Mountain Picks Brioche Scarf

Free Scarf Knitting Pattern

Introducing the Mountain Picks Brioche Scarf, a unique knit that draws inspiration from the rugged beauty of mountain peaks. Worked sideways, this scarf features a captivating brioche pattern that mimics the jagged edges of mountain ridges. With three shades of grey transitioning from dark to light, complemented by bold black accents, this design captures the essence of nature's landscapes, making it an eye-catching accessory for any adventurer.

Skills required: To knit this scarf, you need to know how to knit 2-color brioche stitch and 2-color garter stitch, make brioche decreases and increases

Size: length 74” (185 cm), width 9” (23 cm)

Materials: Knit Picks (affiliate link) Wool of the Andes 100% wool worsted weight yarn 110 yards (101 meters) / 50 grams, color Cobblestone Heather – 1 skein. (LC1)
Knit Picks (affiliate link) Wool of the Andes 100% wool worsted weight yarn 110 yards (101 meters) / 50 grams, color Silver – 1 skein. (LC2)
Knit Picks (affiliate link) Wool of the Andes 100% wool worsted weight yarn 110 yards (101 meters) / 50 grams, color Dove Heather – 1 skein. (LC3)
Knit Picks (affiliate link) Wool of the Andes 100% wool worsted weight yarn 110 yards (101 meters) / 50 grams, color Coal – 3 skeins. (DC)

Needles: US 6 (4.0 mm) 47” (118 cm) circular needles OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE

Gauge: 16 sts x 32 rows = 4" (10 cm) in garter stitch

Please note, that 1 row of brioche consists of 2 rows: 1 row of light color (LC) and 1 row of dark color (DC)

Abbreviations

Please note that I use Nancy Marchant's terminology for brioche stitch. I highly recommend her books Knitting Brioche: The Essential Guide to the Brioche Stitch and Knitting Fresh Brioche: Creating Two-Color Twists & Turns, as well as her lessons on craftsy.com.
yf - yarn forward: bring the yarn to the front, between the tips of the needles.
yb - yarn back: take the yarn to the back, between the tips of the needles.
yfsl1yo - yarn forward, slip 1, yarn over: bring the working yarn between the tips of the needles to front of work, slip the next stitch purlwise, then bring the yarn over the needle and the slipped stitch. Leave yarn in back, ready to knit the next stitch.
brk - brioche knit: knit the stitch together with its accompanying yarnover
brp - brioche purl: purl the stitch together with its accompanying yarnover.
brkyobrk – [brk1, yo, brk1] in the same stitch. 2 stitches are increased.
br4st-inc – brk1, yo, brk1, yo, brk1 into the same stitch: 1 stitch increased to five.
br4st-dec –brioche 4 st decrease (worked over 5 sts, 4 sts dec): slip first brioche st knitwise, slip brp st knitwise, place next brioche st on cable needle or stitch marker and hold in front of work, knit next st on LH needle, pass slipped brp st on RH needle over (1 st dec), move st to LH needle, pass next brioche st over (1 st dec), move st to RH needle, pass first slipped brioche st over (1 st dec), move st from marker to LH needle, move st on RH needle to LH needle and pass held brioche sts over (1 st dec), move st back to RH needle.
LC – light color
DC- dark color
k – knit
p – purl
sl – slip the first st


Pattern Notes:

Two-Color Brioche Stitch – Basic Instructions

These instructions are included as a guide to the technique, and as instructions for swatching.

A single brioche row is worked in two passes, one in light color (LC) and the other in dark color (DC). Both colors are worked in one direction, then the work is turned and both colors are worked in the other direction, one by one. The light side (LS) of the project is first worked in light color (LC) yarn, then in dark color (DC) yarn. (The LS of the work is where brioche knit (brk) stitches are worked in light color (LC) yarn.

Odd number of stitches
Set-up row (LC): k1, *sl1yof, p1, rep from *, to last 2 sts, sl1yof, p1. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Set-up row (DC): sl1, yb, *brk1, yfsl1yo, repeat from * to last 2 sts, brk1, yb, sl last st. Turn.
Row 1 (LS, LC): k1, *yfsl1yo, brk1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, yfsl1yo, k1. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 1 (LS, DC): sl1, yf, *brp1, sl1yof, repeat from * to last 2 sts, brp1, yb, slip last st. Turn.
Row 2 (DS, LC): p1, *sl1yof, brp1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, sl1yof, p1. DO not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 2 (DS, DC): sl1, yb, *brk1, yfsl1yo, repeat from * to last 2 sts, brk1, yf, sl last st. Turn.


Two-Color Garter Stitch

These are included as a guide to the technique, and as instructions for swatching.

Row 1 (LS LC): purl. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 1 (LS DC): knit. Turn.

Row 2 (DS LC): knit. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 2 (DS DC): purl. Turn.

