Every time I wear this sweater, random strangers compliment me on it, hence the name.

Finished garment measure 45 cm (18 inch) across back at underarm. Length-wise Chambord is 52cm / 20 inches from the top of the shoulder to the bottom of waistband.

This one was a special request for a male friend - a non-frilly scarf one could wear out on the town during Melbourne winter. Oh - but it needed a classic tassel fringe…

The rider who is bringing up the rear (ie last) in the Tour de France is known as the “Lanterne Rouge” – the nickname stems from a time when red lamps used to hang from cabooses on trains.

I came up with this design when I really didn’t like the idea of knitting the equivalent of 9 scarves and then sewing them all together. I really hate seaming, so an alternative was needed. This is based on the theory on entrelac knitting, but without any starter triangles. The whole thing is knit back and forward in garter stitch, making a lov...