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IntermediateFree Shawl Knitting Pattern
You can purchase this shawl from my Etsy shop.
This pattern is a great project for knitters who want to explore two-color brioche. The shawl is made with a combination of two-color brioche and two-color garter stitch, creating bold vertical stripes and rich texture. The pattern is worked flat from the central tip up, gradually expanding to shape the wings. It is reversible, so there's no right or wrong way to wear it. The finished shawl is warm, soft, and long enough to wrap or drape in different ways.
Skills required: To knit this shall/scarf, you need to know how to knit 2-color brioche stitch and 2-color garter stitch.
Size: wing span 70” (175 cm), height 15” (38 cm)
Materials: Kauni (affiliate link) 8/2 Effektgarn 100% Wool sport weight yarn 440 yd (400 m)/100g, color Lilac – 1 skein. (DC)
Kauni (affiliate link) Wool 8/2 Solids sport weight yarn, 660 yards (604 meters) /150 gr, color Natural – 1 skein (LC)
Needles: US 2 (2.75 mm) circular needles 24” (60 cm) or longer.
Gauge:
22 sts x 44 rows = 4" x 4" (10cm x 10cm) In 2-color garter st:
22 sts x 22 rows = 4" x 4" (10cm x 10cm) In 2-color brioche st:
Note, that 1 row of brioche consists of 1 row of light color yarn (LC) and 1 row of dark color yarn (DC)
Please note, that 1 row of brioche consists of 2 rows: 1 row of light color (LC) and 1 row of dark color (DC)
Abbreviations
Please note that I use Nancy Marchant's terminology for brioche stitch. I highly recommend her books Knitting Brioche: The Essential Guide to the Brioche Stitch and Knitting Fresh Brioche: Creating Two-Color Twists & Turns, as well as her lessons on craftsy.com.
yf - yarn forward: bring the yarn to the front, between the tips of the needles.
yb - yarn back: take the yarn to the back, between the tips of the needles.
yfsl1yo - yarn forward, slip 1, yarn over: bring the working yarn between the tips of the needles to front of work, slip the next stitch purlwise, then bring the yarn over the needle and the slipped stitch. Leave yarn in back, ready to knit the next stitch.
brk - brioche knit: knit the stitch together with its accompanying yarnover
brp - brioche purl: purl the stitch together with its accompanying yarnover.
brkyobrk – [brk1, yo, brk1] in the same stitch. 2 stitches are increased.
br4st-inc – brk1, yo, brk1, yo, brk1 into the same stitch: 1 stitch increased to five.
ssk – slip, slip, knit (left-slanted decrease)
k2tog – knit 2 together (right-slanted decrease)
LS – light side
DS – dark side
LC – light color
DC- dark color
k – knit
p – purl
sl – slip the first st
plm – place marker
slm – slip marker
rm – remove marker
co – cast on
work as est (work as established) - continue following the pattern you’ve been using in the previous rows, without changing.
Pattern Notes:
Two-Color Brioche Stitch – Basic Instructions
These instructions are included as a guide to the technique, and as instructions for swatching.
A single brioche row is worked in two passes, one in light color (LC) and the other in dark color (DC). Both colors are worked in one direction, then the work is turned and both colors are worked in the other direction, one by one. The light side (LS) of the project is first worked in light color (LC) yarn, then in dark color (DC) yarn. (The LS of the work is where brioche knit (brk) stitches are worked in light color (LC) yarn.
Odd number of stitches
Set-up row (LC): k1, *sl1yof, p1, rep from *, to last 2 sts, sl1yof, p1. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Set-up row (DC): sl1, yb, *brk1, yfsl1yo, repeat from * to last 2 sts, brk1, yb, sl last st. Turn.
Row 1 (LS, LC): k1, *yfsl1yo, brk1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, yfsl1yo, k1. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 1 (LS, DC): sl1, yf, *brp1, sl1yof, repeat from * to last 2 sts, brp1, yb, slip last st. Turn.
Row 2 (DS, LC): p1, *sl1yof, brp1, repeat from * to last 2 sts, sl1yof, p1. DO not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 2 (DS, DC): sl1, yb, *brk1, yfsl1yo, repeat from * to last 2 sts, brk1, yf, sl last st. Turn.
Two-Color Garter Stitch
These are included as a guide to the technique, and as instructions for swatching.
Row 1 (LS LC): purl. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 1 (LS DC): knit. Turn.
Row 2 (DS LC): knit. Do not turn, slide work to the other end of the needle.
Row 2 (DS DC): purl. Turn.
Chain Selvage
When working the selvage stitches at the beginning and the end of the row, at the start of the LC rows, always bring LC under the DC.
Short Overview of the pattern
The shawl is worked in a combination of 2-color brioche stitch and 2-color garter stitch, from the bottom up. It is started at the pointy end and is widened, while working up to the top. Can be made any size and width. The shawl on a picture is of a smaller height and looks more like a scarf.
Shawl
Using 2 strands of yarn (LC and DC), cast on 3 sts.
Row SR (DS, LC): K1, p2. (3 sts)
Row SR (DS, DC): K1, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 1 (LS LC): Sl, br4st inc, p1. (7 sts)
Row 1 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 3.
Row 2 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, p1.
Row 2 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 3 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, p1.
Row 3 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 4 (DS, LC): Repeat row 2.
Row 4 (DS, DC): Repeat row 2.
Row 5 (LS LC): Sl, brkyobrk, yf sl1yo, brk, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, p1. (11 sts)
Row 5 (LS DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2.
Row 6 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp, p1.
Row 6 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 7 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brk, p1.
Row 7 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 8 (DS, LC): Repeat row 6.
Row 8 (DS, DC): Repeat row 6.
