Bulevardi collar by Sari Nordlund

Bulevardi collar

Knitting
November 2024
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Light Fingering
+ Lace
= DK (11 wpi) ?
23 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch on larger needles, both flat and in the round, after blocking.
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
328 yards (300 m)
One size. Length at the back: 23 cm / 9 inches. Length at the front: 16 cm / 6.25 inches
English
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The Bulevardi collar is a simple neck warmer that is worked seamlessly top-down. The collar is started flat and then joined in the round after finishing all the increases for the front neck. The front and back are shaped with German short rows. Lastly the stitches are picked for the neckband. You can choose to knit either a funnel neck version or go for a full turtleneck.

Size
One size
Length at the back: 23 cm / 9 inches
Length at the front: 16 cm / 6.25 inches

Yarn

300 m / 330 yards of fingering weight yarn and 300 m / 330 yards of lace weight yarn such as silk mohair

or 300 m / 330 yards of DK weight yarn

Sample: 2 skeins of Knitting for Olive Merino (100% merino; 250 meters / 273 yards per 50 g) shown in the colorway Dusty Olive and 2 skeins of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (70% mohair, 30% silk; 225 m / 246 yards per 25 g), shown in the colorway Dusty Olive.

Needles:
For the neck only:
3 mm / US 2.5 circular needles with a 40 cm / 16 inch cable
For the main part and bottom rib:
3.5 mm / US 4 circular needles with a 60 cm / 24 inch cable
Always use the needle size that gets you the right gauge!

Gauge
23 sts and 28 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches of Stockinette stitch on larger needles, both flat and in the round, after blocking.

Notions
4 stitch markers
tapestry needle
blocking tools