bertrand louis
a design by umschlagplatz.at
yarn
pattern
1skein of malabrigo yarn merino worsted (192m/100g, shown in midnight paris) 5.5 mm circular needles, crochet hook for provisional caston 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): \*sll purlwise wyif, yo, kl; repeat from \* row 2 (rs): \*p1, kl together with yo from row 1; repeat from \*
edge stitch
needles
k knit stitches, sl purl stitches with yarn in front co 49 sts using provisional cast on set up row: \*k1, pl; repeat from \* row 1: work 3 stitches in edge stitch (kl, sl purl stitch wyif, k1), start row 1 of half brioche stitch (\*sl1 purlwise wyif, yo, k1 \*repeat) to last 3 sts, work edge stitch (k1, sl purl stitch wyif, k1) row 2: work first 3 stitches in edge stitch (sl purl stitch wyif, k1, sl purl stitch wyif), start row 2 of half brioche stitch (\*p1, k1 together with yo from row1 \*repeat) to last 3 sts, work edge stitch (sl purl stitch wyif, k1, sl purl stitch wyif) repeat row 1 and 2 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!
