Base Camp Shrug
A triangle shawl with sleeves, a Brioche hug. The Base Camp Shrug is, essentially, a large shawl with sleeves that stays on your shoulder when wearing. It is meant to casually hang off your shoulders, with the sleeves bunched up at your wrists. You can easily combine different sizes or create a custom size to […]
Conflux
Conflux is a shawl vest with a simple rectangular shape. It is knit with a seamless modular construction on the bias in two-color brioche and garter stitch using fingering weight yarn. The shawl vest is knit flat from the center out, on the bias. The main part of the shawl vest is knitted in Brioche […]
Staycation
A sideways top with textural stripes – as a peplum or crop top. The top is worked seamlessly from side to side in reverse Stockinette stitch with slipped-stitch lines. The neckline and armholes have a neat i-cord edge. Stitches are then picked up from the lower edge of the body and worked top-down, either in […]
Porto Shawlette
The Porto Shawlette is a small two-color shawl, knit in Brioche & Garter stitch with a scalloped edge. The shawl was originally designed for the “Knit with Friends” festival 2023 in Porto, Portugal. PDF Download € 6.00 (taxes may apply) Languages: English, Portuguese & German Layout: Standard/Print/Mobile Released: June 2023 Ravelry Payhip #PortoShawlette Details Yarn […]
Floe
Photo: @masahiro_shimazaki / Hair & Makeup: @yokoyosh / Model: Hiromi Photo: @masahiro_shimazaki / Hair & Makeup: @yokoyosh / Model: Hiromi Photo: @masahiro_shimazaki / Hair & Makeup: @yokoyosh / Model: Hiromi Photo: @masahiro_shimazaki / Hair & Makeup: @yokoyosh / Model: Hiromi Photo: @masahiro_shimazaki / Hair & Makeup: @yokoyosh / Model: Hiromi Photo: @masahiro_shimazaki / Hair & […]
Wave Breaker
Photo: @masahiro_shimazaki for Amirisu / Hair & Makeup: @yokoyosh / Model: Hiromi Photo: @masahiro_shimazaki for Amirisu / Hair & Makeup: @yokoyosh / Model: Hiromi Photo: @masahiro_shimazaki for Amirisu / Hair & Makeup: @yokoyosh / Model: Hiromi Photo: @masahiro_shimazaki for Amirisu / Hair & Makeup: @yokoyosh / Model: Hiromi Photo: @masahiro_shimazaki for Amirisu / Hair & […]
Brioche Mode
A graphic rectangular shawl in two-color Brioche and Garter stitch stripes with a seamless modular construction. This design was originally published in May 2023 as a mystery knit-a-long. Check out the tag #SOSUknitsMKAL2023 on Instagram to see the stunning shawls that knitters have created during the MKAL! PDF Download € 7.00 (taxes may apply) Languages: […]
Tasting Menu
The airy asymmetrical shawl is easy to wear and is a fun accessory that shows off your favorite craft. Originally designed for the Nature’s Luxury Yarn Tasting Club in Summer 2022, the Tasting Menu Shawl shows off the characteristics and strengths of each of the three bases of lovingly hand-dyed yarn that are part of […]
Planet A
Visualize, comprehend & fight Climate Change – Because there is no Planet B! It’s getting hot in here – but not just that, the weather is getting more and more extreme with climate change progressing. But how much has the climate changed, really? “Planet A” visualizes how much each month’s temperature differs from the long-time […]
Travel Mode 2.0
Travel Mode is a graphic rectangular shawl with a seamless modular construction that creates a herringbone pattern mirrored along a center panel. The shawl is knit in Garter stitch with Stockinette details and an i-cord finish. While designed for 1 main and 4 contrasting colors, the shawl can be knit with as many or as […]
Travel Mode
Travel Mode is a rectangular shawl with a seamless modular construction that creates a herringbone pattern mirrored along a center panel. The shawl is knit in garter stitch with eyelet details and an i-cord finish. While designed for 1 main and 7 contrasting colors, the shawl can be knit with as many or as few […]
Follow The Rainbow
Follow the Rainbow is a triangular shawl in stockinette stitch with contrasting purl ridges and short-row sections in garter stitch. An I-cord surrounds the entire shawl – from the cast-on, to the edges, to the bind-off – for a neat and finished look. This rainbow scarf is dedicated to queerMaschen – http://queermaschen.net/ – an LGBTIQ+ […]
Everyday Attitude Tee
