*Frozen Forest Shawl* Brioche Knitting Patterns


Frozen Forest Shawl is a brioche knitting pattern worked in brioche rib stitch. With every row you knit, you can see appearing more and more "trees", so the "frozen forest" grows bigger and bigger. This pattern uses an I-cord bind off. In the video tutorial you can find instructions on how to knit the I-cord bind off or, if it seems to complicated, you can replace it with a more "usual" bind off for brioche knitting.

Finished Size:

59" (150 cm) wide x 25 1/2"(65 cm) deep after blocking
Size in rows: 
rows 1-24 once + [rows 25-40] 14 times

Yarn:

DK weight
MC: Marriner Double Knit
100g/3.53 oz (300m/328yd)
CC: Marriner Metro color Caspian
100g/3.53 oz (300m/328yd)

If you want to escape the stereotypes and make unusual choices, I can suggest the following colors combo:

Frozen Forest Shawl - in Rockshelter Sock
A Maniacal Girl Named Jill and Copper Verdigris
in Rockshelter Sock yarn from Meadowcraft Dyeworks

Needles:

2.75mm - US 2 Chiaogoo 4” interchangeable needles with 22” and 50" cables

Notions:

Marker(m),tapestry needle

Abbreviations:

k - knit
p - purl
brk - brioche knit
brp - brioche purl
sl1yo - slip 1 pwise with yarn over needle
sl1 wyib - slip 1 pwise with yarn in back
sl1 wyif - slip 1 pwise with yarn in front
brLsl dec - brioche left slant decrease
brRsl dec - brioche right slant decrease
br4st dec - brioche 4 stitches decrease
br4st inc - brioche 4 stitches increase
brkyobrk - brioche knit, yarn over, brioche knit
MC - main color yarn
CC - contrast color yarn
m - marker
st(s) - stitch(es)

Frozen Forest Shawl - Brioche Knitting

Directions:

With MC yarn cast-on 5 sts from 1 st (make a loop with the tail under the working yarn, then k1, yo, k1, yo, k1 into that loop). Pull on yarn tail and tighten that loop. Work row 1 in main color yarn. After that slide all stitches to the other end of the needles, join contrast color yarn and work row 2 in contrast color yarn.

Row 1 MC: k1, sl1yo, k1, sl1yo, k1.
Row 2 CC: sl1 wyif, brp1, sl1yo, brp1, sl1 wyif. 

After each odd row slide stitches to other end of needles, pick-up contrast color yarn and knit the even row.
After each even row turn work, pick-up main color yarn and knit the odd row.

Row 3 MC: p1, * sl1yo, brp1; rep from* to last 2 sts, sl1yo, p1.

Row 4 CC: sl1 wyib, *brk1, sl1yo; rep from* to last 2 sts, brk1, sl1 wyib.

Row 5 MC: k1, sl1yo, br4st inc, sl1yo, k1.
Row 6 CC: sl1 wyif, brp1, sl1yo, p1, sl1yo, p1, sl1yo, brp1, sl1 wyif. 
Rows 7, 8 = rows 3, 4


Row 9 MC: k1, sl1yo, brk1, sl1yo, br4st inc, sl1yo, brk1, sl1yo, k1.
Row 10 CC: sl1 wyif, [brp1, sl1yo] 2 times, p1, sl1yo, p1, [sl1yo, brp1] 2 times, sl1 wyif.
Rows 11, 12 = rows 3, 4


Row 13 MC: k1, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, sl1yo, br4st inc, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, sl1yo, k1.
Row 14 CC: sl1 wyif, [brp1, sl1yo] 3 times, p1, sl1yo, p1, [sl1yo, brp1] 3 times, sl1 wyif.
Rows 15, 16 = rows 3, 4

Row 17 MC: k1, [sl1yo, brk1] 3 times, sl1yo, br4st inc, [sl1yo, brk1] 3 times, sl1yo, k1.
Row 18 CC: sl1 wyif, [brp1, sl1yo] 4 times, p1, sl1yo, p1, [sl1yo, brp1] 4 times, sl1 wyif.
Rows 19, 20 = rows 3, 4

