BRIOCHE STITCH provides such a gorgeously squishy, bouncy fabric, and the technique has been used to great effect here by Sandra Nesbitt. Using two contrasting colours, she has created this scarf with a smart chevron pattern. The project uses a two-colour cast-on and brioche ribbing. It feels wonderfully soft, too, as it has been knitted Debbie Bliss’s Cashmerino Aran yarn - a blend of Merino, cashmere and acrylic which comes in a palette of 34 modern colours.
SIZE
Approx. 168cm (66in) long and 18cm (7in) wide, after blocking
YARN
Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran (Aran weight; 55% Merino wool; 33% acrylic, 12% cashmere; 90m/98yds per 50g ball)
A Navy (004); 3 x 50g balls
B Lime (502); 3 x 50g balls
NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES
4.5mm (UK 7/US 7) circular needles, 40cm long
TENSION
19 sts and 30 rows to 10cm over brioche pattern on 4.5mm needles
YARN STOCKISTS
Debbie Bliss c/o Love Crafts
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
sl1yo: The working yarn must always be in front before slipping the stitch: Wyif slip 1 st pwise, bring yarn around the RH needle clockwise ready to work the next st. The slipped st/yarnover is considered one stitch.
brk: Brioche knit - knit the stitch that was slipped in the previous row together with its yarnover.
brp: Brioche purl - purl the stitch that was slipped in
