Finished Object: Brioche Scarf
Pattern: My own, if you can call a 36-stitch brioche repeat a “pattern”
Size: 8 inches wide and 68 inches long
Yarn: Various Mountain Colors Bearfoot millends in unidentified colorways; black alpaca of unknown manufacture. Both yarns held double.
Yardage: No idea
Yarn Source: A shop in Montana; a sweater from my mother that I frogged
Needles: US size 7
Gauge: 18 stitches over 4 inches
Notes: I don’t have a whole lot to say about this one except that I’m glad it’s finished. Scarves are not my favorite thing to knit, though they are awfully nice to have.
I tried to arrange the colors from reds to blues in an order that made sense visually, which was difficult toward the middle because it wasn’t always possible to tell which color was going to predominate in a particular colorway until I began knitting it up. And I wasn’t about to rip anything out, since the only way I know how to fix a problem in brioche is to tink back to it.
I like the strong ribbed look that brioche stitch gives to the scarf, as well as the cushy texture it creates. The scarf is very long and very warm, and it will no doubt be just perfect with my puffy black coat when the depths of winter return. For now, I shall hang it in the closet to await its destiny.
In other news, I am still in finishing-things-up mode, with about 15 inches to go on Clementine and another three rounds to do on the Tedium Bathmat. I hope to have another finished object (or two?) by Monday.
March 30th, 2007 at 2:16 pm
Hee, your scarf is the fun crazy member of the brioche scarf family, and mine is the quiet shy one. I love the colors, and your progression looks good to me! Even if some of the stripes are out of order from how you imagined it, I think it gives the scarf character.
March 30th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
The beast is beautiful! I know what you mean about scarves being more product than process. I’m trying to beat that by making lacy scarves instead but haven’t had much luck yet. (the pot in the background looks nice with the scarf’s colours, btw!)
March 30th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
Loved the curled up shot!
The scarf looks so pretty and snuggly. Perfect to block out cold breezes. I agree, scarves are more about the product than the process. I usually become horribly bored by the third pattern repeat and then it’s a slog to the end. Can’t wait to see your Clementine shawl!
March 31st, 2007 at 11:09 pm
Hi I stumbled on your blog a few days ago while knit blog hopping and I think your brioche scarf is lovely
it would get plenty of use here as we are just starting to go into winter weather 