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IntermediateFree Shawl Knitting Pattern
You can purchase this shawl from my Etsy shop.
The stole combines stripes of 2-color brioche with stripes of 2-color garter stitch. This sets up some interesting checkered color effects. I used solid color yarn for the light color and self-striping yarn with long color changes for the dark color. You can use solid, self-striping, hand-dyed, etc., yarns to get a completely different look. As all brioche, this stole is double-sided.
Skills required:
To knit this shawl, you have to know how to knit 2-color garter stitch and 2-color brioche stitch.
Size: width 76” (190 cm), depth 20” (50 cm)
Materials: Kauni (affiliate link) 8/2 Effektgarn 100% Wool sport weight yarn 440 yd (400 m)/100g, color EI – 2 skeins. (DC)
Kauni (affiliate link) Wool 8/2 Solids sport weight yarn, 660 yards (604 meters) /150 gr, color Natural – 2 skeins (LC)
Notions: stitch markers, yarn/tapestry needle.
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)
Abbreviations
Please note that I use Nancy Marchant 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.
sl1yof - slip 1, yarn over, yarn to front: with working yarn in front, slip the next stitch purlwise, then bring the yarn over the needle and the slipped stitch, then bring yarn back around to the front, ready to purl the following stitch.
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
LS – light side
DS – dark side
LC – light color
DC- dark color
k – knit
p – purl
sl1 – slip 1 (knitwise for the 1st stitch in a row).
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. 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 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 Selvedge
When working the selvedge 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 stole/wrap is worked in a combination of 2-color brioche stitch and 2-color garter stitch. These patterns are used interchangeably to form a checkered pattern.
Stole
Using 2 strands of yarn (LC and DC), cast on 93 sts.
Row 1 (LS, LC): K2, (yf sl1yo, k1) × 2, ((yf sl1yo, k1) × 9) 4 times, (yf sl1yo, k1) × 7, p1. (93 sts)
Row 1 (LS, DC): K1, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, ((brp, yf sl1yo) × 9) 4 times, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 7, p1.
Row 2 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 7, ((brp, yf sl1yo) × 9) 4 times, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, p1.
Row 2 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 7, ((yf sl1yo, brk) × 9) 4 times, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 3 (LS, LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, ((yf sl1yo, brk) × 9) 4 times, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 7, p1.
Row 3 (LS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, ((brp, yf sl1yo) × 9) 4 times, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 7, p1.
Row 4 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 7, ((brp, yf sl1yo) × 9) 4 times, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, p1.
Row 4 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 7, ((yf sl1yo, brk) × 9) 4 times, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1.
Rows 5-6: Repeat rows 3-4 (both LS and DS).
Row 7 (LS, LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, (p9, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 4, brk) 4 times, p9, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, p1.
Row 7 (LS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, (k9, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 4, yf sl1yo) 4 times, k9, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1.
Row 8 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, k9, ((brp, yf sl1yo) × 4, brp, k9) 4 times, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, p1.
Row 8 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p9, ((yf sl1yo, brk) × 4, yf sl1yo, p9) 4 times, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1.
Rows 9 - 16: Repeat rows 7 – 8 four (4) times.
Row 17 (LS, LC): Sl, (brk, yf sl1yo) × 2, brk, ((yf sl1yo, brk) × 5, p7, brk) 4 times, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 7, p1.
Row 17 (LS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brp) × 2, yf sl1yo, ((brp, yf sl1yo) × 5, k7, yf sl1yo) 4 times, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 7, p1.
Row 18 (DS, LC): Sl, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 7, (brp, k7, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 5) 4 times, (brp, yf sl1yo) × 2, brp, p1.
Row 18 (DS, DC): Sl, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 7, (yf sl1yo, p7, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 5) 4 times, (yf sl1yo, brk) × 2, yf sl1yo, p1.
Rows 19 - 26: Repeat rows 17 – 18 four (4) times.
Row 27 (LS, LC): Repeat row 7.
Row 27 (LS, DC): Repeat row 7.
Row 28 (DS, LC): Repeat row 8.
Row 28 (DS, DC): Repeat row 8.
Rows 29-86: Repeat rows 27-28 fifty-nine (59) times.
Rows 87-96: Repeat rows 17-26 once.
Rows 97-106: Repeat rows 7-16 once.
Rows 107-116: Repeat rows 17-26 once.
Rows 117-176: Repeat rows 27-86 once.
Rows 177-356: Repeat rows 87-176 two (2) more times.
Rows 357-366: Repeat rows 17-26 once.
Rows 367-376: Repeat rows 7-16 once.
Rows 377-382: Repeat rows 1-6 once.
Bind off.
Finishing
Block.
Have fun!
