Bias Stripes Brioche Scarf

Free Scarf Knitting Pattern

The Bias Stripes Brioche Scarf combines two-color brioche stitch with two-color garter stitch to create bold, angled stripes across the scarf. The contrasting textures and colors of these patterns give the scarf a rich, layered look that’s both stylish and warm. This project is a great way to build skills in two-color brioche and garter stitches, with each section showing off a different effect. As the stitches alternate, they create a pattern that draws the eye along the bias lines. The scarf is reversible. This scarf will add a unique, modern touch to any winter outfit, making it both fun to knit and easy to wear.

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

Size: length 58” (145 cm), width 9” (23 cm)

Materials: Lion Brand (affiliate link) Fishermen's Wool aran weight yarn, (100% Wool), 465 yd (425 m) / 227g, Color Nature’s Brown - 1 skein. (LC)
Noro (affiliate link) Kureyon (100% wool; 110 yd/101 m per 50g skein) color 262 - 1 skein (LC) – 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.
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.


Short Overview of the pattern

The scarf is worked in a combination of 2-color brioche stitch and 2-color garter stitch.


Scarf

Using 2 strands of yarn (LC and DC), cast on 37 sts.

Row 1 (LS LC): K2, (yf sl1yo, k1) × 17, p1. (37 sts)
Row 1 (LS DC): K1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 17, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 2 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 17, brp, p1.
Row 2 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 17, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 3 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 17, brk, p1.
Row 3 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 17, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 4 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 17, brp, p1.
Row 4 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 17, yf sl1yo, p1.

Repeat rows 3-4 five more times.

Row 15 (LS LC): Sl, p2, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 16, brk, p1.
Row 15 (LS DC): Sl, k2, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 16, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 16 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 16, brp, k2, p1.
Row 16 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 16, yf sl1yo, p3.

Row 17 (LS LC): Sl, p4, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 15, brk, p1.
Row 17 (LS DC): Sl, k4, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 15, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 18 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 15, brp, k4, p1.
Row 18 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 15, yf sl1yo, p5.

Row 19 (LS LC): Sl, p6, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 14, brk, p1.
Row 19 (LS DC): Sl, k6, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 14, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 20 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 14, brp, k6, p1.
Row 20 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 14, yf sl1yo, p7.

Row 21 (LS LC): Sl, p8, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 13, brk, p1.
Row 21 (LS DC): Sl, k8, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 13, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 22 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 13, brp, k8, p1.
Row 22 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 13, yf sl1yo, p9.

Row 23 (LS LC): Sl, p10, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 12, brk, p1.
Row 23 (LS DC): Sl, k10, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 12, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 24 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 12, brp, k10, p1.
Row 24 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 12, yf sl1yo, p11.

Row 25 (LS LC): Sl, p12, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 11, brk, p1.
Row 25 (LS DC): Sl, k12, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 11, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 26 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 11, brp, k12, p1.
Row 26 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 11, yf sl1yo, p13.

Row 27 (LS LC): Sl, p14, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 10, brk, p1.
Row 27 (LS DC): Sl, k14, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 10, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 28 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 10, brp, k14, p1.
Row 28 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 10, yf sl1yo, p15.

Row 29 (LS LC): Sl, p16, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 9, brk, p1.
Row 29 (LS DC): Sl, k16, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 9, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 30 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 9, brp, k16, p1.
Row 30 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 9, yf sl1yo, p17.

Row 31 (LS LC): Sl, p18, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 8, brk, p1.
Row 31 (LS DC): Sl, k18, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 8, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 32 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 8, brp, k18, p1.
Row 32 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 8, yf sl1yo, p19.

Row 33 (LS LC): Sl, p20, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 7, brk, p1.
Row 33 (LS DC): Sl, k20, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 7, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 34 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 7, brp, k20, p1.
Row 34 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 7, yf sl1yo, p21.

Row 35 (LS LC): Sl, p22, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 6, brk, p1.
Row 35 (LS DC): Sl, k22, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 36 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, k22, p1.
Row 36 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo, p23.

Row 37 (LS LC): Sl, p24, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 5, brk, p1.
Row 37 (LS DC): Sl, k24, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 5, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 38 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 5, brp, k24, p1.
Row 38 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 5, yf sl1yo, p25.

Row 39 (LS LC): Sl, p21, k1, p4, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brk, p1.
Row 39 (LS DC): Sl, k26, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 40 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp, k26, p1.
Row 40 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo, p27.

Row 41 (LS LC): Sl, p28, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 3, brk, p1.
Row 41 (LS DC): Sl, k28, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 3, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 42 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 3, brp, k28, p1.
Row 42 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, yf sl1yo, p29.

Row 43 (LS LC): Sl, p30, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, p1.
Row 43 (LS DC): Sl, k30, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 44 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, k30, p1.
Row 44 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p31.

