Simon Tam

Simon is a hat. A tam, to be exact. Made for people (like me) with lots and lots of hair to shove under there. Or just for people who like big, floppy hats. It’s named after a character from the television show Firefly, because his last name was Tam and I couldn’t think of the word without thinking of him. And yes, I am planning a River Tam.

Gauge: 4 sts and 6 rows over 1″ in flat stockinette on larger needles
Finished size: 18″ around ribbing, unstretched.

Notes:
-Any standard worsted wool would work perfectly here–220, WoTA, Paton’s Merino. It would also be a great pattern for a small amount of higher end luxury yarn, just make sure it has some sproing to it, otherwise the hat will slip right off your head. (ask me how I know!)
-The stitch pattern looks ridiculously complex, but it is actually quite intuitive and easy to memorize. It does take a while to appear the way it’s supposed to, so don’t freak out (like I did) if it looks weird for the first couple of rounds.
-sl1YO is worked as follows: sl1 wyif, wrap yarn over needle back around to the front of the work. YO will rest on top of the slipped stitch.
-For purposes of the decrease and finishing sections, YOs do not count as stitches.
-The nature of the stitch pattern leaves a small seam at the beginning of the round. I hid it by leaving a very long tail at the top of the hat and weaving it through the stitches on either side of the seam to mirror the diamond pattern that covers the rest of the hat. The seam is virtually invisible on its own, however, so it’s your choice whether or not to hide it completely.

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Cat Morley

01 Mar 20:53

I love this one and, as I have lots of hair, I'm going to attempt this one - I just need to get braved up enough to join my local Stitch N Bitch.

Firefly

04 Mar 06:57

love this! hehe and cute name, Simon is a hottie, though not as much as Mal imho... ^_^

Clytemnestra

05 Nov 23:04

Love This!

Ann L.

25 Feb 04:42

I LOVED Firefly(Serenity)and I own both the series AND the movie. Joss Whedon is always ahead of his time. As for the hat. I LOVE it. I am not exactly ready to tackle it yet, because I just started knitting this v-day, and haven't attempted a hat yet. But I know that once I build up my knitting confidence, I'll tackle this. :)

Shae

02 Apr 06:55

I vote that you make one for me! lol Great Job!

sparrow is fancy

07 Sep 15:34

aw, i wish i could make this. I can't knit though :(

TigerLily

06 Oct 18:27

LOL, I clicked on this simply because I went "Simon Tam? Like on Firefly?" You should totally do Jayne's hat...I want one, but I'm a crappy knitter...I can only do scarves w/regular needles, and I have a set of circulars that I made up a way to make hats w/using only the knit stitch...cuz I'm inept. :P

06 Oct 18:28

You Will Need

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