Brioche Hat Pattern

Way back when I had my old blog I made a pattern (in English and Danish) for a brioche stitch hat. Some people have been asking for the pattern, so here we go: (I can't garantee that there's no errors in the pattern. Please let me know if you find any)

I’ve made a pattern for a women's size and a men’s size. The Women’s size is in brackets.

Yarn: 2 skeins of Rowan Scottish Tweed DK

Needles: Small circular needle 4 mm and dpns 4 mm

Cast on (64) 72 stitches

Join in the round.

(Remember to mark the first stitch)

• Round 1: *purl 1, YO, slip 1 purlwise*, repeat until the end of round.

• Round 2: *YO, slip one purlwise, knit 2 together (one knit stitch and one YO)*, repeat until the end of round.

• Round 3: *Purl 2 together (one purl stitch and one YO), YO, slip one purlwise*, repeat until the end of round.

Repeat round 2 and 3 until the hat measures (13) 14 cm. End with a round similar to round 3.

Decreases begin: (Change to dpns when suitable)

*YO, slip one purlwise, knit 2 together (one knit stitch and one YO)*, repeat (6) 7 times. YO, slip one purlwise. Knit 2 together (the first stitch has a YO, the second stitch is single), place the stitch on the left needle and pass the next stitch (with its YO) over. Place the stitch on the right needle. There should be 2 stitches less now.

Continue in brioche stitch:

*YO, slip one purlwise, knit 2 together (one knit stitch and one YO)*, repeat (6) 7 times. YO, slip one purlwise. Knit 2 together (the first stitch has a YO, the second stitch is single), place the stitch on the left needle and pass the next stitch (with its YO) over. Place the stitch on the right needle.

Repeat brioche stitch and decreases 2 more times in this round.

Continue in brioche stitch and make the decreases on every 4^th round with 2 stitches less between every decrease.

When there are 8 stitches left (not including the YOs) break yarn and thread through remaining stitches.

Weave in loose ends.

You might want to sew in some elastic as the hat is not particularly stretchy.

Hue i patentstrik

Jeg har skrevet opskriften for en damestørrelse og en herrestørrelse. Damestørrelsen står i parentes.

Garn: 2 nøgler Rowan Scottish Tweed DK

Pinde: Lille rundpind 4 mm og strømpepinde 4 mm

Slå (64) 72 masker op.

Strik rundt på rundpind på følgende måde:

(Husk at markere første maske)

1. omg: *1 vrang, slå om, 1 vrang løs af*, gentag omgangen ud.
2. omg: *Slå om, 1 vrang løs af, strik omslaget og den næste maske ret sammen*, gentag omgangen ud.
3. omg: * Strik omslaget og den næste maske vrang sammen, slå om, 1 vrang løs af*, gentag omgangen ud.

Gentag 2. og 3. omgang indtil huen måler (13) 14 cm. Slut med en omgang der svarer til 3. omgang.

Herefter begynder indtagningerne: (Skift til strømpepinde, når det passer)

*Slå om, 1 vrang løs af, strik omslaget og den næste maske ret sammen*, gentag (6) 7 gange. Slå om, 1 vrang løs af. Strik de næste to masker ret sammen (første maske har et tilhørende omslag, anden maske er enkelt), sæt masken over på venstre pind og løft næste maske (med tilhørende omslag) over. Sæt masken over på højre pind. Der er nu taget 2 masker ind.

Strik igen patentstrik:

*Slå om, 1 vrang løs af, strik omslaget og den næste maske ret sammen*, gentag (6) 7 gange.

Strik de næste to masker ret sammen (første maske har et tilhørende omslag, anden maske er enkelt), sæt masken over på venstre pind og løft næste maske (med tilhørende omslag) over. Sæt masken over på højre pind. Patentstrik og indtagninger gentages 2 gange mere, så der i alt er taget ind 4 steder på huen. Sammenlagt er der taget 8 masker ind på omgangen.

Fortsæt i patentstrik samtidig med at der tages ind på samme måde på hver 4. omgang med to masker mindre i mellem indtagningerne hver gang.

