Lèana Shawl by Eildon Hills Designs

Lèana Shawl

Knitting
May 2023
Light Fingering ?
20 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in Brioche Flower pattern
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 10 - 6.0 mm
809 yards (740 m)
55x170cm/67x21.5 inches

This elegant floral shawl is inspired by the beautiful spring and early summer wildflowers, gently flowing in the breeze on hillsides, and showing off their hidden colours (under the petals) while they sway.

Like the real ones, the flowers on this shawl have a beautiful reverse side to show too! The Brioche Knitting technique allows for a truly multi-faceted and reversible shawl, with just the right balance of drape and bounce for a lovely and cosy feel around the shoulders.

SIZE One size
Measurements are approximate and are given at widest points, after blocking.
Finished width A: 170 cm / 67 in
Finished depth B: 55 cm / 21.5 in

YARN
Cookston Crafts Fingering/4 ply, 75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon, 425 m/464 yd per 100g skein.

Sample 1
DC: Harris; 1 x 100g skein
LC: Hyacinth Bouquet; 1 x 100g skein

Sample 2
DC: Neon Pink, 1 x 100g skein
LC: Storm in a Teal Cup, 1 x 100g skein

OR in 4ply yarn which knits to the specified gauge and has similar stitch definition and drape.

Choose colours which will show up against each other to allow the pattern to be visible. One will be referred to throughout as LC (light colour) and the other DC (dark colour).

Approximate yardage required
DC: 370 m/404 yd
LC: 370 m/404 yd

All Brioche terms and abbreviations used in this pattern are in accordance with, or have been slightly adapted from, Nancy Marchant’s standards of Brioche Knitting terminology