Loose yourself in the meditative slipping of stitches and fascinating textures you’ll create with fun mosaic knitting and the always impressive brioche.
Wrap it twice for a long and lovely accent piece, or triple wrap it for cozy warmth. This pattern is a great introduction to mosaic and brioche knitting, as well as provisional cast on and three needle bind off, with detailed written instruction and links to tutorials in case you get stuck.
Yarn Old Rusted Chair Squish DK 250 yds/229 meters, 115g/4.06oz 4 ply 100% Superwash Merino 1 skein per color (sample used almost all of it up)
Sample in Color A - Goblet Green Color B - Ridin’ Out the Storm Color C - Moondance
Needles US8 for mosaic (3) - 1 extra needed for bind off US6 circular or double pointed needles for brioche Tools Scrap Yarn Crochet Hook Tapestry Needle
Size Approx 9.5” wide x 65” circumference (each mosaic section and brioche striping is approx 20” pre-blocking, with garter ridges in between those sections)
Techniques / Abbreviations Provisional Cast On Knit - K Slip purlwise with yarn in back Slip purlwise with yarn in front Brioche Knit - brk Brioche Purl - brp (Brioche) Slip 1 yarn over -sl1yo Knit Front & Back of St - KFB 3 Needle Bind Off