Tam o' shanter

a wild sabbath dance is taking place inside a dilapidated church, with one of the witches flying above the dancers, and the devil playing the bagpipes on the remains of a column.

Andy The Highlander on Instagram: “One of the common questions I get is about that thing on my head. A tam o' shanter or "tammie" is a name given to the traditional Scottish…”

Tam o'shanters

Canadian WW2 Tam O' Shanter to the Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry Highland Regiment

Johannes Adam Simon Oertel, The Four Horsemen of Apocalypse, 1899. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Adam_Simon_Oertel

Like the Balmoral, the tam o'shanter is a bonnet, related to the beret worn by (Scots)men. It was named after the character Tam o' Shanter in the poem of that name by Robert Burns. The bonnet is made of wool with a toorie (pompon) in the centre, and the crown is about twice the diameter of the head. Originally they were only made in blue because of the lack of chemical dyes, and were called Bluebonnets. They are now available in plain colors or in different tartans. A form of Tam o'shanter…

Tam o Shanter

Elizabeth Zimmermann pattern from Ravelry WG20 SO8

TODAY is Robbie Burn's Birthday and we take a look at the Scottish bard's spookiest poem, the epic Tam o'Shanter!

Easy & Quick Tam O' Shanter Hat: It's fun and satisfying when you can knit up a cute hat to wear the next day. Thicker yarn, or two thinner strands, as in my case, coupled with large needles, makes this hat a breeze to knit up in an evening. And simple enough to do while watching a…

Rabbie Burns Famous Scottish poet

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by The Curious Scribbler Regular readers of this blog will know that I like a nice tabby cat. So it is no surprise that I am charmed by this picture (below) of a cat, painted in 1817 by a largely …

This drawing illustrates a verse from Robert Burns’s epic Poem ‘Tam O’Shanter’ that recounts the events after a night spent drinking and Tam’s journey home. Here, artist John Faed shows the scene where Tam has been watching the evil spirits dancing in the ruins of old Alloway Kirk. He cannot contain himself and shouts to one of the young witches "Weel done, Cutty-sark". This mistake made the gathering of spirits abandon their dance and all fled out to chase Tam and his horse Meg...

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Tam o' Shanter. A Scottish wool hat originally worn by men. Widanastri Nawastika. FD1A2