Grandpa G's Barn Cowl

This pattern is for an adventurous beginner or intermediate knitter that wants to try brioche for the first time or give it another try. This cowl will help you learn brioche in a gentle and easy way; a little at a time yet has that brioche wow factor you’ve been craving.

Grandpa’s Barn Cowl is a reversible unisex accessory that is worked from the bottom up and in the round. It starts with 2 x 2 ribbing and progresses into a two-color garter stitch border followed by alternating sections of garter stitch and brioche ribbing. A few rounds of garter stitch are then worked around the entire cowl. The final section of garter st and Brioche ribbing is offset from the first for visual interest. The cowl ends with one last border of garter stitch that’s finished with one color 2 x 2 ribbing. A page of clearly written and tested Special Techniques to help you with the cast on, bind off and everything in between. Charts (optional) and a schematic are included.