The Briar Shawl is a triangular shawl, with different textured stitches representing the layers of hedgerows.

It’s worked from one of the short edges, meaning the top, long edge is on the ‘bias’. This creates a lovely and soft drape around the back of your neck and wrap around your shoulders.

This shawl pattern celebrates the biodiversity found in hedgerows, as well as all the little birds, insects and wildflowers that call them home.

Difficulty
Because of the different textured stitches I feel this is an intermediate knitting pattern, but it is really a personal choice as to whether you’d like to learn these stitches (of course you may already be familiar with them!)

I’ve created a video tutorial for each textured stitch, and the pattern also comes with a mini practice swatch guide.

Sizes

• Size 1: 90 x 90 x 130cm

• Size 2: 102 x 102 x 143cm


Yarn, yardage and gauge

• Yarn: DK. I used my Thicket DK and Hedgerow DK yarns for my samples.

• Yardage: 240g / 550m, (300g / 690m)

• Gauge: 22sts and 29 rows = 10 x 10cm


Needles and notions

• 4mm needles. Straight needles, or circulars with a cable that’s at least 60cm.

• Cable needle

• Stitch marker

• Tapestry needle

Supporting biodiversity
As with my Fallow patterns, I’ll be donating a portion of profits to rewilding and biodiversity projects and charities – so thank you for your contribution to that.