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This pattern was designed to teach brioche to first-time brioche knitters as an accompaniment to the Water Bearer sweater, available on Ravelry here.

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DESCRIPTION

WATER BORN is a pattern for 3 single-color brioche headwraps of increasing complexity. The wraps are simple and easy to wear, perfect for brisk morning walks or quick and delicate knitted gifts. The pattern includes detailed instructions and 7 video tutorials for everything from brioche 101 to invisible finishing methods for the headwraps. The 3 options make this an ideal “first” brioche pattern, allowing you to begin with straight brioche stitch and work your way up to increasing and decreasing.

→ Click here to download a free preview with all the pattern details, including sizing information, yarn requirements, gauge and needles, and sizing information.

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FINISHED DIMENSIONS

Circumference: 21”/53.5 cm or custom fit (only available for options A & B)
Width: 6”/15 cm

NOTE: The headwrap is intended to fit with 0-2”/0-5 cm of negative ease.

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GAUGE, NEEDLES, NOTIONS

Gauge: 14 sts and 30 rows over 4”/10cm in brioche after blocking

Recommended needles:

• Main needles for brioche: US 4 (3.5 mm) 24”/60 cm circular
• Larger needles for i-cord bind off: US 6 (4 mm), any length circular or DPN

Notions: scrap yarn, darning needle, crochet hook for provisional cast-on

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YARN

This headwrap is designed for a DK weight wool/wool blend OR a fingering weight wool held together with a laceweight mohair/silk. For option A, I used Ritual Dyes Maven Fingering (100% fine SW merino, 265 yds/50g) and Fae Laceweight (70% mohair, 30% silk, 459 yds/50g) in Bone; for options B & C, I used Ritual Dyes Priestess DK (100% fine SW merino, 250 yds/115g) in Iron and Aquarius.

You can use either a single strand of DK or fingering/laceweight held double for any of the options (A, B, or C).

Yarn requirements by yardage: 130 yds of DK – or – 130 yds each of fingering & laceweight
Yarn requirements by meter: 119 meters of DK – or – 119 meters each of fingering & laceweight

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VIDEO TUTORIALS

The following original video tutorials were created to accompany this pattern and are linked throughout the pattern:

1. Styling the Water Born headwrap
2. Provisional crochet cast-on
3. Setup rows 1 & 2
4. Brioche 101: sl1yo and brk
5. Brioche 102: decreasing & increasing
6. Invisibly graft brioche
7. Picking up stitches & i-cord bind-off

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SHARING

See pictures of other Water Born headwraps and share pictures of your own progress on Instagram with the hashtag #WaterBornHeadwrap. Be sure to tag @jaqcieslak too!