What makes this brioche wrap special is the fully reversible syncopated 4-color brioche design. Color changes are preceded by a group of garter stitches which make this syncopating process so easy to remember. The garter stitches are later decorated vertically, by pulling purple colored strands of yarn through the purl bumps. This beautiful piece is definitely what your closet needs this season.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Size: 28” x 62”
Gauge: 20 sts and 21.5 rows = 4” [10 cm] in brioche st; 20 sts and 42 rows = 4” [10 cm] in garter st. Exact gauge is not needed.
Materials
Yarn: Berroco Vintage DK (52% Acrylic, 40% Wool, 8% Nylon; 290 yards [266 meters]/100 grams):
#2192 Chana Dal (MC, 2 skeins), #2197 Neptune (CC1, 2 skeins), #2106 Smoke (CC2, 2 skeins), #2110 Fondant (CC3, 2 skeins), #2114 Aster (CC4, 2 skeins), #2101 Mochi (CC5, 1 skein), #2167 Dewberry (CC6, 1 skein).
Needles: US size 6 (4.0 mm) 32” (80 cm) circular
Notions: 3 Markers, removable markers, tapestry needle.
Abbreviations
LSLC – light side (LS) row, to be completed with light color (LC) yarn; right side row
LSDC – light side (LS) row, to be completed with dark color (DC) yarn; right side row
DSLC – dark side (DS) row, to be completed with light color (LC) yarn; wrong side row
DSDC – dark side (DS) row, to be completed with dark color (DC) yarn; wrong side row
Special Stitches
bSl1 (brioche slip): Sl st as if to purl with yarn wrapping up and over st on RH needle.
brk (brioche knit): Knit st together with its yarnover.
brp (brioche purl): Purl st together with its yarnover.
Pattern Notes
Fully reversible syncopated 4-color brioche design. Color changes are preceded by a group of garter stitches which make this syncopating process so easy to remember.
The Garter stitches are later decorated vertically, by pulling purple colored strands of yarn through the purl bumps.
Brown and vanilla colored garter stitch rows are centered within each color block and brown only garter stitch rows mark the beginning, the end, and the dividing line between each tile.
Pattern
With MC, CO 141 sts, using Loop or Twisted Loop cast on or any other elastic cast on.
Knit 1 row, turn.
All following rows have 2 knit edge sts at beg and sl sts at the end of every row.
Next Row: K to last 2 sts, sl2.
Rep last row 2 more times.
Cut MC strand, leaving 4” / [10 cm] tail.
Tile One
Attach one strand CC1 as the brioche LC and one strand CC2 as the brioche DC.
Row 1 LSLC: Holding both strands, k2, cont with LC only, ([bSl1, k1] 8 times, bSl1, k3, [p1, bSl1] 8 times, p1, k3) 3 times, [bSl1, k1] 8 times, bSl1, sl2, slide sts back to right end of needle.
Row 1 LSDC: Sl2, cont with DC only, ([brp1, bSl1] 8 times, brp1, p3, [bSl1, brk1] 8 times, bSl1, p3) 3 times, [brp1, bSl1] 8 times, brp1, sl2, turn.
Row 2 DSLC: Holding both strands, k2, cont with LC only, [bSl1, brp1] 8 times, bSl1, (p3, [brk1, bSl1] 8 times, brk1, p3, [bSl1, brp1] 8 times, bSl1) 3 times, sl2, slide sts back to right end of needle.
Row 2 DSDC: Sl2, cont with DC only, [brk1, bSl1] 8 times, brk1, (k3, [bSl1, brp1] 8 times, bSl1, k3, [brk1, bSl1] 8 times, brk1) 3 times, sl2, turn.
Row 3 LSLC: Holding both strands, k2, cont with LC only, ([bSl1, brk1] 8 times, bSl1, k3, [brp1, bSl1] 8 times, brp1, k3) 3 times, [bSl1, brk1] 8 times, bSl1, sl2, slide sts back to right end of needle.
