This new-to-brioche friendly scarf is worked in sections of 1 x 1 rib, one colour brioche, garter, and a two-colour brioche section. The scarf is worked bottom up, with a k1 x p1 x k1 border that looks a lot like an I-cord edge, but much easier to stitch.

A couple other new-to-brioche friendly features: no increase in brioche, and the scarf uses a long tail cast-on worked on very large needles – it’s a fun way to knit a stretchy cast-on without needing to use a more technically involved cast-on. There are two sizes you can knit, one just long enough to tie neatly around the neck, or a longer version that allows for more styling options.

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Note on e-wraps in the pattern. You can use a backwards loop cast-on for the same results.

SIZES 1 (2)

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
33” (49”) / 84 (124) cm tip to tip x 3” / 7.5 cm deep

MATERIALS
FINGERING WEIGHT YARN
Yarn (C1): 1 skein of Ancient Arts Yarns Revival Fingering (49% Wool, 34% Mohair, 11% Nylon 4% Acrylic, 2% Silk, 437 yds / 400 m – 100 g), colourway White Peach. Or approx. 127 yds / 116 m fingering weight yarn.
Yarn (C2): 1 skein of Ancient Arts Yarns Revival Fingering (49% Wool, 34% Mohair, 11% Nylon 4% Acrylic, 2% Silk, 437 yds / 400 m – 100 g), colourway Honeycomb. Or approx. 254 yds / 232 m fingering weight yarn.
Yarn (C3): 1 skein of mYak Tibetan Fibres (100% baby yak lace, 383 yds / 350 m – 50 g), colourway Shine, held double. Or approx. 46 yds / 42 m – 6 g lace weight yarn, doubled, or approx. 23 yds / 21 m – 5 g fingering weight yarn.

YARDAGE
Size 1: Yellow Sample
C1: 109 yds / 100 m – 25 g fingering weight yarn
C3: 46 yds / 42 m – 6 g lace weight yarn, doubled
Size 2: Pink & Yellow Sample
C1: 175 yds / 160 m – 40 g fingering weight yarn
C2: 44 yds / 40 m – 10 g fingering weight yarn

SUGGESTED NEEDLE SIZE
Main: US 1 / 2.25 mm 34” circular needles, or longer
Cast-on: US 3 / 3.25 mm straight or circular needles long enough to cast on required number of stitches.
Use Main needle size needed to obtain gauge, and Cast-on needles four sizes larger than Main needles.

GAUGE
24 rows x 20 sts = 4” / 10 cm, after blocking, in 1x1 rib.
A match in gauge will give a similar resulting item to the photographed samples.

ABBREVIATIONS (full list written in pattern)
Brk – brioche knit
Brp – brioche purl
M1L – make one left. Using the LN lift up the bar between the stitches from the row below, from front to back. Knit through the BACK leg of the lifted bar. This twists the stitch, to close the gap. If a gap remains, you have likely knit into the front leg.
M1Lp – make one left purl. Using the LN lift up the bar between the stitches from the row below, from front to back. Purl through the BACK leg of the lifted bar. This twists the stitch, to close the gap. If a gap remains, you have likely purled into the front leg.
M1R – make one right. Using the LN lift up the bar between the stitches from the row below, from back to front. Knit through the FRONT leg of the lifted bar. This twists the stitch, to close the gap. If a gap remains, you have likely knit into the back leg.
M1Rp – make one right purl. Using the LN lift up the bar between the stitches from the row below, from back to front. Purl through the FRONT leg of the lifted bar. This twists the stitch, to close the gap. If a gap remains, you have likely purled into the back leg.
Sl1yo – slip one yarn over. Wyif, slip one stitch purlwise, place working yarn over the slipped stitch.