Quote Originally Posted by Dreadbelly View Post
I am still working on it. The crown is done, I am now making the bottom section, working in a taper, and will be building the brim soon.

It has been a total pain in the ear to make.
Looks GREAT! The older tams WERE often knitted. It looks to be pretty solid. I'll just have to try one out some day soon, especially as you "hoof it" in Greenville, South Carolina (not far from me).
On color: For some reason, they seemed to have prefered blues. (I'm not really sure why? Must have involved the cheapest pleasing common local dye) Yet, it was SO COMMON, that the hats (and often their wearers) were called "Bluebonnets."