Blooming Brioche by Brandy Velten

Blooming Brioche

Knitting
April 2018
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
21 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in garter stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
1300 - 1350 yards (1189 - 1234 m)
91 inches along top edge x 21 inches at deepest point.
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Featuring alternating sections of textural garter stitch and squishy two-color brioche, this large shawl has color popping up in all the right places. This piece is knit from tip-to-tip, creating a large asymmetrical triangle shape that is easy to style and will soon become a wardrobe staple to get you through cool nights and breezy days. Basic knowledge of two-color brioche, including increasing and decreasing is required.

Kits available from Long Dog Yarn.

Materials

  • US 3 / 3.25 mm 32” circular knitting needles (or size necessary to obtain gauge)
  • Tapestry needle
  • Stitch marker

Yarn
2 skeins Long Dog Yarn Single (100% superwash merino wool; 400 yds per 100 g) in Day Glo (MC). 1 skein each Long Dog Yarn Single (100% superwash merino wool; 400 yds per 100g) in colorways Cassata (C1) and Madilyn Got a Makeover (C2).

Or approximately 800 yds for MC, 250 yds C1, 250 yds C2.

Gauge
21 stitches by 36 rows = 4”/10 cm in garter stitch

21 stitches by 28 rows = 4”/10 cm in brioche stitch

Finished sizes
One size: 91 inches along top edge x 21 inches at deepest point.

Skill level
3 out of 5

Necessary skills
Knit, centered double decrease, basic increasing, two-color brioche, brioche increasing and decreasing