HAPPY KITTENS SCARFLET a reversible brioche stitch scarf by Nancy Marchant www.briochestitch.com GENERAL INFORMATION Two-Color Long Tail CAST ON Please familiarize yourself with 2-color brioche knitting. Instead of using one yarn and its tail, use two different I have an online class at www.craftsy.com/brioche, or see yarns. Tie your two yarns together leaving 6 inch tails. http://www.briochestitch.com or the “how to” pages of Hold the knot on your right hand needle with your right Knitting Brioche and Knitting Fresh Brioche. index finger. Wrap the LC around the left thumb and the DC around the index finger, work the long tail cast on, You also need to thoroughly understand the specific just as you would if you were using only one yarn. Cast brioche stitch abbreviations on the following page. on the desired number of stitches. All of the stitches on I suggest that you practice this pattern first with your needle will be in the dark color; the light color will scrap yarn. loop underneath the stitches you cast on. In brioche knitting, a stitch with its yarn over is The 6 inch tail can be used later on to loosen up the cast considered ONE stitch. The yarn over is never counted on if it is too tight. separately. This is Very important - try to see this stitch as a stitch with a shawl around its shoulders. When Stem-Stitch Bind Off you are told that you should have 4 stitches on your This leaves a bind off with an appearance similar to the needle, you will have 6 loops but count 4 stitches since 2-color long tail cast on. After finishing the last SD DC the stitch together with its shawl/yarn over is counted as row, cut DC and weave it in. Cut LC at least 3 times as only one stitch. long as the top edge of your scarf and thread it onto a tapestry needle. Two rows are worked for each counted row that appears *Insert the needle into the second stitch from front to on the face of the fabric. Half of the stitches are worked back and pull the yarn through. Then insert needle in in one row and the other half (the stitches that were to the first stitch from back to front, going under the slipped in the former row) are worked in the follow- horizontal strand just made. Pull the yarn through and ing row. When you need to count rows, count only the drop the first stitch from the knitting needle. Repeat stitches going up one knit column. When you are told to from *. work 4 rows, count 4 knit column stitches, even though you will have worked back and forth 4 times (2 worked This bind off can also be loosened or tightened after it is rows = 1 counted row). worked. Can you see the happy kitten? www.craftsy.com/brioche www.briochestitch.com 2 All images, text, and illustration © Nancy Marchant 2017 Brioche Stitch AbbreViationS IncreaSES I have developed a set of abbreviations and terminology brkyobrk (2-stitch increase) = brk1, leaving the stitch on specifically for brioche knitting. Most often, this is simply LH needle, yarn over (yarn forward under needle, then a “br” (for “brioche”) placed in front of the traditional over needle to back), then brk1 into the same stitch—2 abbreviation. stitches increased. When a brkyobrk increase is used, 3 single stitches bloom out of the center of 1 stitch. These LS = light side of the work. The knit columns on this side 3 stitches will be worked separately in the following row, of the work are in the light color. since they are not yet shawled. DS = dark side of the work. The knit columns on this side of the work are in the dark color. br4st inc (4-stitch increase) = into one stitch, [brk1, yo] LC = light color. Use the light-colored yarn. twice, brk1. DC = dark color. Use the dark-colored yarn. LS LC = the side of the work facing you has light-colored DecreaSES “knit” columns, and you will be working with the light- brLsl dec (2-stitch decrease that slants to the left, colored yarn in that row. involving 3 sts) = slip the first stitch knitwise, brk the following two stitches together, pass the slipped stitch LH = left-hand. over. RH = right-hand. brRsl dec = (2-stitch decrease that slants to the right, k = knit. involving 3 sts) = slip the first stitch knitwise, knit the p = purl. next stitch, pass the slipped stitch over (this is the same sl = slip (purlwise, unless told otherwise). as an ssk), place the stitch on LH needle and pass the [ ] = action that needs to be repeated. following stitch over. Place the stitch on RH