BEBEB SCARF
designed by Nancy Marchant / www.briochestitch.com
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
6 1/4" (16cm) wide $\times\,56^{\prime\prime}$ (142cm) long, after blocking
YARN
1 hank each (220 yds $[201\,\mathsf{m}]$ ea) Cascade220( $100\%$ Peruvian highland wool) in Color dark green 8267 (DC) and Color light green9427 (LC)
NEEDLES
size US 6 $(4mathsf{m m})$ $16"$ (40cm) circular needle If necessary, change needle size to obtain correct gauge.
GAUGE
17 sts and 20 LS LC column rows $=4^{\,\prime\prime}$ $\operatorname{10cm})$ in Two-Color Brioche Stitch, after blocking
BRIOCHE STITCH ABBREVIATIONS:
$\mathbf{D}\mathbf{S}=$ dark side of work - the knit columns on this side of the work are in the dark color. ${\boldsymbol{\mathsf{L}}}{\boldsymbol{\mathsf{S}}}=$ light side of work - the knit columns on this side of the work are in the light color. DC $=$ dark color - use the dark colored yarn. $\mathsf{L C=}$ light color - use the light-colored yarn. LS LC means the side of the work facing you has light colored "knit" columns and you will be working with the light-colored yarn. brk (brioche knit - also known as a bark) $=$ knit the stitch (that was slipped in the row before) together with its yarnover. brp (brioche purl - also known as a burp) $=$ purl the stitch (that was slipped in the row before) together with its yarn over. $\mathsf{\pmb{s}}\mathsf{I}\,{\sf1}=$ slip one stitch purlwise. For all LC rows, you begin and end with a sl1. sl1yof (slip 1 pwise, yarnover, yarn to front) $=$ with working yarn in front, slip the next stitch purlwise, then bring the yarn over the needle (and over the slipped stitch) back to the front and under the needle in position to purl the following stitch; this combined purl/yarnover is considered 1 stitch. yf sl1yo $=$ yarn forward, slip 1 pwise, yarn over. 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 over the slipped stitch) to the back, in position to work the following stitch. This slipped stitch/yarn over is considered 1 stitch.
PATTERN NOTES
You will be working the edge sts with DC yarn only. When LC is used these edge stitches are slipped. For full instructions on working the Italian Cast On and Bind Off and two-color brioche stitch, see Knitting Brioche or visit www.briochestitch.com.
TWO-COLOR BRIOCHE STITCH
Work Two-Color Brioche Stitch over a multiple of 2 sts $+\ 1$ . The letters following the row number indicate the color to be used when working that row. Set-Up Row LS DC: p1, \*sl1yof, p1; rep from \* to end. Drop knotted st from Two-Color Italian Cast On. Do not turn; slide sts back to opposite end of needle. Set-Up Row LS LC: sl1, \*brk1, yf sl1yo; rep from \* to last 2 sts, brk1, drop LC, leaving yarn to back, sl1. Turn work. Row 1 Ds DC: k1, \*yf sl1yo, brk1; rep from \* to last 2 sts, yf sllyo, k1. Do not turn; slide. Row 1 DS LC: sl1, \*brp1, sllyof; rep from \* to last 2 sts, brp1, drop LC, leaving yarn to front, sl1. Turn work. Row 2 LS DC: p1, \*sll1yof, brp1; rep from \* to last 2 sts, sl1yof, p1. Do not turn; slide. Row 2 LS LC: sl1, \*brk1, yf sl1yo; rep from \* to last 2 sts, brk 1, drop LC, leaving yarn to back, sl1. Turn work. Rep Rows 1 and 2.
SCARF
Using Two-Color Italian Cast On, cast on 27 sts, beg with DC. Beg Two-Color Brioche Stitch. Work even until only a few yards (meters) of yarn remain. Using Italian Bind Off, bind off loosely. Weave in ends. Block lightly.
