cat's Eye tam.
Yeah, the weather is fickle here, too. It was 103 degrees two days ago, and today I need a jacket. ??!!
Lovely knits... but as impressive as they are, no mud on clothes is even more impressive!
The tam is so lovely and looks very pretty on you. If you don't want to add a pompom, perhaps a little i-cord loop?
This (tam) is so beautiful! Love your yarn color choices.
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