Brioche Provençal Shawl | Lesley Anne Robinson

Materials Needed

• Yarn: 1025 yds (937 m) fingering/sock weight yarn. As shown: Main Color, 525 yds /480 m OR 2 skeins Cloudborn Fibers Superwash Merino FIngering (100% superwash merino wool, 100 g = 384 yd/351 m) in Crested Blue, and Contrast Color, 500 yds (457 m) or 2 skeins Cloudborn Fibers Superwash Merino Fingering in Magenta
• Needles: US size 4 (3.5 mm) 40" (102 cm) circular needle, or size needed for gauge. Circular needles are used for brioche knitting and to accommodate large number of stitches.
•  Other: tapestry needle, row counter, removable stitch marker or cable needle, 4 optional stitch markers to note lace repeats.
• Gauge: 15 1/2 stitches and 28 rows to 4" (10 cm) in Even Two-Color Brioche stitch (taken after blocking). NOTE: Gauge isn't critical to this project. However, if you work your shawl at a different gauge, finished dimensions will vary.