Do you love a pattern with interesting techniques that will keep you engaged? Does cozy Garter Stitch make you happy? If yes, Brianna is the fun knitting adventure for you!

The eye-catching stranded fade band, accented with tiny bobbles, and loads of squishy Garter Stitch will make Brianna an instant go-to in your wardrobe. Worked in light sock weight yarn, the bandana cowl is perfect for three-season wear. With 1 main colour (MC) and 4 contrasting colours (CC), Brianna is perfect for a new special fade set or as a stash-busting project.

Written and charted instructions and tables with stitch counts for every row are provided.

Brianna is the official 2025 Queen City Fibre Festival knitting pattern.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS (after blocking)

45.5 cm/18” neck circumference
40 cm/15¾” depth at centre front

YARN REQUIREMENTS

Light sock-weight yarn in the following amounts:
• 85 g MC and
• 8 g in each of 4 CCs (CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4)

SUGGESTED YARN

Light Sock by Midknit Cravings Yarn Co (85% Superwash Merino, 15% Nylon):
• 1 skein (100 g per skein/400 m (437 yds )) in Wine Not and
• 1 Bite-Size Mini-Set (20 g per mini/80 m (87 yds) each) in the Queen City colourway: Hayride / Wine Not / Queen City / Antique Pearl / Smoke & Mirrors

SUGGESTED NEEDLES

3.0 mm/US 2.5 80–100 cm/32–40” circular needle
optional: 3.25 mm/D-3 crochet hook for Pinhole CO

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

2 removable st markers
Tapestry needle
Blocking pins
Optional: Blocking wires

GAUGE

24 sts and 47 rows = 10 cm/4” in Garter Stitch after blocking

SKILL LEVEL

3 out of 5

TECHNIQUES TO REVEL IN

Required: Pinhole cast on, knit, purl, slipping purlwise through back loop, slip purlwise with yarn in front, yarn over 2, purl Twinover, right raised increase, stranded colourwork (worked on RS and WS), slip slip slip double wrap knit through back loop, slip slip slip knit through back loop, knit yarn over knit in one stitch, Bobble stitch, knit Twincrease, bind off.

Optional: Icelandic bind off, reading a chart.

This pattern has been professionally tech edited by Louise Plumridge, plumstitches.techeditor@gmail.com.