Row 21 MC: k1, sl1yo, brkyobrk, [sl1yo, brk1] 7 times, sl1yo, brkyobrk, sl1yo, k1
Row 22 CC: sl1 wyif, brp1, sl1yo, p1, [sl1yo, brp1] 8 times, sl1yo, p1, sl1yo, brp1, sl1 wyif
Rows 23, 24 = rows 3, 4

Row 25 MC: k1, sl1yo, brk1, sl1yo, *br4st inc, sl1yo, brRsl dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 3 times, sl1yo, brLsl dec, sl1yo; rep from * to last 5 sts, br4st inc, sl1yo, brk1, sl1yo, k1.
Row 26 CC: sl1 wyif, [brp1, sl1yo] 2 times, p1, *sl1yo, p1, [sl1yo, brp1] 6 times, sl1yo, p1; rep from* to last 7 sts, sl1yo, p1, [sl1yo, brp1] 2 times, sl1 wyif.
Rows 27, 28 = rows 3, 4

Row 29 MC: k1, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, sl1yo, *br4st inc, sl1yo, brk1, sl1yo, brRsl dec, sl1yo, brk1, sl1yo, brLsl dec, sl1yo, brk1, sl1yo; rep from * to last 7 sts, br4st inc, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, sl1yo, k1.
Row 30 CC: sl1 wyif, [brp1, sl1yo] 3 times, p1, *sl1yo, p1, [sl1yo, brp1] 6 times, sl1yo, p1; rep from* to last 9 sts, sl1yo, p1, [sl1yo, brp1] 3 times, sl1 wyif.
Rows 31, 32 = rows 3, 4

Row 33 MC: k1, [sl1yo, brk1] 3 times, sl1yo, *br4st inc, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, sl1yo, br4st dec, [sl1yo, brk1] 2 times, sl1yo; rep from * to last 9 sts, br4st inc, [sl1yo, brk1] 3 times, sl1yo, k1.
Row 34 CC: sl1 wyif, [brp1, sl1yo] 4 times, p1, *sl1yo, p1, [sl1yo, brp1] 6 times, sl1yo, p1; rep from* to last 11 sts, sl1yo, p1, [sl1yo, brp1] 4 times, sl1 wyif.
Rows 35, 36 = rows 3, 4

Row 37 MC: k1, sl1yo, brkyobrk, *sl1yo, brk1; rep from* to last 4 sts, sl1yo, brkyobrk, sl1yo, k1.
Row 38 CC: sl1 wyif, brp1, sl1yo, p1, *sl1yo, brp1; rep from* to last 5 sts, sl1yo, p1, sl1yo, brp1, sl1 wyif.
Rows 39, 40 = rows 3, 4

Repeat rows 25-40 until reached the desired width of the shawl.

Bind off and weave in loose ends.


Knit The *Frozen Forest Shawl* Using The Chart: 

With main color yarn cast-on 5 sts from 1 st (make a loop with the tail under the working yarn, then k1, yo, k1, yo, k1 into that loop). Pull on yarn tail and tighten that loop.

Work row 1 in main color yarn according to full chart or compact chart. After that slide all stitches to the other end of the needles, join contrast color yarn and work row 2 in contrast color yarn.

After each odd row slide stitches to other end of needles, pick-up contrast color yarn and knit with it the even row. After each even row turn work, pick-up main color yarn and knit with it the odd row.

Full Chart:

The full chart is for brioche beginners. As the titles announces, it indicates all the rows. When you get better acquainted with brioche maybe you will want to use the compact chart just below the full chart.
Frozen Forest Shawl - Full Chart

Compact Chart:

In the compact chart are indicated mostly the rows with increases and decreases. Between them are the rows similar to rows 2, 3, and 4, with the exception of the fact that you have to work the “brkyobrk” sts from previous row as: sl1yo, p1, sl1yo and the “br4st inc” stitches from previous row as: sl1yo, p1, sl1yo, p1, sl1yo.
Frozen Forest Shawl - Compact Chart

Comments

  1. Beautiful! Quick question - is it possible to make the shawl bigger?

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