Lehe Showl (shawl and cowl = showl) is an exquisitely elegant design, full of texture. Just slip it over your head and you are ready to go.
Lehe („Lehe“ means leaf in Estonian) Showl is easy to make and easy to wear and the results are stunningly eye-catching with an extra warm design. It’s designed to resemble a triangular shawl wrapped around your neck … but to look closer, it’s not. Set off your favorite colorful or variegated yarn on one side with contrasting background color on the other side. The result is like two different showls because the fabric is completely reversible. Just slip it over your head and you are ready to go. Dress to impress!

CONSTRUCTION
Lehe Showl is an enjoyable accessory that combines the shape of a triangular shawl with a casual cowl, which is worked in one piece. Showl combines two types of construction: a top-down triangular shawl, knit flat, and a bias rectangle knit in the round. The showl is so quick and satisfying to make.

The easy brioche leafy pattern adds interest and makes knitting this a fun experience. Throughout the pattern you repeat just one motif and the only tricky thing is to follow where to work the increases or decreases to grow or reduce your showl. The stitch pattern is intuitive, simple to memorize and relaxing to knit.

YARN: Isager Highland Wool (light fingering), sample showl shown on page 1.
50grams/1.76 ounces - 278 meters/305 yards, 100% Peruvian Wool

YARN CONSUMPTION:
MC yarn: 0.8 skeins (40gr/1.4 ounces - 225m/246yds) Isager Highland Wool colorway Ivory.
CC yarn: 0.8 skeins (40gr/1.4 ounces - 225m/246yds) Isager Highland Wool colorway Rhubarb.
Or use any other light fingering or fingering weight yarn.
The showl weighs approx. 80grams/2.82ounces Note that if you use different weight yarn or different needle size, the yardage, weight and dimensions of your showl may differ from mine.

NEEDLES: 3.00mm/US 2½, 60cm (24“) circular needle, or size needed to get right gauge.

SKILL LEVEL: Adventurous beginner or intermediate knitter. Previous experience working basic two-color brioche is not required, but it is recommended.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Circumference: 60 cm / 23.5”
Depth at center front: 48 cm / 19“
Depth at back neck: 21 cm / 8“
Measurements taken from relaxed fabric after blocking.

OTHER TOOLS: Tapestry needle; scissors; row counter (recommended); two stitch markers; blocking tools
GAUGE: 19 sts x 26 rows = 4“ 10cm in two-color brioche stitch
Needle sizes are recommendations only. Always use the needle size necessary to achieve given gauge (to save your time). (My personal knitting tension is tight).

TECHNIQUES USED: Brioching back and forth, brioche decreases/increases (brLsl dec, brRsl dec, br4st dec, brkyobrk, br4st inc, brk1, brp1, sl1yo).
Before starting, please read through the entire pattern, so that you are familiar with the brioche specific abbreviations.

And thank you again my dear test knitters. Without you, this pattern isn’t here ….

And Tech edited by Tabatha Thomas Studio

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