needle. brk (brioche knit—also known as a bark) = knit the stitch that was slipped in the previous row together with its yarn over. brp (brioche purl—also known as a burp) = purl the Knitting Fresh Brioche Fresh Knitting stitch that was slipped in the previous row together with CRAFTS ■ KNITTING $24.95 US ■ $27.95 CAN Bewitched by Brioche Knitting Knitting In Knitting Fresh Brioche, Nancy Marchant takes her innovative approach ● its yarn over. to this uniquely appealing stitch to a whole new level. Fresh Working in two colors, Nancy uses increases and decreases to produce graceful, undulating lines that grow out of the simple brioche rib. The result is a stunning reversible fabric with subtly different light and dark sides, shown off here Brioche in more than 70 original stitch patterns and 12 exquisite scarf and shawl projects. Thanks to illustrated step-by-step Fresh Brioche guides to everything from the basic stitch to the most advanced variations, you’ll come away with both the Creating Two-Color Creating Two-Color technique and the inspiration to create your own two-color brioche masterpieces. Twists & Turns Twists & Turns Nancy Marchant sl1yo = the action that creates the shawled stitch. The brioche stitch creates a fabric like no other in knitwear, and NANCY MARCHANT, a.k.a. the Creating& Turns Two-Color Twists Nancy Marchant is passionate Queen of Brioche, was born in about revealing its unique Indiana but now lives and works as possibilities. In Knitting Fresh a graphic designer in Amsterdam, Brioche, she shares a new This action works differently for a bark row than for a the Netherlands. 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Inside you’ll find: magazines, and is the author of ● burp row, but one aspect remains standard: the working Knitting Brioche, which is the first ■ Illustrated step-by-step and only knitting book devoted instructions on all aspects of the exclusively to the brioche stitch. technique, from basic stitches She maintains a website on the to repairing mistakes to reading subject at www.briochestitch.com brioche charts yarn must always be in front before slipping the stitch. and teaches online classes on Craftsy.com about brioche knitting. ■ A stitch dictionary with more than 70 original two-color patterns Front cover photograph by Marcus Tullis ■ Still-life and author photograph Nancy Marchant ■ 12 gorgeous shawl and scarf On a burp row the working yarn is in place before by Alexandra Feo projects that make use of Nancy’s original stitch motifs ■ Helpful tips on knitting brioche in one color and in the round, and on creating your own designs slipping the stitch, but in a bark row you need to first $24.95 US ■ $27.95 CAN ISBN 978-1-936096-77-0 75 ISBN: 978-1-936096-77-0 six Unique Whether you’re new to brioche 5 2 4 9 5 th&springbooks or looking to further explore the Stitches stitch, this beautiful and essential guide is a must-have for your bring the yarn to the front, and then slip the stitch. This knitting library. www.sixthandspring.com 12 Stunning slipped stitch, with its yarn-over shawl, is considered one PRINTED IN CHINA 9 781936 096770 Wraps & Scarves Nancy Marchant Knit Fresh Brioche_PPB COVER_Revise.indd 1 9/15/14 3:49 PM stitch. sl1yo following a k or brk st = bring the working yarn under the needle to the front of the work, slip the next stitch purlwise, then bring the yarn over the needle (and SOPHIS TICA TION IN HANDKNITTING over the slipped stitch) to the back, in position to work the following stitch. sl1yo following a p or brp st = the working yarn is already in front. Slip the next stitch purlwise, then bring the yarn over the needle (and over the slipped stitch), and then to the front under the needle, into position to work the following stitch. Nancy Marchant photography by Alexandra Feo www.craftsy.com/brioche www.briochestitch.com 3 All images, text, and illustration © Nancy Marchant 2017 Pattern NoteS HAPPY KITTENS SCARFLET This stitch pattern uses a multiple of 24 sts + 5. a reversible brioche stitch scarf by Nancy Marchant Note that ALL of the dark side (DS) rows are written out only once (Row 2 DS LC and DC) and then repeated for each DS row. The ring that holds the scarf in place is made flat, then sewn together to create a ring. The two ends of the scarf are then put through the ring. SCARF Cast on 77 sts using Two-Color Italian Cast-On, beginning and ending with LC knit st.