With a garter stitch body and a two colour brioche border, this shawl is a suitable pattern for those newer to brioche, as well as an interesting knit for experienced briochers.

When I was imagining this shawl I knew I wanted to have bands of brioche and bands of lace. But rather than just having a series of pretty but unconnected sections, I wanted them to flow into each other so that they looked like they belonged together. When looking through my knitting books I came across ‘Bell Lace’, from Barbara Walker’s Second...

Bubblewrap. Everybody likes to pop it, right? In fact, studies show that popping bubblewrap causes people to feel calmer and more alert.

I’d like to tell you the story behind this pattern.

Like a bouquet of flowers in wearable form! This shawl is a joy to knit and a beautiful statement to wear.

So you’ve heard of one colour brioche, and of course there’s the fabulously versatile two colour brioche. But did you know that there’s such a thing as three colour brioche? Or at least there is now…

With an elongated triangle shape, a wave-like edge pattern and a plain two colour brioche body, the Rocky Shore shawl is inspired by the overlapping patterns of reflected water waves.

A tessellation or tiling is the covering of a surface, often a plane, using one or more geometric shapes, called tiles, with no overlaps and no gaps. This wrap is an interpretation of a simple tiling pattern in two colour brioche and garter stitch.

What is a knitter to do with all those beautiful little bits of leftover yarn? Show them off, of course!

A triangular shawl worked in one and two colour brioche, Bubbleweed is decorated with undulating lines of bubbles (not bobbles!).

Cables, syncopation, double brioche, this shawl has it all! But don’t be intimidated if these techniques are new to you, they are introduced one at a time so you’ll learn as you go along. The pattern has both written instructions and charts. Detailed descriptions and photo tutorials are included for the more unusual stitches used.

Mini skeins are everywhere, and they are very pretty, but what do you do with them?

Using one and two colour brioche, this pattern blends four different colours of fingering weight yarn into a slightly wider than semicircle shaped shawl. Use four co-ordinating colours to get a gradient effect, or go with contrasting colours for a blockier look.

This shawl forms a set with the Concordance scarf. A discount of A$5 applies when purchasing both patterns (no coupon code required).

This scarf forms a set with the Cantilever shawl. A discount of A$5 applies when purchasing both patterns (no coupon code required).

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This scarf forms a set with the Accordion hat and the Melodeon shawl. A discount of A$5 applies when purchasing two of the three patterns, and a discount of A$10 applies when purchasing all three. No coupon code required.

This hat forms a set with the Harmonium scarf and the Melodeon shawl. A discount of A$5 applies when purchasing two of the three patterns, and a discount of A$10 applies when purchasing all three. No coupon code required.

Using two colours of fingering weight yarn worked in a repeating pattern of syncopated brioche stitches, this asymmetrical triangular shawl allows both main and contrast yarn to share the spotlight.

This shawl was created for the wedding of a very special friend. The flower motif echoes a pattern from her dress and the name ‘Joyous’ represents my wishes for her married life.

This shawl forms a set with the Harmonium scarf and the Accordion hat. A discount of A$5 applies when purchasing two of the three patterns, and a discount of A$10 applies when purchasing all three. No coupon code required.

Worked in two coloured brioche, this crescent shaped shawl starts with a relatively simple body pattern followed by a more detailed border. The shawl is easily resizable by changing either the size of the body or the number of repeats of the border.

Worked in two coloured brioche, this crescent shaped shawl starts with a simple body followed by a more detailed border. The shawl is resizable by changing either the size of the body or the number of repeats of the border.

Two colours? Three? Fifteen? Twenty seven? Make this shawl as plain or as colourful as you like.

This triangular two-colour, syncopated brioche shawl looks striking in all colour combinations. It uses approximately 365m (400yds) of each of two colours of fingering or sport weight yarn.

This pattern was originally published in yarnpeople Issue 2: Brioche + and is now available as a single pattern.

A wide border of spring flowers surrounds a tuck stitch body in this crescent shaped, two colour brioche shawl.

An A$5 discount applies when purchasing this scarf and the matching Griffin Hat together, no coupon code required.

An A$5 discount applies when purchasing this hat and the matching Burley Scarf together, no coupon code required.

Feeling the cold? Wrap yourself in a giant, warm, squishy brioche sun!

This shawl forms a set with the Wavelength scarf and a discount of AU$5 applies if you buy both patterns. No coupon code required.

This scarf forms a set with the Offshoot hat and the Branches and leaves shawl. A discount of A$5 applies when purchasing two of the three patterns, and a discount of A$10 applies when purchasing all three. No coupon code required.

This hat forms a set with the Leafy Lineation scarf and the Branches and leaves shawl. A discount of A$5 applies when purchasing two of the three patterns, and a discount of A$10 applies when purchasing all three. No coupon code required.

This scarf forms a set with the Evanescence shawl and a discount of AU$5 applies if you buy both patterns. No coupon code required.

This shawl forms a set with the Offshoot hat and the Leafy Lineation scarf. A discount of A$5 applies when purchasing two of the three patterns, and a discount of A$10 applies when purchasing all three. No coupon code required.

It’s all about the linen stitch!