Chain Selvage

When working the selvage stitches at the beginning and the end of the row, at the start of the LC rows, always bring LC under the DC.

Color Sequence

Rows 1-12 - LC1
Rows 13-24 - LC2
Rows 25-38 - LC3

DC is the same for all rows.


Short Overview of the pattern

The scarf is worked sideways – from long side to long side - in a combination of 2-color brioche st and 2-color garter st. The shaping and the triangle elements are worked by 4-st decreases and increases. The change of color is achieved by using dark grey, medium grey and light grey yarn for the LC and black yarn for the DC.


Scarf

Using 2 strands of DC yarn cast on 291 sts.

Row 1 (LS, LC): Sl, k1, p5, ((k1, yf sl1yo) × 12, (k1, p5) × 2) 7 times, (k1, yf sl1yo) × 12, k1, p5, k1, p1. (291 sts)
Row 1 (LS, DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, k5, ((yf sl1yo, brp) × 12, (yf sl1yo, k5) × 2) 7 times, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 12, yf sl1yo, k5, yf sl1yo, p1. (291 sts)

Row 2 (DS, LC): Sl wyif, brp, k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 12, brp, (k5, brp, k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 12, brp) 7 times, k5, brp, p1. (291 sts)
Row 2 (DS, DC): Sl wyif, yf sl1yo, p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 12, yf sl1yo, (p5, yf sl1yo, p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 12, yf sl1yo) 7 times, p5, yf sl1yo, p1. (291 sts)

Row 3 (LS, LC): Sl, brk, p5, ((brk, yf sl1yo) × 12, (brk, p5) × 2) 7 times, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 12, brk, p5, brk, p1. (291 sts)
Row 3 (LS, DC): Repeat row 1. (291 sts)

Row 4 (DS, LC): Repeat row 2. (291 sts)
Row 4 (DS, DC): Repeat row 2. (291 sts)

Row 5 (LS, LC): Sl, brkyobrk, p5, ((brk, yf sl1yo) × 5, brcdd, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 5, p5, br4st inc, p5) 7 times, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 5, brcdd, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 5, p5, brkyobrk, p1. (291 sts)
Row 5 (LS, DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, p1, yf sl1yo, k5, ((yf sl1yo, brp) × 10, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2, yf sl1yo, k5) 7 times, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 10, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2. (291 sts)

Row 6 (DS, LC): Sl wyif, brp, yf sl1yo, brp, k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 10, brp, (k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 10, brp) 7 times, k5, brp, yf sl1yo, brp, p1. (291 sts)
Row 6: Sl wyif, yf sl1yo, brk, yf sl1yo, p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 10, yf sl1yo, (p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 10, yf sl1yo) 7 times, p5, yf sl1yo, brk, yf sl1yo, p1. (291 sts)

Row 7 (LS, LC): Sl, brk, yf sl1yo, brk, p5, ((brk, yf sl1yo) × 10, brk, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, p5) 7 times, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 10, brk, p5, brk, yf sl1yo, brk, p1. (291 sts)
Row 7 (LS, DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, brp, yf sl1yo, k5, ((yf sl1yo, brp) × 10, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, k5) 7 times, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 10, yf sl1yo, k5, yf sl1yo, brp, yf sl1yo, p1. (291 sts)

Row 8 (DS, LC): Repeat row 6. (291 sts)
Row 8 (DS, DC): Repeat row 6. (291 sts)

Rows 9 - 10: Repeat rows 7 – 8 both LC and DC. (291 sts)

Row 11 (LS, LC): Sl, brkyobrk, yf sl1yo, brk, p5, ((brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brcdd, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, p5, brk, yf sl1yo, br4st inc, yf sl1yo, brk, p5) 7 times, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brcdd, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, p5, brk, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, p1. (291 sts)
Row 11 (LS, DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, p1, yf sl1yo, brp, yf sl1yo, k5, ((yf sl1yo, brp) × 8, yf sl1yo, k5, yf sl1yo, brp, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2, yf sl1yo, brp, yf sl1yo, k5) 7 times, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 8, yf sl1yo, k5, yf sl1yo, brp, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2. (291 sts)

Row 12 (DS, LC): Sl wyif, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 8, brp, ((k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp) × 2, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4) 7 times, k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, p1. (291 sts)
Row 12 (DS, DC): Sl wyif, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 8, yf sl1yo, ((p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo) × 2, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 4) 7 times, p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1. (291 sts)

Row 13 (LS, LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, p5, ((brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, ((brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brk, p5) × 2) 7 times, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 8, brk, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, p1. (291 sts)
Row 13 (LS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, k5, ((yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, ((yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, k5) × 2) 7 times, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 8, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1. (291 sts)

Row 14 (DS, LC): Repeat row 12. (291 sts)
Row 14 (DS, DC): Repeat row 12. (291 sts)

Rows 15 - 16: Repeat rows 13-14 both LC and DC. (291 sts)

