When Carolyn Fletcher, the dyer behind Wolf Hollow Wool, challenged me to design a garment with two of her half-pound skeins, I immediately envisioned a brioche cardigan. Bramley, named for an upstate New York mountain near where Carolyn grew up, makes the most of the knit stitch’s super squishy texture.

Bramley Cardigan is worked flat for the body and in the round for the sleeves.

Sizes: 1 (2, 3, 4)(5, 6, 7)

Finished Bust Measurement: 36 ½ (41, 45, 48 ¾)(53, 57 ¼, 61) in/91 (102.5, 112.5, 122)(132.5, 143, 152.5) cm, measured with center fronts touching.

Ease: Meant to be worn with -2 to +2 in/-5 to +5 cm of ease. Sample is knit in size 2 and worn by model with 39 in bust and 2 in/5 cm of positive ease.

Yarn: Worsted to Aran Weight
Main Color (MC): 525(550, 650, 725)(800, 888, 962) yds/480 (503, 594, 663)(731.5, 812, 880) m; 210 (220, 260, 290)(320, 355, 385) g
Contrast Color (CC): 473 (506, 605, 660)(726, 814, 880) yds /432.5 (462.5, 553, 603.5)(664, 744, 804.5) m; 215 (230, 275, 300)(330, 370, 400) g

Sample Uses:
MC: Wolf Hollow Wool Woodchuck Worsted (100% Organic Merino Wool; 560 yds 512 m/227 g), 1 (1, 2, 2)(2, 2, 2) skeins Burdock
CC: Wolf Hollow Wool Bobcat Bulky (50% Alpaca, 50% merino wool; 500 yds 457 m/227 g) 1 (1, 2, 2)(2, 2, 2) skeins Papaya
Designer Note: Although the name of the CC implies a bulky yarn, it knits up like an aran weight.

Needles: US size 7/4.50 mm needles (or size needed to obtain gauge); 40 in/100 cm circular & preferred needles for small circumference knitting

Other: 2 stitch markers, 3 stitch holders, spare needle for stretchy three-needle bind off, tapestry needle

Gauge: 15 st x 18 rows = 4 in/10 cm blocked in two-color brioche rib

Skills included in this pattern:
-Tubular cast on
-Knitting
-Purling
-Slipped stitches
-Brioche knitting
-Brioche purling
-Brioche decreases
-Stretchy three-needle bind off
-Italian tubular bind off

Questions? If you have any questions, please email whimsicalwooliesknits@gmail.com