Photos by Jonna Hietala, Photo copyright: Knit with attitude. A loose-fitting striped T-shirt is my ultimate staple garment. Paired with the crisp texture of linen that gets softer with every touch, this might just be the perfect summer T-shirt. The two contrasting colors of this natural fiber get accentuated through the striped design, and the […]
Base Camp
A simple pattern, a comfy texture, and endless possibilities… Base Camp is a pattern and shawl recipe that is anything but basic! One color, two colors, odds and ends, or a color gradient? Follow the pattern as written for DK weight yarn or go off the beaten path with the recipe. No matter the yarn […]
Frequency Shawl
Frequency is a deep triangular shawl knit in two-color brioche and garter stitch. The chevron pattern is created by switching between the two textures, combined with switching foreground and background color with the syncopated brioche technique. The main part is knit in two colors, a third color is used for the one-color brioche border and […]
Stairway Shawl
Photo by Jonna Hietala/Laine Magazine Photo by Jonna Hietala/Laine Magazine Photo by Jonna Hietala/Laine Magazine Photo by Jonna Hietala/Laine Magazine Photo by Jonna Hietala/Laine Magazine The Stairway wrap is a companion through the season and can be worn all year round: casually draped over a linen summer dress, as a personal touch and statement over […]
Brioche + Mystery
A celebration of brioche stitch and all the possibilities of the technique. An exploration of the intricacies of knitting. A mystery that you can solve on your needles! This design was originally published in May 2021 as a mystery knit-a-long. Check out the tag #SosuMKAL2021 on Instagram to see the stunning shawls that knitters have […]
Half & Half Socks
Knit top-down (from cuff to toe) in stockinette and reverse stockinette stitch – half & half as the name suggests – with a classic heel flap and gusset construction and a rounded toe, these short socks are a simple go-to pattern with a little textural interest that lets hand-dyed and variegated sock yarn room to shine. […]
Earth, Wind & Fire
The Earth, Wind & Fire shawl was originally published as the mystery design accompanying the Frida Fuchs yarn advent calendar 2020. The large rectangular wrap features an arrow pattern in different textures: garter stitch, one-color brioche, garter stripes, and cute little dots. The random-seaming color sequence creates a colorful but cohesive overall effect that is […]
Lizzie Sweater
Lizzie Sweater Knit top-down in two-colors, this casual fit cropped sweater with low sleeves features a graphic textured raglan yoke with horizontally ribbed and vertically striped brioche triangles and garter shoulders. The remainder of the yoke, body, and sleeves are knit in stockinette stitch. Cuffs, hem & short-row neckline are knit in twisted rib. Sizes 1 […]
Stay At Home Shawl
When the world is in turmoil and everything is uncertain, when (for most of us) staying at home is the only thing we can do, it’s time to cast on an easy project that keeps your mind occupied and your hands busy, while not adding any more stress. The Stay at Home shawl is just […]
Hazy Lanes
A comfortable fit, textural interest and a center-out sideways construction that keeps you engaged, the Hazy Lanes sweater has it all, plus modular mix & match sizing that lets you create your dream sweater: cropped or long, more or less ease, a wide or narrow neckline, fitted or wide sleeves, full or ¾-length sleeves? All […]
Ewe York
Brioche Mosaic Arrows adorn this deep triangular shawl that is surrounded by a contrasting border and an i-cord for a finished look. Choose between a striped i-cord in the main colors or add a fourth color for an extra color pop. The shawl is fully reversible (you can see the WS on some of the […]
Pearls & Stripes
This large modular shawl is full of texture and color play for an interesting & fun knit that will never get boring. The main triangle is knit bottom-up in two-color pearl brioche, then stitches are picked up to work the remaining shawl top-down in stripes of garter stitch, one-color brioche and two-color stockinette brioche. The […]
Brioche Tiles
