Petulia is a two-colour brioche shawl with two versions that have distinct personalities.
One is smaller, symmetrical and more conventional in style, whereas the other is larger, asymmetrical and flamboyant! Both use the same interlocking leaf motif.
Yarn Weight: 4ply
Yarn
LC: RiverKnits Chimera (100% Bluefaced Leicester Wool, 195m per 50g skein)
- Small: Pumpkin, 2 skeins
- Large: Lichen, 3 skeins
DC: RiverKnits Nene 4Ply (100% Bluefaced Leicester Wool, 400m per 100g skein)
- Small: Zwergpflaume, 1 skein
- Large: Mind The Cill, 2 skeins
Needles
- 4mm (US 5), circular, 100cm long, or size required to achieve stated tension
Notions
- 1 lockable stitch marker for working Br4st dec
- Tapestry needle
Finished Measurements
- Small: 54cm x 195cm (55 leaves in total)
- Large: 86.5cm x 220cm (83 whole leaves + 8 half leaves in total)
Schematics (large above, small below)
Notes
- The pattern is provided in both chartedand written form.
- There are two versions of this shawl – asmaller symmetrical one and a large asymmetrical one. They both share the same instructions for the first 20 rows (starting on page 3) and then the instructions split (small continues on page 4, large continues from page 8).
- Remember each row is worked twice. You must slide sts back to the RH side of the cable in between the LC and DC rows.
- Only turn work after a DC row unless pattern says otherwise.
- Please note that not all rows of the shawl are charted – refer closely to the written pattern as well.
- Many thanks to Nancy Marchant for her work on brioche stitches and terminology, which is used (sometimes abbreviated) here.
- An excellent video tutorial for the ‘Italian 2-Colour Brioche Cast-On’ method, recorded by Nancy Marchant can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77 7ow6z5S0E