{"product_id":"pattern-126","title":"Knitting Jenny Pattern 126: Irish Aran Islands Inspired Cabled Tam o’ Shanter","description":"\u003cp\u003eKnitting Jenny Pattern 126: Irish Aran Islands Inspired Cabled Tam o’ Shanter features a classic seamless design of textured cables, with triangular segments converging at the hat crown. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnitting Jenny Pattern 126 is influenced by the historic knitting heritage of the Aran Islands, which includes wool traditions of knitting complex patterns with cables and other textured motifs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften knit with natural white wool, knitted cables are associated with aspects of the sea and land of the Aran Islands, located approximately 30 miles from the city of Galway, situated on the Atlantic coast of Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnitting Jenny Pattern 126 includes cabled motifs and instructions in the following inclusive formats:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten Instructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tam o’ Shanter is knit circularly, and is constructed as follows: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCast on, knit the brim, increase, knit the cable patterns of the head, then systematically decrease at the crown.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnitting Jenny Pattern 126 features Tahki brand Kashmir yarn, which is 75% merino wool, 23% silk, and 2% cashmere. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlternately, a different wool brand——though similar yarn weight——can be substituted for Knitting Jenny Pattern 126.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tahki brand Kashmir putup is 40 gram balls that include approximately 97 meters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finished hat weighs approximately 77 grams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe following knitting tools are suggested:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.5mm, 16 inch circular knitting needle (for the brim)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.0mm, 16 inch circular knitting needle (for the head)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.0mm double pointed needles (for the crown)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.0mm cable needle (for cabling)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gauge for Knitting Jenny Pattern 126 is:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20 stitches and 26 rows to 4 inches (10 centimeters) over the complete textured cable pattern with knit and purl stitches, knit circularly with 4.0mm knitting needles, after washing, blocking, drying.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hat pattern specifies 4.0mm knitting needles for the cabled patternwork, which produces a Size Medium hat. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo change the hat size, change the needles per the following technical specifications for the adult head:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.5mm needles; Size Small; Approximately 21 inches in head circumference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.0mm needles; Size Medium; Approximately 22 inches in head circumference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4.5mm needles; Size Large; Approximately 23 inches in head circumference\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe finished, blocked hat in Size Medium, featured on the front cover, is approximately 10 inches in diameter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo support knitting education and consistent, uniform stitch definition, the following chapters are included, titled:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeamlessly Joining Circular Knitting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater Splicing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWashing and Blocking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes 7 illustrations and 18 pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is intended to be read electronically, in consideration of the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in the United States in 2026 by Mall \u0026amp; Mall Press, a publishing imprint of Mall \u0026amp; Mall LLC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is delivered as an immediate digital download in PDF format and therefore cannot be returned, exchanged, or refunded.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knitting Jenny: Textile History and Knitting Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52276359397659,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/7203\/2027\/files\/KnittingJennyPattern126e.jpg?v=1780211684","url":"https:\/\/www.knittingjenny.com\/products\/pattern-126","provider":"Knitting Jenny: Textile History and Knitting Education","version":"1.0","type":"link"}