A graphic brioche mosaic is the focal point of this triangular brioche & garter stitch shawl. The sideways construction starts with a wide rib pattern that transitions into the mosaic motive and ends with an i-cord edge. The fully reversible shawl can be knit with 2-3 colors, the mosaic pattern is both available as written […]
Lizzie
Knit top-down in two-colors, this trapezoid-shaped shawl is knit in garter stitch with a center panel of horizontally and vertically striped triangles (thanks to two-color brioche and horizontal ribbing). The uni-colored border reverses the textures of the main section. An i-cord surrounds the entire shawl for a finished look. The pattern includes modifications for a […]
Treelight
The sun is peeking through the tree canopy by an azure blue lake, the water is mirroring speckles of clouds on this tranquil day. The Treelight Shawl evokes this serene summer scene in my mind and makes me want to go out and search for this place, bundled in a hand-knit shawl. The shawl is knit […]
Island in the Sun
The large triangular shawl is knit top-down in one- and two-color brioche and garter stitch short rows. The contrasting stripes have tiny and larger bobbles and the border features a spiky brioche edge. The large one-color brioche section is constructed with increases only at the edges, so no increase line disrupts the flow of brioche […]
Shawllinn
Shawllinn is a deep triangular shawl knit sideways in wide brioche and garter ribs creating a two-color fade, intersected by a large two-color honeycomb brioche stripe.The shawl is surrounded by an i-cord border for a neat and finished look and an extra color pop. Choose two fading colors for the brioche and garter ribs (like […]
Gridlines
There is nothing quite like a true wardrobe staple: A sweater light enough to wear all year, with flattering drape, a slightly oversized fit and a simple design with a twist. Now would you want your wardrobe staple to be cropped, tunic-length or somewhere in-between? Do you like your sleeves roomy or skinny, a tight […]
Rusty Tuku
This casual oversized sweater has an unusual top-down modular construction that makes for an interesting knit – from the striped yoke to the split hem. The sweater is knit in fingering weight yarn – shown here in all the woolly glory of Tukuwool from Finnland. This yarn is both light and hard-wearing, making it a […]
Get Your Fade On
This rectangular shawl is worked on the bias in a three-color fade in one- and two-color brioche stitch, broken up by contrasting stripes in garter stitch. Go for a timeless combination of three shades of gray and a color pop of your choice, or live out all your speckled color dreams to create your dream […]
Melted Shrug
The Melted Shrug is part cardigan, part shawl with sleeves and an all-around feel-good garment that you won’t want to take off. This seamless oversized casual shrug has a fun modular top-down construction and is knit in two textures: the fluffy textural garter stitch is extra soft thanks to Qing Fibre’s Melted Baby Suri that […]
Soulsisters
The Soulsisters shawl is not only a collaboration with indie dyer EmiB, but it’s an expression of the friendships and bonds we forge thanks to our shared passion! I’ve designed this shawl for and with my wonderful friends and my test knitting dream-team Emi & Marion – my soul sisters! The main part of the […]
Flora
Flora is a bold yet playful shawl, inspired by the great Frida Kahlo’s wardrobe (and named after a dear friend’s baby girl). The large garter stitch stripes in bold contrasting colors are broken up by delicate lace sections. A contrasting border with a knotted fringe pays homage to Frida’s fringed shawls and adds a touch […]
Afterglow Shawl
Afterglow is a large crescent shawl, knit top-down in horizontal ribbing and brioche in two main colors. The final section features a stunning motif of brioche circles in alternating colors, thanks to some syncopated brioche magic as well as brioche increases and decreases. The eyelet increase rows and the scalloped border are knit in a […]
Elevate
Elevate is an extra-large rectangular wrap, knit on the bias in two-color brioche and garter stitch with subtle yet graphic brioche elements in alternating colors. The construction – from corner to corner – makes this a very interesting knit: It revolves around the simultaneously knit brioche border that grows wider at the starting and ending points […]
Macklin
