notes
materials
- any yarn
- any needles
gauge
any gauge
dimensions
approximately 40 inches long and 6 inches wide at widest point (center)
techniques
brioche stitch
brioche increase (bk2tog-yo-bk2tog)
left-leaning brioche decrease (bsk2p)
yarn over (yo) – bring working yarn under right needle to front of work and then over again to back of work
reverse yarn over (reverse yo) – bring working yarn over right needle to front of work and then under again to back of work
pattern
begin
Using a long tail cast-on, cast on 3 stitches.
Row 1 (WS): Slip 1, p1, slip 1.
Row 2 (RS): K1, reverse yo, k1, yo, k1. [5 stitches]
Row 3: Slip 1, p1 tbl, slip 1, p1, slip 1.
Row 4: K2, reverse yo, k1, yo, k2. [7 stitches]
Row 5: Slip 2, p1 tbl, slip 1, p1, slip 2
brioche & increase
Row 1 (RS): K2, YOS, k1, YOS, k2.
Row 2 (WS): Slip 2, bk2tog, YOS, bk2tog, slip 2.
Row 3: K2, YOS, bk2tog, YOS, k2.
Row 4: Repeat Row 2.
Repeat Rows 3 and 4 three more times.
Row 5 (Increase Row): K2, YOS, bk2tog-YOS-bk2tog, YOS, k2. [9 stitches]
Row 6: Slip 2, bk2tog, YOS, k1, YOS, bk2tog, slip 2.
Row 7: K2, [YOS, bk2tog] to last 3 stitches, YOS, k2.
Row 8: Slip 2, [bk2tog, YOS] to last 3 stitches, bk2tog, slip 2.
Work in pattern for 16 more rows.
Row 9 (Increase Row): K2, [YOS, bk2tog] to last 5 stitches, YOS, bk2tog-YOS-bk2tog, YOS, k2. [2 stitches increased]
Row 10: Slip 2, bk2tog, YOS, k1, [YOS, bk2tog] to last 2 stitches, slip 2.
Work in established pattern, repeating Rows 9 and 10 as every 20th and 21st row, until scarf measures about 20 inches from cast-on point, ending with a Row 10.
decrease
Work in pattern for 18 more rows.
Row 1 (RS, Decrease Row): K2, YOS, bsk2p, [YOS, bk2tog] to last 3 stitches, YOS, k2. [2 stitches decreased]
Row 2 (WS): Slip 2, [bk2tog, YOS] to last 3 stitches, bk2tog, slip 2.
Work in pattern, repeating Rows 1 and 2 as every 20th and 21st row, until 7 stitches remain, ending with a Row 2.
Work in pattern for 8 more rows.
end
Row 1 (RS): K2, s2kp, k2. [5 stitches]
Row 2 (WS): [Slip 1, p1] twice, slip 1.
Row 3: K1, s2kp, k1. [3 stitches]
Row 4: Slip 1, p1, slip 1.
Cut yarn, and using a tapestry needle, draw the working yarn through the remaining live stitches and pull tight.
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