BRICKLAYERCOWL
Figure 1: front view The bricklayer cowl happened as a result of trying to figure out how to make chain-two spaces in Tunisian crochet in order to make an open fabric. This is one of the stitch combinations I came up with; the other is shown in the Metzelaar Scarf. My grandfather was a bricklayer, and I used to love watching the rhythm of Opa building something: mortar, slap, brick, tap, tap... Each open space “brick" is placed in an offset pattern. 5 mm hook for sock yarn or DK weight yarn Cowl shown in Queensland Rustic Wool (superwash), 100 grams. Gauge is not important for this project. Tunisian crochet stitches used: relaxed TSS extended and Yarn Over Relaxed: work as for a TSS AND also insert the hook under the top horizontal loop of the previous return pass. This allows the yarn to be supported over two threads, and changes the appearance of the back of the fabric. ended: add a chain one to the top of the stitch. wrap the yarn around the hook once for each stitch Chain 34 or a multiple of 4 plus 2. Work the foundation row in TSS extended, forward and return pass. Begin the four-row pattern: Row 2: Chain 1. Relaxed TSS extended into the 2"d stitch. [Yarn over twice, skip 2 stitches, work Relaxed TSS extended into each of the next 2 stitches] repeat to the end. In the return pass, treat each yarn over as a stitch. Row 3: Chain 1. Relaxed TSS extended across the row, working into the yarn overs from the previous row. Row 4: Chain 1. Relaxed TSS extended into the next 3 stitches. [Yarn over twice, skip 2 stitches, work Relaxed TSS extended into each of the next 2 stitches] repeat until 2 stitches remain. Relaxed TSS extended into the last 2 stitches. In the return pass, treat each yarn over as a stitch. Row 5: Chain 1. Relaxed TSS extended across the row, working into the yarn overs from the previous row. Repeat these four rows until you are nearly out of yarn. Join to close or bind off and sew first to last row. Shown: 84 rows. Finished size 8 inches x 36 inches. For a refresher on the basics of Tunisian crochet and some of the new techniques, see the Railway Knitting Workbook. http://www.friesenpress.com/bookstore/title/119734000017172790/Dela-Wilkins Railway-Knitting-Workbook Dela Wilkins, 2015 (Lifecare on Ravelry.com)
Figure 2: back of cowl
