Did you know that July 22 is Rat Catcher’s Day?  Today is the day to celebrate the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin and rat catchers everywhere.  (It’s true, my friend Melisa heard about it at MPR!  Thanks Melisa for the heads up!)  It seemed absolutely perfect that I give you the pattern for my Pied Piper Tam today in honor of the occasion.  A photo of this hat appears in “1000 Fabulous Knit Hats”.  The basic hat is based on Three Tams by Angela Sixian Wu at Knitty.com Winter 2007.  If you would like the Pied Piper Tam chart, then please help yourself by downloading it here: PiedPiper.