Når der er 8 masker tilbage (omslagene er ikke talt med) lukkes af ved at trække tråden igennem maskerne.

Hæft enderne.

Sy evt. elastik i kanten, da huen ikke er så elastisk.

Time to catch up

I've been neglecting the blog lately, but maybe now's the time to catch up. Lately, I've been knitting some baby stuff, as there are two new babies in the family, a girl and a boy.

For the girl:

Cardigan in Rowan Felted Tweed. There's no pattern. I wanted the cardigan to be simple but with details. So I decided on a small cable along the sleeves and on the right front. The i-cord edge was made to add a little contrast to the gray. I was lucky to find the perfect buttons for this.

The famous Saartje's Bootees made in left over yarn from the cardigan.

Socks, also in left over yarn. No particular pattern, just 2x2 ribbing, my preferred heel flap, and a grafted toe.

For the boy:

A vest in Drops Alpaca. This one gave a lot of bother. I had to give it several tries before I was satisfied enough to give it away. Unfortunately it also meant that this was the only thing he got. There simply wasn't time to knit another piece. It is knitted in the round, and the ribbings are 1x1 and twisted.

I've started something for myself now. Another post about this is comming up soon.

Reckless Raglan Alpaca Project

Time to blog about the alpaca project.



This pullover was an attempt to make a rather simple knit with a few details, namely the ridges with reversed stockinette and the shape of the sleeves.




I had 6 skeins of Berroco Ultra Alpaca in my stash, 2 of each of the three colors. I never got to the point when I was 100 percent sure of how to place the colors, I just knew that I wanted broad stripes and that the stripes of the sleeve weren't going to match the ones on the body. I simply rushed into it and didn't plan where to change the colors before i knit it. Maybe I should've done that. Well, next time perhaps.



I had to rip the collar a couple of times as it didn't turn out as I wanted. Pretty much because I hadn't decided on anything specific! I first thought about making a big collar, which somehow would've matched the sleeves, but instead I ended up making it rather tight. (I can ditch the kerchief then.)



Overall I'm pleased with the result. I already use it outside in the rather cold spring chill.

Ripping back

The Alpaca Pullover was almost done, only underarm seams and ends were left to sew. There were, however, a few things I wasn't satisfied with, namely the neck and the raglan decreases, so ripping was the one and only option.











And now: Back on track!

Bringing a Hibernating Project Into the Light

Are you the kind of knitter who has several unfinished projects lying around that you just can't seem to complete? Or - are you the kind who always makes sure to finish up what you've started - at least within a reasonable amount of time? I'd definitely say I'm the latter. Except from the fact that I have this one project which I started years ago - 4 years at least! It's almost embarrassing and not at all typical for me.





It's a pullover knitted in DUO Merino Wool from Design.club.dk that I decided to design myself. The problem is, though, that I'd make many thing different if I were to start the project now. I've learned so much about knitting the past couple of years and now I'm just not really into finishing this pullover. But it's knitted on 2,5 mm needles, 2 x 2 ribbing, sooo time consuming. Besides, as I've finished the front, almost the back, and the sleeves are nearly half-way, I just can't bring myself to frog it.





If I need to frog something it'll be the neck. I'm not satisfied with the way it is but I haven't decided how I want it to turn out either. I need to think about it and try and finish this project ASAP!

New Scarf - Old Pattern Motif

Ever since my Ogee Cardigan was in the making I've been fascinated with that specific pattern motif. I first found it in Mary Thomas's Book of Knitting Patterns (an old but very useful book) and I've used it again in this Scarf - which I happened to name Ogee Scarf.



The border is knitted in moss stitch to give some kind of frame to the continuous pattern motif and I'm quite happy with this solution.



There are interesting details in this pattern and I particularly like that you can see the individual threads twisting around each other, surrounding the oval shape.



The yarn is Tapestry from Rowan in the color Highland, my first experience with yarn containing soybean protein. It says 30% on the label and the rest is wool, so it should be warm enough. I used 6 mm needles, which I usually don't prefer. I find them too big and a bit clumsy to handle. I do make exceptions, though.



