Rust and Shadows Scarf Brioche Knitting Tutorial

Learn the basics of brioche knitting with the Rust & Shadows Scarf! Increases and decreases create the meandering, 2-color brioche design. Make it all in one direction, or start in the middle for a mirrored design. Grab the pattern and follow along with this brioche knitting tutorial!

Rust and Shadows Brioche Knitting tutorial

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Get the Pattern

Follow along with the written pattern for the Rust & Shadows Scarf. The video references the instructions in the pattern, including stitch counts and number of repeats.

This soft and squishy scarf is knit in 2-color brioche ribbing with a reversible pattern of meandering lines. Each side emphasizes an opposite color, creating a darkere side and a lighter side.

What is Brioche Knitting?

Brioche knitting is essentially a variation of double knitting, in that it creates two intertwined layers of fabric. Each row is worked in two passes, working half the stitches in each pass. The unworked stitches are paired with a yarn over and slipped. On the next pass, these slipped stitches are worked together with their associated yarn-overs.

This double-layer technique creates a lofty, warm, and reversible fabric. Rust and Shadows is made in brioche ribbing, with alternating columns of knits and purls. Decreases and increases add the movement, shifting the columns back and forth to create the design.

Mirrored Pattern Option

The 2-color brioche pattern goes from one end of the scarf to the other, meaning the 2 ends are not the same. If you prefer the ends to be mirrored, the pattern includes an alternate, mirrored option.

For the mirrored pattern option, start at the center back with a provisional cast-on. Work half the scarf, then remove the cast-on and work the other half of the scarf in the opposite direction.

Brioche Stitches

This tutorial covers all the brioche stitches used in this pattern. Click on the timestamp in the list below to jump to a specific technique in the video (opens YouTube in another tab or window).

Brioche knit (brk) – 5:12
Brioche purl (brp) – 11:09
Brioche knit – yarn over – brioche knit increase (brkyobrk) – 22:04
Brioche 4 stitch increase (br4st inc) – 32:19
Brioche left slanting decrease (brLsl dec) – 24:13
Brioche right slanting decrease (brRsl dec) – 20:20
Slip 1 yarn over (sl1yo) – 2:18

Rust & Shadows Scarf Brioche Knitting Video Tutorial

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