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Plumed : an asymmetrical triangle-shaped shawl knit sideways, alternating between garter stitch, garter stripes and two-color brioche in a feather plume design. You will have a blast alternating colors in this relaxing shawl. The name of this pattern is inspired by the bird names of the yarn, and the brioche stitch pattern, which looks like plumed feathers to me.

Yarn Notes:
Grab 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn for this! I recommend one skein of speckled / variegated and one skein of semi-solid or solid. This pattern uses almost all or all of each skein of yarn. If you are a loose knitter, I would recommend going down a needle size just in case. To avoid running out of yarn, I recommend knitting a gauge swatch. If you have more than the allotted yardage you can knit and block a swatch. Alternatively, to ensure you don’t run out of yarn, you can knit a swatch to the pre-blocked gauge, listed here and in the pattern itself, and then unravel the swatch and use it in your project. This way you can continue if your gauge is correct, or change needle sizes if need be. If substituting yarns, please note the yardage / meterage amounts. See the last photo here for the yarn that I used.

Skill level:
Beginner brioche friendly!! This is a fantastic pattern to learn basic brioche, as well as brioche increases and decreases. I designed this shawl specifically to teach with!

Techniques used:
knit, purl, brioche knit, brioche purl, brioche 4-stitch increase, 2 brioche 2-stitch decreases.

Construction Notes:
This asymmetrical triangle-shaped shawl is knit sideways from cast on point to bind off edge. It is very repetitive, alternating between garter stitch blocks and garter stripes, where you will be increasing at the left edge for the shawl shaping, and brioche blocks, where there is no shawl shaping at all. Within these brioche blocks are delightful brioche increases and decreases which mimic the look of a feather on a bird’s wing. You will get to see the two different color combinations of the brioche, which are continually repeated until you reach the border. The border is filled with the brioche, to end with a dramatic flair. The sideways shawl shaping causes the stripes to be on the bias.

I love wearing this shawl kerchief-style, with the increase edge wrapped around my neck.

This pattern has both written instructions and a chart for the Brioche portion only.

» One size:
66” / 167.5 cm wide and 30” / 76 cm deep, measured after blocking.

» Gauge: Measured in garter stitch knit flat
Blocked: 22 sts and 44 rows = 4” / 10 cm
Unblocked: 24 sts and 56 rows = 4” / 10 cm

MATERIALS:

» Yarn: Fingering / sock weight
926 yds / 846 m
A: 463 yds / 423 m
B: 463 yds / 423 m

» Shown in: Robin’s Promise Yarn Co. Songbird
(75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon; 463 yds /423 m per 100 g)
A: 1 skein in Pheasant Crown (gray)
B: 1 skein in White Tailed Robin Feather (blue)

» Needles:
40” / 101.5 cm US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles
Circular needles are used for brioche knitting, and to accommodate a large number of stitches. Adjust needle size as needed to obtain proper gauge.

» Tools:
tapestry needle for weaving in ends, row counter or preferred method for keeping track of pattern, 8 stitch markers for noting brioche pattern repeats (optional)

Many many thanks to Susan from The Flying Needles and Robin’s Promise for the yarn support and design inspiration!! This has been such a fun collaboration! I also want to thank my amazing Tech Editor, Meaghan Schmaltz, for her efforts and expertise. And finally, a HUGE thank you to my awesome test knitters!!! Be sure to check out their projects for some serious color inspiration!!

I also want to thank my wonderful husband, Brian Robinson, for taking these photos.