Wool Tam

This was made as a gift for my host in Europe. He was very patient with me as I constantly measured it on his head, accidentally made moibus strips and bummed cigarettes from him. He called this color "The Queen's Orange".

Alas I don't know crochet notations, so like my technique, these directions are primitive.

Fiber
washable wool yarn from the bargain bin, 1 euro 50 for a big fat skein!

Stitches
the band is made of chain stitches, for the most part it's single crochets with a ring of double crochet I used when decreasing stitches.

Tips
Never had I crocheted and uncrocheted an item as much as I did this one. Ripping out bad stitches has greatly improved my technique.

Location
Made in Amsterdam, on the Amstel River and Brugge.

 

Cigarette pack health warnings are new in the Netherlands and have inadvertently increased sales as teens collect the cards. Some say things like "Smoking impairs men's ability to maintain an erection" ha ha ha