Row 45 (LS LC): Sl, p32, brk, yf sl1yo, brk, p1.
Row 45 (LS DC): Sl, k32, yf sl1yo, brp, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 46 (DS LC): Sl, brp, yf sl1yo, brp, k32, p1.
Row 46 (DS DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, brk, yf sl1yo, p33.

Row 47 (LS LC): Sl, p34, brk, p1.
Row 47 (LS DC): Sl, k34, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 48 (DS LC): Sl, brp, k34, p1.
Row 48 (DS DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, p35.

Row 49 (LS LC): Sl, p36.
Row 49 (LS DC): Sl, k35, p1.

Row 50 (DS LC): Sl, k35, p1.
Row 50 (DS DC): Sl, p36.

Row 51 (LS LC): Sl, brk, p35.
Row 51 (LS DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, k34, p1.

Row 52 (DS LC): Sl, k34, brp, p1.
Row 52 (DS DC): Sl, p34, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 53 (LS LC): Sl, brk, yf sl1yo, brk, p33.
Row 53 (LS DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, brp, yf sl1yo, k32, p1.

Row 54 (DS LC): Sl, k32, brp, yf sl1yo, brp, p1.
Row 54 (DS DC): Sl, p32, yf sl1yo, brk, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 55 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, p31.
Row 55 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, k30, p1.

Row 56 (DS LC): Sl, k30, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, p1.
Row 56 (DS DC): Sl, p30, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 57 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 3, brk, p29.
Row 57 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 3, yf sl1yo, k28, p1.

Row 58 (DS LC): Sl, k28, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 3, brp, p1.
Row 58 (DS DC): Sl, p28, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 59 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brk, p27.
Row 59 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, k26, p1.

Row 60 (DS LC): Sl, k26, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp, p1.
Row 60 (DS DC): Sl, p26, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 61 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 5, brk, p25.
Row 61 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 5, yf sl1yo, k24, p1.

Row 62 (DS LC): Sl, k24, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 5, brp, p1.
Row 62 (DS DC): Sl, p24, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 5, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 63 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 6, brk, p23.
Row 63 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k22, p1.

Row 64 (DS LC): Sl, k22, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, p1.
Row 64 (DS DC): Sl, p22, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 65 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 7, brk, p21.
Row 65 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 7, yf sl1yo, k20, p1.

Row 66 (DS LC): Sl, k20, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 7, brp, p1.
Row 66 (DS DC): Sl, p20, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 7, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 67 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 8, brk, p19.
Row 67 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 8, yf sl1yo, k18, p1.

Row 68 (DS LC): Sl, k18, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 8, brp, p1.
Row 68 (DS DC): Sl, p18, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 8, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 69 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 9, brk, p17.
Row 69 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 9, yf sl1yo, k16, p1.

Row 70 (DS LC): Sl, k16, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 9, brp, p1.
Row 70 (DS DC): Sl, p16, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 9, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 71 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 10, brk, p15.
Row 71 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 10, yf sl1yo, k14, p1.

Row 72 (DS LC): Sl, k14, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 10, brp, p1.
Row 72 (DS DC): Sl, p14, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 10, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 73 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 11, brk, p13.
Row 73 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 11, yf sl1yo, k12, p1.

Row 74 (DS LC): Sl, k12, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 11, brp, p1.
Row 74 (DS DC): Sl, p12, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 11, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 75 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 12, brk, p11.
Row 75 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 12, yf sl1yo, k10, p1.

Row 76 (DS LC): Sl, k10, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 12, brp, p1.
Row 76 (DS DC): Sl, p10, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 12, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 77 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 13, brk, p9.
Row 77 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 13, yf sl1yo, k8, p1.

Row 78 (DS LC): Sl, k8, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 13, brp, p1.
Row 78 (DS DC): Sl, p8, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 13, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 79 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 14, brk, p7.
Row 79 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 14, yf sl1yo, k6, p1.

Row 80 (DS LC): Sl, k6, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 14, brp, p1.
Row 80 (DS DC): Sl, p6, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 14, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 81 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 15, brk, p5.
Row 81 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 15, yf sl1yo, k4, p1.

Row 82 (DS LC): Sl, k4, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 15, brp, p1.
Row 82 (DS DC): Sl, p4, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 15, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 83 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 16, brk, p3.
Row 83 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 16, yf sl1yo, k2, p1.

Row 84 (DS LC): Sl, k2, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 16, brp, p1.
Row 84 (DS DC): Sl, p2, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 16, yf sl1yo, p1.

Repeat rows 15-84 two more times.

Row 225 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 17, brk, p1.
Row 225 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 17, yf sl1yo, p1.

Row 226 (DS LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 17, brp, p1.
Row 227 (DS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 17, yf sl1yo, p1.

Repeat rows 225-226 six more times.

Bind off.


Finishing

Weave in ends.

Enjoy!