bertrand louis
yam 1 skein of malabrigo yarn merino worsted (192m/100g, shown in 'cinnabar) needles $5.5\;\mathsf{m m}$ circular needles, crochet hook for provisional cast on 1 tapestry needle to weave in ends gauge 12 stitches and 14 rows $=$ 10cm in half brioche stitch after blocking half brioche stitch row 1 (ws): \*sl 1 purlwise wyif, yo, k1; repeat from \* row 2 (rs): \*p1, k1 together with yo from row 1; repeat from \* edge stitch k knit stitches, sl purl stitches with yarn in front
pattern
co 49 sts using provisional cast on row 1: \*k1, p1; repeat from row 2: work 3 stitches in edge stitch, start row 1 of half brioche stitch to last 3 sts, work edge stitch. row 3: 3 stitches in edge stitch, start row 2 of half brioche stitch to last 3 sts, workedgestitch repeat row 2 and 3 til you got 44 cm or prefered length perform a 3-needle-bind-off as follows: open provisional cast on and put sts back on an additional needle, knit these sts together with sts from cast on edge and bind off at the same time. voila: you got your very own bertrand louis, wear it however you like, it's very useful as a cowl, or a hat ... maybe you even find a new way to wear bertrand louis! enjoy it!
