Foxtail Brioche Wrist Warmers

Free Wrist Warmers Knitting Pattern

The Foxtail Brioche Wrist Warmers are cozy and stylish, perfect for cold weather. Knitted in the round, they combine 2-color brioche stitch and 2-color garter stitch. They match the Foxtail Triangle Brioche Shawl, making a great set for a winter wedding. These wrist warmers are both warm and elegant.

Skills required:
To knit this wrist warmers, you have to know how to knit 2-color garter stitch, 2-color brioche stitch in the round, and make brioche decreases and increases.

Size: length 12” (30 cm), circuference at the palm 8” (20 cm) unstretched

Materials: Kauni (affiliate link) 8/2 Effektgarn 100% Wool sport weight yarn 440 yd (400 m)/100g, color Blue – 0.25 skeins. (DC)
Kauni (affiliate link) Wool 8/2 Solids sport weight yarn, 440 yd (400 m)/100g gr, color Natural – 0.25 skeins (LC)

Notions: stitch markers, yarn/tapestry needle.

Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm) circular needles 24” (60 cm) or longer.

Gauge:
22 sts x 44 rows = 4" x 4" (10cm x 10cm) In 2-color garter st:
22 sts x 22 rows = 4" x 4" (10cm x 10cm) In 2-color brioche st:
Note, that 1 row of brioche consists of 1 row of light color yarn (LC) and 1 row of dark color yarn (DC)

Abbreviations

Please note that I use Nancy Marchant 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.
sl1yof - slip 1, yarn over, yarn to front: with working yarn in front, slip the next stitch purlwise, then bring the yarn over the needle and the slipped stitch, then bring yarn back around to the front, ready to purl the following stitch.
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
br4st-inc – brk1, yo, brk1, yo, brk1 into the same stitch: 1 stitch increased to five.
brkyobrk – [brk1, yo, brk1] in the same stitch. 2 stitches are increased.
brsssk (left slant 2-stitch decrease) –slip the next 2 sts (the marked st with its yarn over and the next single st) knitwise, one at a times, onto the right needle. Brk, then pass the 2 slipped sts over.
Brk3tog (right slant 2-stitch decrease) –slip 2 sts knitwise (st with yarn over and single st) and brk them together. Return this st to the left needle and pass the st (with its yarn over) over. Slip this st purlwise to the right needle.
Brk2tog – brk 2 sts together: brk st and the stitch to the right of it.
LS – light side
DS – dark side
LC – light color
DC- dark color
plm – place marker
slm – slip marker
rm – remove marker
k – knit
p – purl
sl1 – slip 1 (knitwise for the 1st stitch in a row).
m 1 (Make 1 increase) - Make a backward loop over the right-hand needle.


Pattern Notes

Two-Color Brioche Stitch in rounds

Please note that one brioche round consists of 2 rounds, one worked in LC and the other in DC.

Even number of stitches

Set up round (LC): *k1, yfsl1yo, repeat from * to the end of the round. Bring the LC yarn forward and leave it hanging in front of the work.

Set up round (DC): yf, *sl1yof, brp1, repeat from * to the end of the round. Bring the DC yarn back.

Round 1 (LC): yb, *brk1, yfsl1yo, repeat from * to the end of the round. Bring the LC yarn forward and leave it hanging in front of the work.

Round 1 (DC): yf, *sl1yof, brp1, repeat from * to the end of the round. Bring the DC yarn back.
Repeat round 1 (DC and LC)


Two-Color Garter Stitch in rounds

Please note that since the garter stitches are worked alongside the brioche stripes, each round consists of 2 and, similar to brioche rounds is worked first in DC, then in LC.

Round 1 (LC): purl.
Round 1 (DC): knit.


Chain Selvedge

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


Short Overview of the pattern

The wrist warmers are worked in a combination of 2-color brioche and 2-color garter stitch. The mitts are worked from the pointy edge in brioche for 8 rows. Then more stitches are cast on and the mitts are worked in rounds, in a combination of 2-color brioche and 2-color garter stitch. The mitts are shaped with several increases in the garter stitch section.


Wrist Warmers


Using 2 strands of yarn (LC and DC), cast on 3 sts.

Setup Row (DS, LC): K1, p2. (3 sts). Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Setup Row (DS, DC): K1, yf sl1yo, p1. Turn.

Row 1 (LS, LC): Sl, br4st inc, p1. (7 sts) Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 1 (LS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 3. Turn.

Row 2 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, p1. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 2 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1. Turn.

Row 3 (LS, LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, k1. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 3 (LS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, k1. Turn.

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

Row 5 (LS, LC): Sl, brk, yf sl1yo, br4st inc, yf sl1yo, brk, p1. (11 sts) Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 5 (LS, DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, brp, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2, yf sl1yo, brp, yf sl1yo, p1. Turn.

Row 6 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp, p1. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 6 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo, p1. Turn.

Row 7 (LS, LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brk, p1. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 7 (LS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, p1. Turn.

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

Row 9 (LS, LC): P1, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, br4st inc, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, p1, co × 15. (30 sts). Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 9 (LS, DC): K1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, k16. Join the work and continue to work in the round.

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Round 10 (LC): P1, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 6, brk, p16.
Round 10 (DC): K1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k16.

Rounds 11 - 12: Repeat rounds 10 - 10.

Round 13 (LC): P1, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 3, br4st inc, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, p3, bind off × 4, p9.
Round 13 (DC): K1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 3, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 3, yf sl1yo, k3, co × 4, k9. (34 sts) This is for the left mitt.

Alternative round for the right mitt:

Round 13 (LC): P1, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 3, br4st inc, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, p10, bind off × 4, p2.
Round 13 (DC): K1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 3, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 3, yf sl1yo, k10, co × 4, k2. (34 sts)

Round 14 (LC): P1, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 8, brk, p16.
Round 14 (DC): K1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 8, yf sl1yo, k16.

Round 15 (LC): Repeat round 14.
Round 15 (DC): Repeat round 14.

Round 16 (LC): Repeat round 14.
Round 16 (DC): Repeat round 14.

Round 17 (LC): P1, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk3tog, yf sl1yo, br4st inc, yf sl1yo, brsssk, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, p16.
Round 17 (DC): Repeat round 13.

Round 18 (LC): Repeat round 14.
Round 18 (DC): Repeat round 14.

Round 19 (LC): P1, brk, yf sl1yo, brk3tog, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, yf sl1yo, brk, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, yf sl1yo, brsssk, yf sl1yo, brk, p16.
Round 19 (DC): K1, ((yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1) × 2, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, k16.

Round 20 (LC): Repeat round 14.
Round 20 (DC): Repeat round 14.

Round 21 (LC): P1, brk3tog, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, yf sl1yo, brsssk, p16.
Round 21 (DC): K1, yf sl1yo, brp, yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, p1, yf sl1yo, brp, yf sl1yo, k16.

Round 22 (LC): Repeat round 14.
Round 22 (DC): Repeat round 14.

Repeat rounds 17-22 eight (8) more times. Total 70 rows/rounds.

Increase for 2 sts in the garter st part of the mitts in DC round in rounds 41, 47, 53, 59, 65.

Bind off


Finishing

Weave in ends. Block.

Have fun!

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