Valentine's Wavy Scarf

Now that Christmas is over, but winter is yet to leave us, I looked up at 2020's calendar for the next event to knit for. Valentine's day is at the door, and since the Brioche stitch is my current favorite, I knitted this scarf, the third and last scarf of this season I knit using this stitch. I made it for my son this time, I hope you like it. I think it would be the perfect handmade gift for a guy that you can make for next month. Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Skill level: Intermediate


Materials:

• Yarn: Nako Vison (100% premium acrylic, 100 g/ 3.53 Oz, 195 m/ 213 yds). Color "Denim" 203: 3 skeins.
• Knitting needles, size US 7 (4.5 mm) .
• Tapestry needle.
• Ring stitch marker.

Knitting terms:

• st: stitch.
• sts: stitches.
• k: knit.
• p: purl.
• yo: yarn over.
• sl st: slip stitch.
• wyfw: with yarn forward.

Measurements: 195 cm x 25 cm / 77" x 10" approx.

Gauge: 24 sts and 24 rows = 4" x 4" (10 cm x 10 cm) in Brioche Stitch.

Yardage: 560 - 570 m / 615 - 625 yds

Instructions:

Cast on 58 sts using stretchy cast on method, You can watch my tutorial video for the stretchy cast on method here: 

Row 1: p 1, k 1 to end.

Brioche stitch stripe (← Click on the link to see a tutorial):

Row 2: *sl st wyfw, k 1, bring yarn forward, repeat from * to end.

Row 3: *sl st wyfw, k st and yo together, bring yarn forward, repeat from * to end.

Repeat row 3 twenty three more times. in last row insert a ring stitch marker through needle in the center of sts.

Waves Pattern:

Notes:

• When changing the pattern from brioche to simple ribs, knit the knit stitch together with the yo, and purl the purl stitch together with the yo.
• The use of stitch marker is necessary to align the heart to the center of the scarf. 
• each even number row is the repetition of the row before. 

Row 1: 28 sts in brioche pattern, 2 sts in simple ribs pattern, 28 sts in brioche pattern.

Row 3: 26 sts in brioche pattern, 6 sts in simple ribs pattern, 26 sts in brioche pattern.

Row 5: 24 sts in brioche pattern, 10 sts in simple ribs pattern, 24 sts in brioche pattern.

Row 7: 22 sts in brioche pattern, 14 sts in simple ribs pattern, 22 sts in brioche pattern.

Row 9: 20 sts in brioche pattern, 18 sts in simple ribs pattern, 20 sts in brioche pattern.

Row 11: 18 sts in brioche pattern, 10 sts in simple ribs pattern, 2 sts in brioche pattern, 10 sts in simple ribs pattern,18 sts in brioche pattern.

Row 13: 16 sts in brioche pattern, 10 sts in simple ribs pattern, 6 sts in brioche pattern, 10 sts in simple ribs pattern, 16 sts in brioche pattern.

Row 15: 14 sts in brioche pattern, 10 sts in simple ribs pattern, 10 sts in brioche pattern, 10 sts in simple ribs pattern, 14 sts in brioche pattern.

Row 17: 12 sts in brioche pattern, 10 sts in simple ribs pattern, 14 sts in brioche pattern, 10 sts in simple ribs pattern, 12 sts in brioche pattern.

Row 19: 10 sts in brioche pattern, 10 sts in simple ribs pattern, 18 sts in brioche pattern, 10 sts in simple ribs pattern, 10 sts in brioche pattern.

Row 21: 8 sts in brioche pattern, 10 sts in simple ribs pattern, 22 sts in brioche pattern, 10 sts in simple ribs pattern, 8 sts in brioche pattern.

Rows 23 - 37: 6 sts in brioche pattern, 10 sts in simple ribs pattern, 26 sts in brioche pattern, 10 sts in simple ribs pattern, 6 sts in brioche pattern.

Row 39: repeat row 21.

Row 41: repeat row 19.

Row 43: repeat row 17.

Row 45: repeat row 15.

Row 47: repeat row 13.

Row 49: repeat row 11.

Row 51: repeat row 9.

Row 53: repeat row 7.

Row 55: repeat row 5.

Rows 57 - 61: repeat row 3.

Repeat rows 5 - 62 eleven times, repeat rows 5 -57 once, repeat row 3 once, then row one once. 

Work brioche pattern row 3 twenty four times, work simple rib pattern one row, cast off all stitches, weave in loose ends.

Lastly, feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions or find something confusing in the pattern.


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