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Lion Brand Hometown Super Bulky Acrylic Yarn
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SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Lion Brand Hometown:
- #302 Aspen Tweed, 2 Balls (A)
- #153 South Dakota Black, 1 Ball (B)
- Lion Brand Circular Needle Size 13 (9mm), 29in Long
- Lion Brand Stitch Markers
- Lion Brand Large-Eyed Blunt Needle
- SIZE:
- Finished Circumference About 54-60in
- Finished Height About 6 1/2in
- GAUGE:
- 7 Brioche sts = about 4in in Brioche stitch.
- GAUGE IS NOT ESSENTIAL FOR THIS PROJECT.
DIRECTIONS:
STITCH EXPLANATIONS:S1yo (slip 1, yarn over) If working yarn isn't already in front, bring working yarn to front between needles. Yarn over (taking working yarn to back). Keeping working yarn in back, slip next st as if to purl. Note: 2 loops are placed on right needle. The pair of loops is counted as 1 Brioche st.
BRK1 (brioche knit stitch) If working yarn isn't already in back, bring working yarn to back between needles. Insert needle into next pair of loops (from s1yo in previous rnd) and knit them together. Note: 1 loop is placed on right needle. The single loop is counted as 1 Brioche st.
BRP1 (brioche purl stitch) If working yarn isn't already in front, bring working yarn to front between needles. Insert needle into next pair of loops (from s1yo in previous rnd) and purl them together. Note: 1 loop is placed on right needle. The single loop is counted as 1 Brioche st.
NOTES:
Cowl is worked in rnds of Brioche stitch.
Yarn color is changed every rnd to create 2-color Brioche pattern.
Photo tutorials are provided to help you learn how to make the S1yo, BRK1, and BRP1 Brioche sts.
In this design, a S1yo (slip 1, yarn over) is not created making a slip stitch and then a yarn over. The abbreviation for this can be confusing. Instead, make the yarn over first and then slip the next stitch. Maker is a continental knitter this is reflected in photos. If you are an English knitter you may want to find a video on YouTube for extra help.
Note that yarn colors in photos do not reflect those used in this project.
To move yarn from front to back or back to front, bring yarn between needles. Take care not to wrap yarn over a needle, this could create an additional st.
COWL:
With A, cast on 100 sts.
Place marker for beginning of rnd. Join by working the first st on left hand needle with the working yarn from the right hand needle and being careful not to twist sts.
Set Up Rnd: With A, * S1yo, k1; rep from * around - you will have 100 Brioche sts in this row consisting of 50 S1yo pairs and 50 knit sts.
Follow diagram in Get Patterns tab for the following:
Step 1: Here you can see a yarn over around the needle. (SEE DIAGRAM 1)
Step 2: Now you are going to slip your next stitch. You will always slip your stitch as if to purl. (SEE DIAGRAM 2)
Step 3: Knit the next stitch. (SEE DIAGRAM 3)
You will now join Color B. Color B will always be used to work the purl/BRP1 rnds.
Rnd 1 (purl/BRP1 rnd): With B, * BRP1, s1yo; rep from * around.
Diagram for Rnd 1:
Your first stitch of this row is going to be a BRP1.
Step 1: Insert your needle through your first 2 stitches. These are your "couple" stitches (see that they are laying to the right of the new color yarn) and you will always work your couples together. (Think of this like you are knitting 2 purl stitches together). Lay your yarn over the top of your needle and purl these stitches together. (SEE DIAGRAM 4)
Step 1 completed: Photo to show the completed purl stitch. (SEE DIAGRAM 5)
Step 2: Now work a S1yo after that BRP1. The last round worked a S1yo and knit the next stitch. This time, work a S1yo and purl the next stitch. Due to this, the yarn will do something different. To begin, yarn over and keep the yarn in the back. (SEE DIAGRAM 6)
Step 3: Slip your stitch while keeping that contrasting yarn in the back. (SEE DIAGRAM 7)
Step 4: Now bring contrasting yarn back around to the front, making a little "yarn shawl" around the slipped stitch. This has fully completed the S1yo. (SEE DIAGRAM 8)
Step 5: Insert needle through the next 2 stitches to purl your slipped stitch from the last round and yarn over stitch together (BRP1). (SEE DIAGRAM 9)
BRP1 Completed. (SEE DIAGRAM 10)
The last stitch of Rnd 1 is going to be a S1yo. Do this as normal and just leave your contrasting (Color B) yarn hanging to the front of your work.
This is what your completed Rnd 1 will look like (I am using a higher contrast of yarns here so that you can easily tell the difference - here my Color A is the colored yarn and B is white) (SEE DIAGRAM 11).
Colors from the beginning for Rnd1 should be: B, B, A, repeat.
Pick up Color A, which should be at the back of your work.
Color A will always be used to work knit/BRK1 rnds.
Rnd 2 (knit/BRK1 rnd): With A, * S1yo, BRK1; rep from * around.
Unlike when you worked your first round, the "couples" from this point on will always be opposite colors. If we look at the last photo again of our finished Rnd 1, we can see here that the yarn over in white (Color B) is next to the knit stitch in Color A. Those two stitches will be worked together. (SEE DIAGRAM 12)
This is what Rnd 2 will look like when you finish it. Your couples have switched around now. (SEE DIAGRAM 13)
Colors from the beginning of Rnd 2 should be: A, B, A, repeat.
You can count how many pairs of rounds you have completed after you complete Rnd 2 by counting each knit stitch up your cowl.
Pattern from this point on:
Rnd 3: With B, * BRP1, S1yo; rep from * around.
Rnd 4: With A, * S1yo, BRK1; rep from * around.
Rep Rnds 3 and 4 until piece measures about 6 1/2in from beginning, end with a Rnd 3 as the last rnd you work.
Last Rnd: With A, * p1, BRK1; rep from * around.
With A, bind off loosely as if to knit.
FINISHING:
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS:
k = knit
p = purl
rep = repeat
rnd(s) = round(s)
st(s) = stitch(es)