Bramble & Fleece Thirsk Scarf - Knitting Pattern (PDF download) • The Orry Mill

Thirsk Scarf

Design BF004 · Bramble & Fleece Autumn/Winter Collection

The Thirsk Scarf is worked in a herringbone Fair Isle design, combining a classic pattern with a clean, modern feel. Knitted in two shades of Bramble & Fleece Sheepsoft 4 Ply, it offers lightweight warmth and excellent stitch definition.

The scarf begins and ends with a folded stocking-stitch hem, and the long side edges are finished with picked-up edgings on a circular needle, so every edge is neat and nothing curls. The herringbone motif is a 12-stitch chart repeat worked six times across the row.

At a glance

Size: One size
Width: 23cm / 9¾in, including the edgings
Length: 140cm / 55in
Yarn: Bramble & Fleece Sheepsoft 4 Ply — 2 x 50g in shade A and 2 x 50g in shade B
Shades photographed: A — Aysgarth 222, B — Bishopdale 202
Needles: 3.25mm (UK 10 / US 3) needles, plus a 3.25mm circular needle at least 100cm / 40in long for the side edgings
Tension: 32 stitches and 32 rows to 10cm / 4in over colourwork stocking stitch on 3.25mm needles
Skill level: Intermediate ★★★ (3 out of 5)
The motif is a single 12-stitch repeat, but it is worked back and forth rather than in the round, so carrying two colours evenly on the wrong-side rows takes some practice.
Format: Digital PDF download

Which yarn does the Thirsk Scarf use?

Thirsk is written for Bramble & Fleece Sheepsoft 4 Ply, a fingering-weight blend of soft British Bluefaced Leicester with hardier Masham, in 50g balls. You will need two balls of each of two shades — four balls in total.

What techniques does it use?

Stranded Fair Isle colourwork from a chart, a folded hem knitted into the cast-on edge, increases distributed across a row, and picking up stitches along a side edge. This is a rewarding project if you have done a little colourwork and want something more considered than a plain stranded hat.

This is a digital knitting pattern supplied as a PDF download in English, with a full colour chart, UK and US needle sizes and both metric and imperial measurements. Yarn and needles are sold separately.