A quick-knit two-colour brioche cowl. Ideal for a second brioche project, it uses some fundamental brioche increases and decreases, and provides a gentle introduction to brioche chart reading (although it’s all written out, too). A full explanation of the Brioche stitches is provided as a refresher, along with tips to make it easier.
The variegated yarn used in the sample is leftovers of a skein that was custom-dyed as part of Knitted Wit’s Designers’ Dogs fundraising project. The colourway was inspired by our rescue dog, Dexter. He’s a mostly black-and-tan beagle mix with a splash of white, who wears a jaunty red collar. The motif represents the winding path that beagles like to take when walking – weaving back and forth, sniffing everything in their path. The three ribs represent our family: me, my husband, and Dexter.
This yarn, sadly, is no longer available, but any combination of solid with a wild variegated yarn would work well. It would look just as good in two solid colours, as long as there’s lots of contrast.
The basic design is very flexible; I’ve included suggestions for using other yarns, or making the cowl wider.
Pretend TNNA Day 2
There were a lot of booths visited today.
I had to order these amazing Pom poms. The patterns are by Amy Opie and you can purchase them on Ravelry.
I love knitting bags and the Atenti booth did not disappoint.
Both of us did a lot of walking today. We’re calling it a night so we can get an early start in the morning.
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