The yarn is wonderfully soft and I really like the color. It's a little variegated which shows in some subtle stripes in the scarf. Knitting with this yarn was at times anoying, though, because the yarn tends to split very easily, and it pretty quickly felts a little bit, so you don't want to rip back an awful lot if you can avoid it - I mean, don't make any errors!

Despite this minor detail about the yarn, I really love how the scarf turned out. I know that it will follow me the rest of the winter, all the way to the beginning of spring.

Alpaca Pullover in Progress

Thank you all for the nice and wonderful comments on my camisole. I'm considering writing up the pattern.



I've started a new project using the really delicious Berroco Ultra Alpaca. I have three colors, two skeins of each. I hope it's enough for a pullover. Maybe I'll make the sleeves shorter. Let's see how it turns out. I made a few calculations beforehand but I'm pretty much making it up as I go.

My Very Own Camisole

First FO of the year: A Camisole for a very special purpose.


I'm a member of a knitting society where we meet once a month to knit, talk, and share ideas as well as and inspiration. The challenge is that we are suposed to knit things without patterns - it's so fun! Also, it's becomming a tradition to make a small exhibition every year with something knitted - designed by one self, of course. We discussed what the theme should be and decided it together. This time we ended up with a very broad one: "Something-with-clothes" which more or less means that everything will do! The idea is, though, that it should be some kind of wordplay where the word 'clothes' is included. As this is a Danish context the options are of course slightly different from English. However, a camisole will work with the theme just fine. Anyway, this is my contribution.



I knitted this with merino wool from a Danish spinning mill (Henrichsen), on needle size 2.5 mm so it wasn't such a quick project. The most challenging part was the lace at the top. I made a garter stitch edging and garter stitch shoulder straps, so I wanted the lace part to have garter stitch in it too. I ended up combining garter stitch with a leave motif, which I think came out pretty.



I really like the two colors together, especially on the edging. The rib on each side makes it very stretchy and close-fitting, which I prefer when using it this time of year. It fits perfectly under a shirt, keeping the body nice and warm.



I'm not exactly sure when the exhibition will take place but I hope that my contribution will look fine among a whole lot of other knitted garments and things. I'm quite excited about it!

Knitted Christmas Presents #3

A little late, here comes the third and last post about my knitted Christmas presents: Three hats and two little sweaters. Here goes...





A hat for my brother made of Rowan Felted Tweed. I added some stripes with yarn from my stash. The pattern is made up as I went along.



My boyfriend saw me knitting it and asked for one too, so I made another one with thicker stripes and some other small mods.






A hat for my sister-in-law. The pattern is from a Danish book by Lena Blidell called 'Hotte huer'. (Ravelry link here) It is made with one strand of wool and one strand of some angora blend.





This sweater is for my little niece. I used the pattern from the Climbing Vines Pullover in Interweave Knits, Winter 2008. The Yarn is Lana Grossa Cool Wool 2000.


This looked really good on her, when she tried it on.



The last sweater is this cardigan made for my cousin's daughter. It was a small experiment with yarn from stash (DROPS Karisma) I'm not all satisfied but it looked fine when she tried it on. In my opinion there are some minor errors but on the other hand you have to make these in order to be an experienced knitter, right? It is knit in the round and steeked.

Still knitting

Silence on the blog doesn't mean there's no knitting going on here at my place. On the contrary I have several wips on the needles, I just can't show all of them here - presents, you know! One wip I can show you, though, is the scarf knitted in Rowan Tapestry.



I want it to be a big and cozy scarf for winter. As I'm knitting it on needles 6 cm (US 10), it shouldn't take very long. Nevertheless, with many projects in the making, it does.

A couple of weeks ago I bought the Fall issue of Vogue Knitting. I really like that magazine. I don't know how to subscribe to it in Europe but I know that a lot of peolpe on Ravelry have been discussing their subscribtion and are somewhat dissatisfied with the delivery. So, as long as I can buy it in a shop, I'll stick to that.



Another magazine is this German one called Verena, never heard of it before. There's lots of great designs in that too - much to my surprise!