The Light as a Feather Scarf can be tied and worn like a cowl, as a head scarf, or draped over the shoulders with a pin. It’s up to you!

The techniques used in this pattern includes intarsia (optional), brioche, stacked stitches, some basic math, a little bit of randomization either with Assigned pooling yarn or with the use of dice rolls, short rows, and a picot bind off.

This is an advanced knitting pattern.

Yarn & Yardage
Fingering weight – 5 colors

AP/MC1 - ~52 yards/48 meters
(AP yarn may be subbed out for non-AP yarn for the dice randomized and planned placement versions of the scarf, therefore I will use “AP/MC1” to denotes this color)
MC2 - ~71 yards/65 meters
CC1 - ~61 yards/56 meters
CC2 - ~67 yards/61 meters
CC3 - ~78 yards/71 meters

The above lengths are the greatest amounts of yarn used by testers, but due to the nature of the randomization of the pattern, I cannot guarantee the same amounts of yarns will be used. Please be prepared to be adventurous with your colors!

Needles
1 – US size 5 interchangeable circular needle (~14” but length is not important)
2 – extra cables, ~14” (for holding and transferring stitches)
1 – extra needle (close to the recommended needle size)
or
3 - US size 5 circular needles (the needles holding the extra stitches can be smaller sizes)

Notions
~10 - Lightbulb stitch markers or easily removeable markers (matching color/shape pair will be helpful when placing markers for the Feathery Motif)
1 – tapestry needle for weaving in ends
1 – flexible measuring tape

Gauge
19 stiches x 23 rows = 4 in/10 cm in two color brioche
23 stiches x 36 rows = 4 in/10 cm plain stockinette

Dimensions
Varies based on person (for a person with a head measurement of 22 inch in circumference the scarf will measure ~36 inches in wingspan and ~12 inches in depth)

Abbreviations
AP – assigned pooling
BO – bind off
brk – brioche knit, knit the st with its yarn over.
brkC3L – brioche cable 3 left – slip 3 sts individually knit-wise, slip 3 slipped sts back to left hand needle, brk together through the back loop 2nd and 3rd sts on left hand needle and do not remove, yo, brk 3 sts together through the back loop.
brkcbddec – Brioche knit center back double dec – sl 2 sts individually knit-wise, brk the following 3 sts together, pass the 2 slipped sts over. 4 sts decreased. This is similar to sk2p in non-brioche knitting.
brkLsl dec – decrease slanting to the left – slip the first st knit-wise, brk 2 sts together, pass slipped st over
brkRsl dec – decrease slanting to the right – slip the first st knit-wise, knit the next st, pass the slipped st over, move st to left hand needle and the pass the following st over, move st to right hand needle.
brkyobrk – brk1, yarn over, brk1 all into 1 sts. 2 sts increased.
Brkyobrkyobrk – brk1, (yo, brk1)x2 all into 1 sts. 4 sts increased.
brp – brioche purl, purl the st with its yarn over.
cdd – centered double decrease – sl2 sts knit-wise together, k1, pass slipped sts over
CO – cast on
CC – contrast color
FM – first marker
k – knit
kyok – k1, yarn over, k1 all into 1 sts. 2 sts increased.
LM – last marker
M – marker
MC – main color
PM – place marker
p – purl
RM – remove marker
sb2 – slip back 2 sts - Slip 2 sts from the right needle back to the left needle without twisting the sts
sl – slip stitch purl-wise. On RS rows sl wyib and on WS rows sl wyif, unless otherwise noted.
sl1yo – slip 1 and yarn over. The yarn over rest on top of the slipped st. Count these as 1 st.
SM – slip marker
ssk – slip slip knit – slip 2 sts individually knit-wise, slip left needle back into 2 slipped sts and knit together
st(s) – stitch(es)
StM – Starting Marker - denotes when knitting on a motif begins.
swt – Switch CC colors by crossing the old CC over the new CC color. When switching CC on a RS cross wyib and on WS cross wyif.
rem - remaining
wyib – with yarn in back
wyif – with yarn in front
WS – wrong side
yo – yarn over

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