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Dreaming of lilies is a stockinette brioche shawl, worked upwards from the tip in 2 colors. If you love brioche, you’ll be fascinated by stockinette brioche and will fall in love with it too!

Stockinette brioche is just as lovely as conventional brioche rib and just as straightforward to knit. The fabric is flatter and has more drape than brioche rib, but still has squish! While not reversible, the WS is attractive in its own way (see photo).
This pattern is a perfect introduction to the technique, and includes explanations with instructions for practice and gauge swatches.

Brioche knitters will find this a very relaxing knit: only basic increases and decreases are used, and there are no complicated cast-ons or bind-offs. Shaping and patterning occur only on main color (MC) right side (RS) rows, so there are lots of “resting” rows where you don’t need to look at the pattern!

Instructions are both written and charted. The pattern has been tech edited and tested.

Inspiration for this design came from the technique itself. While I was swatching, I was struck by the visual and textural properties of the fabric - to my eyes, it looked like intricate marble or silver inlay colorwork. To complement this quality, I designed a rather abstract stitch pattern which curves and converges and then straightens out again - reminding me of the stalks and buds of lilies. For visual continuity, I continued the pattern to the cast-off edge, choosing not to add a border.

Hope you love this design as much as I do!

Skill level: Intermediate. Familiarity with brioche increases and decreases.

Yarn: Eden Cottage Yarns Brimham 4-ply; 85% superwash extrafine merino, 15% nylon; 437 yds/400 m/100 g in colors Main Color (MC): Bog Myrtle and Contrast Color (CC): Woodland; one skein each.
Note: MC is peach and CC is green in the shawl in the photos.
Yarn usage for shawl in photos: MC 96g (420yds/384m); CC 98g (428yds/392m) If you have a little less/more yardage, shawl size can be adjusted (see Instructions).

Needles & notions: 3.25mm (US size 3) circular needles (32” length or longer); stitch markers, tapestry needle.

Gauge: 16 sts and 19 rows (38 passes) = 4”(10 cm) in plain stockinette brioche with 3.25mm needles after gentle blocking.

Finished size: 68” (173 cm) along curved upper edge as worn (increase edge), 54” (137 cm) along bind off edge, 53” (135 cm) along third edge and 30” (76 cm) to point from top edge

Link to testing thread

Many thanks to my wonderful testers: EleanorGang LeeLee24 sapryo36 KatFire bluetwigg

Acknowledgement: This pattern uses techniques developed by Nancy Marchant. Modern brioche knitting owes everything to her!