This soft and light brioche cowl brings together traditional shapes and a modern colour palette. A cute, marled collar finished with an i-cord edge is the star of this design.

SIZE
One Size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Circumference: 25.25” / 63 cm.
Height: 13.75” / 35 cm.

MATERIALS
Yarn: AXIS by Lily Kate (90% merino, 10% suri alpaca, 109 yds / 100 m – 50 g).
Yarn A: 2 skeins of colourway Neutrino.
Yarn C: 1 skein of colourway Albedo.

Silk Mohair by Isager (75% super kid mohair, 25% silk, 232 yds / 212 m – 25 g).
Yarn B: 1 skein of colourway Hot Pink.

Or approx. 160 yds / 146 m (in yarn A) and 46 yds / 42 m (in yarn C) of worsted-weight and 205 yds / 187 m (in yarn C) of lace-weight yarn. Or any yarn you obtain gauge with.

Alternative yarn suggestions are for example Cascade 220, DROPS Lima and West Yorkshire Spinners Croft for yarns A and C and Rowan Kidsilk Haze or DROPS Kid Silk for yarn B.

Needles: US 9 / 5.5 mm 16” / 40 cm circular needles.

Notions: Stitch marker.

GAUGE
9.5 sts x 28 rows to 4” / 10 cm in Brioche St, after blocking.

CONSTRUCTION
This brioche cowl is worked seamlessly from the bottom up. It begins with a Tubular Cast-On using one strand of worsted-weight (yarn A) and one strand of lace-weight (yarn C) held together. Brioche stitch is worked in the round before knitting short rows to angle the top. Yarn A is then dropped and 3 rounds are worked using the silk mohair (yarn B) only. This creates a sheer panel and natural fold line for the cowl. Then, yarn C is picked up and the turnback is worked in brioche, again with short rows. The top edge is finished with an i-cord bind-off.