Row 9 (LS LC): Sl, brkyobrk, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, p1. (15 sts)
Row 9 (LS DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2.
Row 10 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, p1.
Row 10 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 11 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 6, brk, p1, co × 16. (31 sts)
Row 11 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k15, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 12 (DS, LC): Sl, brp, k15, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, k1, co × 16. (47 sts)
Row 12 (DS, DC): Sl, p16, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo, p15, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 13 (LS LC): Sl, br4st inc, p15, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 6, brk, p15, br4st inc, p1. (55 sts)
Row 13 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2, yf sl1yo, k2tog, k13, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k13, ssk, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 3. (53 sts)
Row 14 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, k14, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, k14, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, p1.
Row 14 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p14, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo, p14, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 15 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, p14, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 6, brk, p14, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, k1.
Row 15 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, k2tog, k12, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k12, ssk, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, k1. (51 sts)
Row 16 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, k13, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, k13, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, p1.
Row 16 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p13, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo, p13, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 17 (LS LC): Sl, brkyobrk, yf sl1yo, brk, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, p13, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 6, brk, p13, brkyobrk, yf sl1yo, brk, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, p1. (59 sts)
Row 17 (LS DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1, yf sl1yo, k2tog, k11, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k11, ssk, yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2. (57 sts)
Row 18 (DS, LC): Sl, ((brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp, k12, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2) × 2, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, p1.
Row 18 (DS, DC): Sl, ((yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo, p12, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2) × 2, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 19 (LS LC): Sl, ((brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brk, p12, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2) × 2, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, p1.
Row 19 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, k2tog, k10, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k10, ssk, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, p1. (55 sts)
Row 20 (DS, LC): Sl, ((brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp, k11, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2) × 2, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, p1.
Row 20 (DS, DC): Sl, ((yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo, p11, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2) × 2, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 21 (LS LC): Sl, brkyobrk, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, p11, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 6, brk, p11, brkyobrk, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, p1. (63 sts)
Row 21 (LS DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, p1, yf sl1yo, k2tog, k9, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k9, ssk, yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2. (61 sts)
Row 22 (DS, LC): Sl, ((brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, k10) × 2, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, p1.
Row 22 (DS, DC): Sl, ((yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo, p10) × 2, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 23 (LS LC): Sl, ((brk, yf sl1yo) × 6, brk, p10) × 2, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 6, brk, plm, p1, co × 16. (77 sts)
Row 23 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k2tog, k8, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k8, ssk, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, slm, k15, yf sl1yo, p1. (75 sts)
Row 24 (DS, LC): Sl, brp, k15, slm, ((brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, k9) × 2, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, plm, k1, co × 16. (91 sts)
Row 24 (DS, DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, p15, slm, ((yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo, p9) × 2, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo, slm, p15, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 25 (LS LC): Sl, br4st inc, p15, slm, work as est, slm, p15, br4st inc, p1. (99 sts)
Row 25 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2, yf sl1yo, k2tog, k13, slm, work as est, slm, k13, ssk, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 3. (97 sts)
Row 26 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, k14, slm, work as est, slm, k14, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, p1.
Row 26 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p14, slm, work as est, slm, p14, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 27 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, p14, slm, work as est, slm, p14, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, p1.
Row 27 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, k2tog, k12, slm, work as est, slm, k12, ssk, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1. (95 sts)
Row 28 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, k13, slm, work as est, slm, k13, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, p1.
Row 28 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p13, slm, work as est, slm, p13, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 29 (LS LC): Sl, brkyobrk, yf sl1yo, brk, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, p13, slm, work as est, slm, p13, brkyobrk, yf sl1yo, brk, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, p1. (103 sts)
Row 29 (LS DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1, yf sl1yo, k2tog, k11, slm, work as est, slm, k11, ssk, yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2. (101 sts)
Row 30 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp, k12, slm, work as est, slm, k12, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp, p1.
Row 30 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo, p12, slm, work as est, slm, p12, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 31 (LS LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brk, p12, slm, work as est, slm, p12, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brk, p1.
Row 31 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, k2tog, k10, slm, work as est, slm, k10, ssk, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, p1. (99 sts)
Row 32 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp, k11, slm, work as est, slm, k11, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp, p1.
Row 32 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo, p11, slm, work as est, slm, p11, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 33 (LS LC): Sl, brkyobrk, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, p11, slm, work as est, slm, p11, brkyobrk, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 3, yf sl1yo, brkyobrk, p1. (107 sts)
Row 33 (LS DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo, p1, yf sl1yo, k2tog, k9, slm, work as est, slm, k9, ssk, yf sl1yo, p1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, (yf sl1yo, p1) × 2. (105 sts)
Row 34 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, k10, slm, work as est, slm, k10, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, p1.
Row 34 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo, p10, slm, work as est, slm, p10, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 6, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 35 (LS LC): Sl, yf sl1yo, brk, yf sl1yo × 2, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, yf sl1yo × 2, brk, yf sl1yo, p10, slm, work as est, slm, p10, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 6, brk, plm, p1, co × 16. (121 sts)
Row 35 (LS DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 6, yf sl1yo, k2tog, k8, slm, work as est, rm, work as est, slm, k15, yf sl1yo, p1. (119 sts)
Row 36 (DS, LC): Sl, brp, k15, slm, work as est, slm, k9, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 6, brp, plm, k1, co × 16. (135 sts)
Row 36 (DS, DC): Sl, yf sl1yo, p15, slm, work as est, rm, work as est, slm, p15, yf sl1yo, p1. (135 sts)
Repeat rows 25-36 four more times or to desired depth.
With LC yarn only work 4 rows of garter stitch (all rows knit).
Bind off.
Finishing
Weave in ends. Block.
Enjoy!
