Product Description
Lingonberry Tam is a pattern suitable for advanced beginner crocheters, it has an easy pattern repeat and simple shaping. Working with the finer yarn can be a little challenging if you have never done it before.
This uniquely shaped tam with its berry like pattern on the band is fun to wear and just as much fun to make. It can be made with or without the small visor and buttons for two completely different looks.Lingonberry Tam also looks wonderful when using a variegated yarn for the berry section or when making the entire hat using a skein of self striping yarn. Lingonberry Tam is available to fit head size: Small (S): 20" 50cm Medium (M): 22" 55cm Large (L): 24" 60cm
Length: All sizes: 8" 20cm
It uses only 250yds/220mts – 350yds/300mts yarn, I used a sample pack of [Tirchonaill][1] which is enough yarn to make 1 hat, if you buy 2 sample packs there is enough yarn to make both
Lingonberry Tam by Sarahjanedesigns
What Is Being Made
The Lingonberry Tam is an intermediate-level crochet hat design featuring a classic tam silhouette. This downloadable crochet pattern creates a structured, beret-style hat that showcases colorwork throughout the design. The finished tam incorporates decorative elements and is suitable for crafters with some crochet experience looking to expand their skills with colorwork techniques.
Crochet Techniques Used
This pattern employs multiple crochet techniques to achieve its finished structure and visual appeal. The design incorporates colorwork using three different yarn colors to create the distinctive lingonberry pattern that gives the hat its name. The pattern uses gauge-specific construction to ensure proper fit and drape, with the berry pattern repeating at regular intervals throughout the hat. The tam shape is achieved through strategic increases and shaping, typical of structured hat construction in crochet.
Stitches Used
- Chain – foundational stitch for starting rows and creating structure
- Single crochet – primary fabric stitch used throughout the hat body
- Treble crochet – used for textural variation and pattern definition
Materials Required
The Lingonberry Tam requires fingering weight yarn totaling between 300–350 yards (approximately 220–300 meters). The pattern specifies yarn with a yardage of about 400 yards per 100 grams. Crafters can use one Tirchonaill sample pack from Spinning Yarns Weaving Tales to obtain sufficient yardage, or alternatively source yarn in three coordinating colors: approximately the main color (MC) yardage for the base, plus 50 yards each of two contrasting colors (CC) for the lingonberry pattern.
Two crochet hooks are required: a 3mm (UK size 11) and a 2.5mm (UK size 12), or the nearest equivalent sizes that achieve correct gauge. Crafters should verify tension before beginning. Additional supplies include a yarn needle for weaving in ends and two small decorative buttons for finishing details.
Gauge and Pattern Notes
The pattern is written in US crochet terms. Correct gauge is essential for proper fit: 19 stitches and 24 rows to 4 inches (10 centimeters) over single crochet fabric using the 3mm hook and fingering weight yarn. The berry pattern repeats measure 4 inches (10 centimeters) across two pattern repeats. Crafters should swatch and adjust hook size as needed to achieve the specified gauge before beginning the tam.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Designer: | Sarahjanedesigns |
| Craft: | Crochet |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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