Squishy brioche stockinet fabric knit-up in The Dyeing Art’s beautiful Smashing base was the starting point for this textural cowl. The subtle pinstripes on the RS reminded me of some old-timey photos of female gunslingers from the 1800’s and I just knew that this cowl had to have bandana shaping and a lacey finish. The WS of brioche stockinet creates an amazingly textured fabric that helps the variegated yarn shine with pops of color sprinkled throughout the whole piece. So give the top of the cowl a little twist when you wear it and let your W(ild) S(ide) show.

This fun beginner brioche knit is knit in-the-round first and then switches to being knit flat. This way you get a lovely drapey cowl that makes the most of some beautiful 50g skeins of fingering weight yarn.

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Size
Circumference 23” (58 cm)
Length 11” (28 cm)

Yarn:
fingering-weight
380 total yds (348 total m) - Two 50g mini-skeins

Sample Used:
The Dyeing Arts
Smashing
60/20/20 Merino Wool/Yak/Silk
190 yds (174 m) / 50 g

In the Colorways:
MC - Plumage
CC - Peacock

Needles
US Size 2 (2.75 mm) 16” (40 cm) Circulars
or size and preferred needle type to obtain gauge

Notions

• Scissors
• Stitch Markers
• Tapestry Needle

Gauge:
24 sts x 32 rows / 4” (10 cm) in Brioche Stockinette, blocked

Stitches Used

• Bind Off
• Brioche Knit
• Brioche K2tog
• Brioche Purl
• Brioche P2tog
• Brioche SSK
• Brioche SSP
• German Twisted Cast On
• Knit
• K2tog
• Pick-up and Knit
• Sl1yo
• Slip Purlwise
• Ssk
• Ssp
• Yarn Over

Photography by DoeDeer Photography.

For more information on the origin of this pattern, please visit this post. ^_^