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Slice of Light
From the pattern release in June 2018 to July 2019, 3 Euros of every pattern sold were donated to the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. Together we’ve donated a total of 5.643 Euros! Thank you so much! Susanne For some, knitting is a simple pastime. For me and many others, knitting is so much more. It gives […]
Breakfast for Dinner
Do you also have random skeins of beautiful hand-dyed yarn in different weights in your stash and never dared to combine them? Combining awesome things makes them even better, just like in this shawl: brioche, mohair, garter stitch, marled colors, stripes, textures and i-cords. This asymmetric shawl has it all! The Breakfast for Dinner shawl […]
Ewe Rock
A super-sized shawl is a perfect accessory to rock this freezing winter in style. Wrap it around your neck and keep warm on your trips out into the cold, or wrap it around your shoulders to stay cozy and warm inside. Ewe Rock is knit top-down in one-color and two-color brioche and garter stitch in […]
Sidekick
A shawl should be like a sidekick, it should keep you warm, safe and happy. It can fit seamlessly into your comfort color wardrobe or be the unexpected star of your outfit. The Sidekick shawl is knit sideways in alternating sections of two-color brioche and contrasting short-rows in garter stitch. In each brioche section, the […]
Flamingo Flavor
I fell in love with the graphic syncopated brioche triangle pattern that was the highlight of the sosu mystery KAL shawl “Mysteries, She Wrote“. This symmetrical textured shawl is the result of this love affair. The center panel featuring syncopated two-color brioche triangles on a garter stitch background is surrounded by short-row wedges for textural interest. […]
Love Ewe Baby
Love Ewe Baby Love Ewe Baby celebrates the beauty and vibrancy of hand-dyed yarn and a one-of-a-kind LYS: Do Ewe Knit? Karen, the owner, is known as the yarn pimp extraordinaire and her love and enthusiasm for all things yarn and color inspired me to this shawl design for the Do Ewe Knit Summer KAL […]
Boxy Chevrons
A boxy sweater is such a wardrobe staple, you can’t ever have enough! Boxy Chevrons features skinny three-quarter length sleeves that are worked flat from neck to cuff in a large chevron pattern with gradient textural stripes. Chose between sleeves with a straight cuff (pictured in the gray sample) using short-rows or with a diagonal/chevron […]
Invincible Summer
Copyright: Laine/Jonna Hietala Copyright: Laine/Jonna Hietala The subtle combination of garter stitch and brioche elements is the perfect playground for La Bien Aimée’s beautiful Speckled Fade colorways. The result of this collaboration is a timeless shawl that transcends trends. The shawl is knit sideways on the bias in garter stitch with an i-cord selvedge. Triangular […]
Mysteries, She wrote
The “Mysteries, She Wrote” shawl was originally published as the sosu mystery KAL 2017. The pattern name is, of course, a reference to my all time favorite fictional mystery writer. This graphic pattern features syncopated brioche triangles, garter stitch stripes and a contrasting short-row border in seed stitch. The result is an asymmetrical shawl that is […]
Über Biased
Knit on the bias, this large and cosy scarf or cowl features alternating sections of two-color brioche and stripy texture. It is surrounded by an i-cord for a neat and finished look. Because of the diagonal sections, it looks different every time you wear it and because it’s reversible, you’ll always have the right side […]
Nordic Arrows
photo by Jonna Hietala of Laine Magazine photo by Jonna Hietala of Laine Magazine photo by Jonna Hietala of Laine Magazine Overlapping triangles in syncopated brioche – inspired by Norse Runes and Symbols – are the focus of Nordic Arrows. The triangular shawl is knit sideways in stripey garter stitch. A short-row border with brioche […]
Shusui Shrug
Brioche and Garter are a match made in heaven – and the combination offers endless possibilities. This sleeved shawl is a drapey shrug with extra long sleeves. The shrug is knit top-down like a shawl, starting at the center back, in two-color brioche and garter stitch with brioche sections at the back and fronts, large […]