Row 17 (LS, LC): Sl, brkyobrk, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, p5, ((brk, yf sl1yo) × 3, brcdd, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, br4st inc, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, p5) 7 times, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 3, brcdd, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brkyobrk, p1. (291 sts)
Row 17 (LS, DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, k5, ((yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, k5) 7 times, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2. (291 sts)

Row 18 (DS, LC): Sl wyif, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 3, brp, k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, ((k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp) × 2) 7 times, k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 3, brp, p1. (291 sts)
Row 18 (DS, DC): Sl wyif, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, yf sl1yo, p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo, ((p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo) × 2) 7 times, p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, yf sl1yo, p1. (291 sts)

Row 19 (LS, LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 3, brk, p5, (((brk, yf sl1yo) × 6, brk, p5) × 2) 7 times, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 6, brk, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 3, brk, p1. (291 sts)
Row 19 (LS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 3, yf sl1yo, k5, (((yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k5) × 2) 7 times, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 3, yf sl1yo, p1. (291 sts)

Row 20 (DS, LC): Repeat row 18. (291 sts)
Row 20 (DS, DC): Repeat row 18. (291 sts)

Rows 21-22: Repeat rows 19-20 both LC and DC. (291 sts)

Row 23 (LS, LC): Sl, brkyobrk, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, p5, ((brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brcdd, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 3, br4st inc, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, p5) 7 times, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brcdd, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 3, brkyobrk, p1. (291 sts)
Row 23 (LS, DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 3, yf sl1yo, k5, ((yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 3, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 3, yf sl1yo, k5) 7 times, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 3, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2. (291 sts)

Row 24 (DS, LC): Sl wyif, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp, k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp, (k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 8, brp, k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp) 7 times, k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp, p1. (291 sts)
Row 24 (DS, DC): Sl wyif, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo, p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo, (p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 8, yf sl1yo, p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo) 7 times, p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo, p1. (291 sts)

Row 25 (LS, LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brk, p5, ((brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brk, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 8, brk, p5) 7 times, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brk, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brk, p1. (291 sts)
Row 25 (LS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, k5, ((yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 8, yf sl1yo, k5) 7 times, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, p1. (291 sts)

Row 26 (DS, LC): Repeat row 24. (291 sts)
Row 26 (DS, DC): Repeat row 24. (291 sts)

Rows 24-28: Repeat rows 25-26 both LC and DC. (291 sts)

Row 29 (LS, LC): Sl, brkyobrk, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo, brcdd, yf sl1yo, brk, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, br4st inc, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, p5) 7 times, brk, yf sl1yo, brcdd, yf sl1yo, brk, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brkyobrk, p1. (291 sts)
Row 29 (LS, DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, k5, ((yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, k5) 7 times, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2. (291 sts)

Row 30 (DS, LC): Sl wyif, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 5, brp, k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, (k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 10, brp, k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp) 7 times, k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 5, brp, p1. (291 sts)
Row 30 (DS, DC): Sl wyif, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 5, yf sl1yo, p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, (p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 10, yf sl1yo, p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo) 7 times, p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 5, yf sl1yo, p1. (291 sts)

Row 31 (LS, LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 5, brk, p5, ((brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 10, brk, p5) 7 times, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 5, brk, p1. (291 sts)
Row 31 (LS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 5, yf sl1yo, k5, ((yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 10, yf sl1yo, k5) 7 times, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 5, yf sl1yo, p1. (291 sts)

Row 32 (DS, LC): Repeat row 30. (291 sts)
Row 32 (DS, DC): Repeat row 30. (291 sts)

Rows 33-34: Repeat rows 31-32 both LC and DC. (291 sts)

Row 35 (LS, LC): Sl, brkyobrk, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 5, p5, (brcdd, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 5, br4st inc, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 5, p5) 7 times, brcdd, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 5, brkyobrk, p1. (291 sts)
Row 35 (LS, DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 5, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 5, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 5, yf sl1yo, k5) 7 times, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 5, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2. (291 sts)

Row 36 (DS, LC): Sl wyif, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, k5, brp, (k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 12, brp, k5, brp) 7 times, k5, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, p1. (291 sts)
Row 36 (DS, DC): Sl wyif, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo, p5, yf sl1yo, (p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 12, yf sl1yo, p5, yf sl1yo) 7 times, p5, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo, p1. (291 sts)

Row 37 (LS, LC): K1, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 6, brk, p5, (brk, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 12, brk, p5) 7 times, brk, p5, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 6, brk, p1. (291 sts)
Row 37 (LS, DC): K1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 12, yf sl1yo, k5) 7 times, yf sl1yo, k5, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, p1. (291 sts)

Row 38 (DS, LC): Repeat row 36. (291 sts)
Row 38 (DS, DC): Repeat row 36. (291 sts)
Bind off

Finishing

Weave in ends.

Enjoy!

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