Row 3 LSDC: Sl2, with DC ([brp1, bSl1] 8 times, brp1, p3, [bSl1, brk1] 8 times, bSl1, p3) 3 times, [brp1, bSl1] 8 times, brp1, sl2, turn.
Row 4 DSLC: Holding both strands, k2, cont with LC only, [bSl1, brp1] 8 times, bSl1, (p3, [brk1, bSl1] 8 times, brk1, p3, [bSl1, brp1] 8 times, bSl1) 3 times, sl2, slide sts back to right end of needle.
Row 4 DSDC: Sl2, cont with DC [brk1, bSl1] 8 times, brk1, (k3, [bSl1, brp1] 8 times, bSl1, k3, [brk1, bSl1] 8 times, brk1) 3 times, sl2, turn.
Rep Rows 3-4, 4 more times for a total of 12 brioche rows.
Cut both strands, leaving 4” / [10 cm] tail.
Complete a Garter Division
With MC strand, work 4 rows: k to last 2 sts, sl2.
With CC5 strand, work 4 rows: k to last 2 sts, sl2.
With MC strand, work 4 rows: k to last 2 sts, sl2
Cut both MC and CC5 strands, leaving 4” / [10 cm] tail.
Rep Rows 1-12 of brioche rows of Tile One pattern.
Complete a Tile Separation
With MC strand, work 4 rows: k to last 2 sts, sl2.
Cut strand, leaving 4” / [10 cm] tail.
Tile Two
Attach one strand CC3 as the brioche LC and one strand CC4 as the brioche DC, complete 12 rows in brioche, same as Tile One, but with Tile Two colors.
Cut both strands, leaving 4” / [10 cm] tail.
Work a Garter Division
With MC strand, work 4 rows: k to last 2 sts, sl2.
With CC5 strand, work 4 rows: k to last 2 sts, sl2.
With MC strand, work 4 rows: k to last 2 sts, sl2.
Cut both MC and CC5 strands, leaving 4” / [10 cm] tail.
Rep Rows 1-12 brioche rows of Tile Two.
Complete a Tile Separation
With MC strand, work 4 rows: k to last 2 sts, sl2.
Cut strand, leaving 4” / [10 cm] tail.
Rep entire sequence, Tile One and Tile Two, including the Tile Separation rows, 4 more times.
Rep Tile One once more.
Work Tile Separation rows.
BO all sts using Jeny’s surprisingly stretchy BO or any other stretchy BO.
Finishing
Wet block to meas 28” / [71 cm] wide x 62” / [157.5 cm] long.
Layout, making sure not to overstretch the brioche and garter sections.
When wet, one 12-row brioche section meas 2.5”/ [6 cm] and one 12-row garter section measures 1.25” / [3 cm].
Do not use pins when blocking so the fabric can settle unstressed. The brioche and garter fabric will closely match the finished measurements after completely dry.
Sew in all the ends.
Cut 24 pieces of CC6 at least 76” / [193 cm] long.
Use a sewing needle to feed a strand in between the first and 2nd purl bumps of the 3 garter sts that separate the syncopated brioche. Feed the strand up through the entire length of the piece, leaving about 5” / [13 cm] tail on both ends. Feed another strand in between the 2nd and 3rd purl bumps, next to the previous strand.
Rep the same 2 strand feed through for all 3 garter st bands on both RS and WS of piece.
I am so glad you are enjoying my pattern idea. Happy Knitting!
Renate
I am just loving this Brioche knit! I had spent a year learning about and how to do Brioch, and then ended up in hosp and recouping, then covid hit as I started to feel like knitting again, and found this pattern and making it for a DIL and all I had learned kicked in working on this. I am going to make another for my daughter as soon as I finish this one. Thank you for your pattern!! Can’t get out and do much else, at 84, so this really gives me something worthwhile to do and keeps me busy. Again, THANK YOU!!!!
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