Swing Shift Lite

Playing with colors can be one of the great joys when it comes to knitting, and sometimes you just have to make more than one project! There are moments filled with debates on how each color should be used and it can be a struggle -- I know it can be for me, especially with brioche. This inner battle and love of the first Swing Shift cowl inspired the newest version, Swing Shift Lite. This fun cowl is an abundance of delicious texture and squishy brioche. Watch the colors play as they shift, highlighting the beauty of each colorway and when they merge together. Whether you go with opposites-attract skeins or a more subtle color shift, this cowl allows for you to dip your toes into the squishtastic world of brioche and playing with color contrasts.

Skill Level Advanced Beginner

Finished Size

25”/63.5 cm circumference 

7”/17.5 cm deep in the back

18”/46 cm deep to point in front

Gauges (flat and blocked)

22 sts x 48 rows = 4”/10 cm square in Garter Stitch

22 sts x 28 rows = 4”/10 cm square in Brioche Rib 

Yarns

Fingering weight yarn in 2 contrasting colors; Color A: 197 yards/180 m; 1.75 oz/50 g; Color B: 197 yards/180 m; 1.75 oz/50 g 

*Sample Used: Campfiber Yarns, Soft Sock; 85% Superwash Merino, 15% Nylon; 1 hank of Fairy Garden (Color A) and In the Gloaming (Color B)*

Needles

US3/3.25 mm circular needle 24”/60 cm minimum, or size needed to meet gauge

Notions

3 Removable stitch markers

Tapestry needle, measuring tape, scissors, blocking mats, and blocking pins.

Skills Needed

Basic knitting skills

Increasing and decreasing 

Two color brioche, or willingness to learn