vice versa shawl

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About the Pattern

The Vice Versa Shawl is a triangular shawl with a center-out construction offered in two sizes. The dimensions are similar to a crescent-shaped shawl with its large wingspan but relatively shallow center depth. It features two-color brioche and i-cord edges. It starts with knitting an i-cord, followed by picking up stitches on either side of the i-cord for each half of the shawl.

Due to the forgiving nature of brioche, this shawl is perfect for handspun and can accommodate pairings of different yarn weights. For example, sport + fingering or sport + DK!

Pattern tech edited by Sylvan Tsai.

Photos by @k13ra and La Mercerie.

Sizes

Small (Large)

Finished Dimensions

Small: 75 in (187.5 cm) wingspan x 15 in (37.5 cm) center depth

Large: 106 in (265 cm) wingspan x 22.5 in (56.3 cm) center depth

Gauge (measured over 4in/10cm)

Brioche St – 16 sts x 21.5 rows after wet blocking

Suggested Needles

US 4 (3.5mm) or size needed to obtain gauge

Note: some test knitters sized down to US 3 (3.25mm) needles.

Notions

Stitch markers, tapestry needle, scrap yarn, crochet hook (same size as main needle)

Yarn Requirements

Fingering or sport weight yarn in two colors

Yarn A: 270 yds (605 yds) // 247 m (554 m)
Yarn B: 305 yds (614 yds) // 279 m (562 m)

Yarn Used

Small Sample: 
Yarn A: Studio Dog Fibers Ribbon Winners 2019 (400 yds/365 m per 100g)
Yarn B: 2-ply fingering weight handspun, Pearlescent on Polwarth by Wee Chickadee Wool Co 
Small Sample used 61g (244 yds/224 m) of Yarn A and 59g (276 yds/253 m) of Yarn B. 

Large Sample: 
Yarn A: De Rerum Natura Ulysse (202 yds/185 m per 50g)
Yarn B: 2-ply fingering/sport weight handspun, Evermore on Targhee by Wee Chickadee Wool Co
Large Sample used 136g (550 yds/503 m) of Yarn A and 105g (558 yds/510 m) of Yarn B.

Skills Required

Knitting
Purling
Picking up sts
Brioche - brk, brp, sl1yo
Decreasing brioche sts – brLsl, brRsl
Knitting i-cord
Grafting i-cord
Provisional cast on
Long tail or German twisted cast on
Backwards loop cast on

Links

Vice Versa Shawl tutorial video

brLsl decrease

brRsl decrease

Grafting i-cord with Kitchener stitch

KnitPicks two-color brioche worked flat video tutorial

Design Deep Dive: Vice Versa Shawl (blog post)

Note: you will receive a digital pdf download, not a finished knit item.