Ciliegio Cowl by La Cave à Laine

Ciliegio Cowl

Knitting
February 2021
DK (11 wpi) ?
32 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Two-colour brioche stitch repeat
US 5 - 3.75 mm
240 - 250 yards (219 - 229 m)
One Size
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We used to live in Rue des Cerisiers, Cherry Tree Street. And there were cherry tree scattered around the nearby fields.

Ciliegio is the Italian word for cherry tree.

Ciliegio is a cowl knit in the round featuring 2 different leaning decreases and 2 big increases, all in brioche knitting.
This pattern is not going to teach you to brioche knit.

Yarn
Approx 100 g , 230 m / 252 yds in total of any DK-weight yarn in 2 contrasting colours
Sample is knit in Soyeuse by Fonty, 70% Merino wool, 30% silk, LC: colour 0116, DC: colour 0118

Needles
75 cm / 30” circular needles to obtain the correct gauge
Sample used 3.75 mm / US 5
A bigger needle to bind off

Other
Tapestry needle to weave in ends
3 stitch markers: 1 to mark the beginning of the round (BOR) and another 2 to mark the repeat sections

Gauge
One pattern repeat: 32 sts over 32 rows, 18 x 9 cm / 7 x 3.5”

Skills Needed
Cast-on, knit, purl, brioche knitting, bind off

Finished Measurements
Circumference 53 cm / 20.85”, height 21 cm / 8.25”