ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
This is such a great way to work on your Brioche skills! I’ve created a series of video tutorials JUST for this pattern! Check them out on the Cheers To Ewe YouTube Channel: ABSALON TUTORIALS

Knit in the round, bottom up, Absalon is patterned with rows of tulips, and benefits from the use of contrasting yarns. You can certainly select yarns that are more subtle in their differences, as in the sample Sheri is wearing on the cover of this pattern. Or you can select yarns with much more starkness in their contrast as in the picture on the next page. Either way, this is a really fun knit.

LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced

MATERIALS

YARN: DK weight

The sample was made with the following:

Hand Dyed Diva DK (100% Superwash Merino Wool; 250 yds/228 m per 115 gr skein)

1 skein Sandcastle (A), and 1 skein Tilt-A-Whirl (B)

NEEDLES: US 5 (4 mm) circular needles 16” and needles in preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN THE CORRECT GAUGE.

NOTIONS: Stitch marker, scrap yarn for lifelines, tapestry needle

GAUGE: 22 sts and 28 rows = 4” in Brioche Stockinette stitch. Save time by taking time to check gauge.

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Head circumference: 17½ (19¾, 21¾, 24)”. Sample shown in size 21¾”.