Newsletter subscribers: Be sure to check your inbox for your exclusive discount code!! If you’d like to subscribe and get discounts on future patterns, be sure to sign up here!

Patreon Perk: Knit Graffiti Patrons receive an even larger discount on new patterns (and sometimes they’re even free), as well as tons of extra goodies!!

Winter Deco : a delicate cowl featuring graphic art deco-inspired brioche towers, surrounded by garter stitch backgrounds.

I love the Art Deco period. The design, the graphics, all of it. This cowl was inspired especially by the Chrysler Building in Manhattan, which was designed and built during that period. Are you ready for winter to go away, dreaming of warmer temps and bright blossoms? I know this pattern is called Winter Deco, but this is a fabulous piece for your wardrobe to help transition to Spring and the warmer months!

Skill level:
Beginner brioche - Intermediate. The brioche increases and decreases in this pattern are quite straight forward, and are broken up at the end with two-color garter stitch.

Techniques used:
knit, purl, brioche knit (brk), brioche purl (brp), brkyobrk (2-st brioche increase), left and right slanting 2-st brioche decreases, knitting in the round, i-cord cast on and bind off. I wrote this pattern to be very approachable to beginners who want to try brioche knitting!!

Video Tutorials:

I-cord Cast On: http://bit.ly/TwoColorICordCastOn

I-cord Bind Off: http://bit.ly/TwoColorICordBindOff

Construction Notes:
You will begin with an i-cord cast on to create a gorgeous finished edge to the bottom of your cowl. After joining in the round, you will work 12 Deco Towers around the cowl, alternating in two different sizes. They will start out with some brioche increases and decreases, with all two-color brioche fabric. Then you will slowly add in some two-color garter stitch on either side of the Towers to create the arched top. You will bind off using the matching i-cord bind off for a finished look.

I love to wear this cowl loosely around my neck, but it can also be doubled up for extra warmth!

» One size:
54” / 137 cm circumference and 10” / 25 cm depth, (taken after blocking).

» Gauge:
16 sts and 20 rounds = 4” / 10 cm; measured in two-color brioche stitch knit in the round (taken after blocking).

MATERIALS:

» Yarn: Fingering / Sock weight
535 yds / 489 m
Main Color (MC): 245 yds / 224 m
Contrast Color (CC): 290 yds / 265 m

» Shown in: Hawari Bazaar Yarn Nova (75% Superwash Merino wool, 25% Nylon; 463 yds / 423 m per 100g)
MC: 1 skein in Jazzy Pants (turquoise)
CC: 1 skein Dragonglass (black variegated)

» Needles:
24” / 61 cm or longer US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles.
Adjust needle size as needed to obtain proper gauge.

» Tools:
Tapestry needle for weaving ends, row counter (optional), stitch marker for noting BOR, 11 contrasting stitch markers for noting pattern repeats

I want to thank my amazing Tech Editor, Meaghan Schmaltz, for her efforts and expertise. And a HUGE thank you to my awesome test knitters!!! Be sure to check out their projects for some serious color inspiration!!