*Blue Flame Scarf* Brioche Knitting Patterns

Blue Flame Scarf is a brioche knitting pattern worked in brioche rib stitch. The brioche knit stitches are contouring the silhouette of a candlelight with a flickering flame.

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Width:
in the widest point: 25 cm (9 7/8")
in the narrowest point: 20 cm (7 7/8")

Length (3 repeats of the pattern): 25 cm (9 7/8")

Yarn:

DK & Aran weight
MC: Marriner Double Knit
CC: Alize Lanagold

Needles:

2.75mm - US 2 Chiaogoo 4” interchangeable needles with 14” cable

Notions:

Marker (m), tapestry needle

Abbreviations:

k - knit
p - purl
brk - brioche knit
brp - brioche purl
sl1yo - slip 1 pwise with yarn over needle
sl1 wyib - slip 1 pwise with yarn in back
sl1 wyif - slip 1 pwise with yarn in front
brLsl dec - brioche left slant decrease
br4st inc - brioche 4 stitches increase
MC - main color yarn
CC - contrast color yarn
m - marker
st(s) - stitch(es)

Directions:

With main color yarn cast-on: 
(14 stitches x 2 pattern repeats) + 5 stitches = 33 stitches 
If you want to knit a wrap or a blanket, just increase the number of repeats in the formula above.
Work row 1 with main color yarn. After that slide all stitches to the other end of the needles, join contrast color yarn and work row 2 with contrast color yarn.

Row 1 MC: k1, *sl1yo, k1; rep from *, sl1yo, sl1 wyif.

After each odd row slide stitches to other end of needles, pick-up contrast color yarn and knit the even row.
After each even row turn work, pick-up main color yarn and knit the odd row.

Row 2 CC: sl1 wyif, *brp1, sl1yo; rep from* to last 2 sts, brp1, sl1 wyif.
Note: knit the “brkyobrk” sts from previous row as: sl1yo, p1, sl1yo
          and the “br4st inc” sts from previous row as: sl1yo, p1, sl1yo, p1, sl1yo

Row 3 MC: k1, * sl1yo, brp1; rep from* to last 2 sts, sl1yo, sl1 wyif.

Row 4 CC: sl1 wyib, *brk1, sl1yo; rep from* to last 2 sts, brk1, sl1 wyib.

Row 5 MC: k1, *sl1yo, brkyobrk, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times; rep from* to last 4 sts, sl1yo, bryobrk, sl1yo, sl1 wyif.
Rows 6, 7, 8 = rows 2, 3, 4

Row 9 MC: k1, *[sl1yo, brkyobrk] 2 times, sl1yo, brk1, sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times; rep from* to last 6 sts, [sl1yo, brkyobrk] 2 times, sl1yo, sl1 wyif.
Rows 10, 11, 12 = rows 2, 3, 4


Row 13 MC: k1, *sl1yo, brk1, [sl1yo, brkyobrk] 2 times, sl1yo, brk1, sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times; rep from* to last 10 sts, sl1yo, brk1, [sl1yo, brkyobrk] 2 times, sl1yo, brk1, sl1yo, sl1 wyif.
Rows 14, 15, 16 = rows 2, 3, 4

Row 17 MC: k1, *[sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, [sl1yo, brkyobrk] 2 times, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, sl1yo, brLsl dec, sl1yo, brk1; rep from* to last 14 sts, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, [sl1yo, brkyobrk] 2 times, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, sl1yo, sl1 wyif.
Rows 18, 19, 20 = rows 2, 3, 4

Row 21 MC: k1, *[sl1yo, brk1] 4 times, sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, sl1yo, brLsl dec; rep from* to last 18 sts, [sl1yo, brk1] 4 times, sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, sl1yo, sl1 wyif.
Rows 22, 23, 24 = rows 2, 3, 4

Row 25 MC: k1, *[sl1yo, brk1] 3 times, sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 3 times; rep from* to last 16 sts, [sl1yo, brk1] 3 times, sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times sl1yo, sl1 wyif.
Rows 26, 27, 28 = rows 2, 3, 4

Row 29 MC: k1, *[sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, brkyobrk; rep from* to last 14 sts, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, sl1yo, sl1 wyif.
Rows 30, 31, 32 = rows 2, 3, 4
Row 33 MC: k1, *sl1yo, brk1, sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, [sl1yo, brkyobrk] 2 times; rep from* to last 12 sts, sl1yo, brk1, sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, sl1yo, sl1 wyif.
Rows 34, 35, 36 = rows 2, 3, 4

Row 37 MC: k1, *sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 3 times, [sl1yo, brkyobrk] 2 times, sl1yo, brk1; rep from* to last 10 sts, sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times sl1yo, sl1 wyif.
Rows 38, 39, 40 = rows 2, 3, 4

Row 41 MC: k1, *sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 3 times,  [sl1yo, brkyobrk] 2 times, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times; rep from* to last 8 sts, sl1yo, brLsl dec, sl1yo, brk1, sl1yo, sl1 wyif.
Rows 42, 43, 44 = rows 2, 3, 4

Row 45 MC: k1, *sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 4 times, sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times; rep from* to last 6 sts, sl1yo, brLsl dec, sl1yo, sl1 wyif.
Rows 46, 47, 48 = rows 2, 3, 4

Row 49 MC: k1, *[sl1yo, brk1] 4 times,  sl1yo, brLsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times; rep from* to last 4 sts, sl1yo, brk, sl1yo, sl1 wyif.
Rows 50, 51, 52 = rows 2, 3, 4

Work rows 1-52 according to directions, after that repeat only rows 5-52 until reached the desired length of the scarf. 

Bind off and weave in loose ends.

Compact Chart:

In the compact chart are indicated mostly the rows with increases and decreases. Between them are the rows similar to rows 2, 3, and 4 (with the exception of the fact that you have to work the “brkyobrk” stitches from the previous row as: sl1yo, p1, sl1yo and the “br4st inc” stitches from previous row as: sl1yo, p1, sl1yo, p1, sl1yo).