When you get married, you create a new family. Tollow is the name I took when marrying my husband, and it now also is the surname of our son. I am so proud of our family. I am also enormously proud of this cowl pattern – therefore this cowl now bears our name. It is a brioche cowl, with a folded stockinette stitch hem at the bottom as well as the top, where it also holds the I-cord drawstring. With a simple brioche design, it is the perfect project for anyone new to this technique. The simplicity also makes your yarns really stand out. I hope you will love this cowl as much as I do. Happy knitting!

Yarn: Samples shown knitted with yarns from Q-lana. Snug Fit: Colour A: BFL 262 Sport (Valor) 262m/100g, Colour B: Mersilyak (Berenjena) 212m/100g. Relaxed Fit: Baby Alpaka Plus DK 225m/100g, Colour A: one of a kind (MadeByTollow) Colour B: Bosque. You can use any other DK weight yarn.

Needles: 4.0mm/US 6 and 3.5 mm/US 4, 40 cm/16’’ circular needles. Check your gauge and adjust needle size/s if necessary.

Gauge: 20 stitches x 35 rows for 10x10 cm / 4’’ in stockinette with the larger needle
20 stitches x 24 rows for 10x10 cm / 4’’ in brioche stitch with the smaller needle

Finished size: Sizes: Snug Fit (Relaxed Fit). Circumference: 55 (65) cm / 21.5 (25.5)’’, Height: 28 (35) cm / 11 (14)’’
Yardage: (Colour A/B) Snug fit: 120/205m, 130/225yds. Relaxed fit: 150/265m, 165/290yds

Other items: Tapestry needle for weaving in ends as well as stitching the folded hem, 2 stitch markers, crochet hook and waste yarn for provisional cast on, safety pin to thread the I-cord (optional)