Plumpy by Andrea Mowry

Craft: Knitting

This pattern is available on Ravelry.

Garter and brioche will always be my go-to ingredients for creating my favorite shawls to knit and wear! This shawl works up gorgeously in either Sport or DK weight yarn and using 3 to 4 colors for a deliciously squishy shawl to wrap up in! I always chat with my brioche students about how, as tactile knitters, we love to squish things! Nothing is more plump for squishing and wrapping up in then brioche and garter!

SIZES

3 Color Sport -Wingspan -75”/190.5 cm; Center Depth - 22”/56 cm

4 Color DK - Wingspan -86”/218.5 cm; Center Depth - 24”/61 cm

YARN

Sport Weight (3 colors) - Hedgehog Fibres Sporty Singles

A - 285 m/95 g; 1 skein Ferrum

B - 300 m/100 g; 1 skein DRK

C - 270 m/90 g; 1 skein Copper Penny

DK Weight (4 colors) - Hedgehog Fibres Alpaca DK

A - 225 m/100 g; 1-2 skeins (see note) Parklife

B - 340 m/150 g; 2 skeins UFO

C - 160 m/70 g; 1 skein Piggy Bank

D - 225 m/100 g; 1 skein Sorbet

Hedgehog Fibres Twist Sock

Note

I used 10-15% less yardage than what is listed for my samples. We all knit very differently and you may have different results. Color A is the one I have recieved feedback on of possibly running low. If this is a concern for you, I recommend buying an extra skein and checking both your Garter and Brioche gauges after blocking.

NEEDLES

US 5 (7)/3.75 (4.5) mm - 32”/80 cm circular recommended

NOTIONS

Stitch marker

Locking stitch marker

Tapestry Needle

GAUGE

20 (18) sts & 44 (40) rows = 4”/10 cm Measured over garter stitch, after blocking;

19.5 (20) sts & 28 (22) rows = 4”/10 cm Measured over garter stitch, after blocking

TECHNIQUES TO INDULGE IN

Knitting

Purling

Increasing

Decreasing

Two-color Brioche

Brioche Increases and Decreases

Sliding stitches

Sideways shawl shaping