Reversible Cabled Brioche Stitch Scarf
Originally uploaded by fireflowerknits
This is something I came up with from a passion for reversible scarves and a copy of Gisela Klopper’s Beautiful Knitting Patterns. It is a super-thick, soft, cushy scarf. It looks beautiful on both sides and is lots of fun to knit once you get the hang of it. Remember that you are only cabling every 12 rows, so the rest of it is just ordinary brioche stitch.
Reversible Cabled Brioche Stitch Scarf
Finished Dimensions: 5″ x 56″ (5 skeins would allow you to knit a 70″ long scarf)
4 skeins Knit Picks Andean Silk Hollyberry or about 360 yards of a soft worsted weight yarn
size 7 needles
cable needle
This is an intermediate pattern. For this pattern you will need some experience with brioche stitch, a cable needle (I don’t recommend trying to cable brioche stitch without one), and a row counter (to keep track of the cabled rows).
Edited to add: Slip all stitches purlwise with yarn held in front throughout.
When cabling on row 11 and 23, 2 of the 6 stitches you slip onto the cable needle will be yarn-overs from the previous row.
Special Abbreviation:
Brioche Cable 12 Front is abbreviated BrC 12F, it means: sl 6 sts to cable ndl and hold to front, (sl 1, yo, k2 tog) 2 times, sl sts from cable ndl back to left ndl, (sl 1, yo, k2 tog) 2 times. This sounds complicated at first, but it’s not hard once you get the hang of it.
CO 26 sts
Set-up row: K1, *sl 1, yo, k1; repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
Rows 1-10: K1, *sl 1, yo, k2 tog; repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
Row 11: K1, BrC 12F , (sl 1, yo, k2 tog) 4 times, BrC 12F, k1.
Rows 12-22: work as for rows 1-10.
Row 23: K1, (sl 1, yo, k2 tog) 4 times, BrC 12F, (sl 1, yo, k2 tog) 4 times, k1.
Work rows 1-23 until scarf is desired length or until you run out of yarn, ending on row 17. Bind off in pattern omitting yarn-overs.
October 25, 2007 at 9:48 am
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October 25, 2007 at 9:50 am
Wow that’s awesome.
October 25, 2007 at 9:51 am
That’s beautiful! I’ve been looking for a reversible cabled scarf pattern other then Palindrome and this may be the one.
October 26, 2007 at 9:44 am
WoW!
Amazing work! Amazing scarf!
October 29, 2007 at 1:12 am
Wow, what a fantastically versatile pattern! Will definitely be pulling this one out for chrissie pressies this year.
October 29, 2007 at 6:09 pm
I have been obsessed with the idea of cables lately. This could not have come at a better time – thanks so much!!
November 3, 2007 at 6:51 pm
I love it! Cables are so inviting and smooshy. Lovely work.
December 9, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Will definately knit this looovely scarf!
January 11, 2008 at 11:59 am
This is really gorgeous! I’m adding this to my list of things to knit in the future! Thanks!
January 24, 2008 at 9:56 am
How delightful to have found another passionate and creative brioche knitter! Can’t wait to try these cables out on something.
February 10, 2008 at 9:39 pm
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July 12, 2008 at 9:42 am
Hi! This scarf is so pretty that I’m attempting to make it even though I’m relatively new to both brioche and cabling. I seem to have too few stitches to complete the first cabling row – any chance I should be casting on 38 stitches rather than 26? Please let me know if I’m looking at this from the wrong angle! Thanks so much
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