Brèid

Knitting
January 2026
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
30 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in stranded colourwork in the round
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
340 yards (311 m)
one size, adjustable by working more / fewer repeats
English

Brèid

a Scottish Gaelic word for a kerchief

Yarn
Kate Davies Designs Ooskit 4 ply (100% British Wool; 220m / 240yds per 50g skein)
A Siller: 1 x 50g skein
Kate Davies Designs Milarrochy Tweed (70% Wool; 30% Mohair; 100m / 109yds per 25g ball)
B Lochan: 1 x 25g ball

Needles and notions
40cm / 16in gauge-size circular needle

Gauge-size needles of your preferred type for working small circumferences (you may need to use dpns or magic loop to accommodate the small number of stitches on the chart’s final rounds)
Tapestry needle
Sewing needle and thread
Ribbon for finishing steek (optional)

Gauge
30 sts and 36 rounds to 10cm / 4in on gauge-size needle
Use 3.00mm needle as a starting point for swatching.

Size
Width (without ties): 56.5cm / 22¼in
Depth (including edging): 26cm / 10¼in

Pattern notes
This triangular kerchief is knitted from long edge to tip, with a steek to enable working in the round. Stitches are decreased at an even rate along each side of the triangle and, after the final stitch is bound off and the steek secured and cut open, a garter stitch and i-cord edging is worked along each edge. I-cord ties enable the kerchief to be secured around the head or neck, and the steek can be finished with a ribbon facing, if desired.