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Trailing lines of brioche stitches twine and divide as they travel along the bottom edge of this two-color shawl.

The Subdivide Shawl is worked on the bias from one tip to the opposite edge, making it possible to use up all or most of one’s yarn. This asymmetrical project begins with a few stitches. Increases in the garter stitch section along the top of the shawl are balanced by decreases at the bottom edge. There are also increases within the brioche border to make it grow along with the garter stitch.

Gauge is not critical for this pattern, but using a different yarn weight or needle size will affect the size of the finished shawl.

Instructions are both written and charted.

Here’s a video on how to work two-color garter stitch:

Here’s a video on how to make basic brioche stitches:

And here’s a video on how to work the brioche increases and decreases used in this pattern:

Size
56” / 142 cm in length and 20” / 51 cm deep at deepest point

Yarn
700 yds / m of fingering weight yarn, 350 yds / m each in Colors A and B

Sample shown in Ancient Arts Yarns Socknado Fingering (80% superwash fine merino, 20% nylon; 385 yds / 350 m per 3.5 oz /100 g) in Mineral (A) and Roaring Twenties (B)

Needles
US Size 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles, at least 32” / 80 cm in length

Gauge
21 sts and 42 rows per 4” / 10 cm in Garter Stitch after blocking
21 sts and 20 rows in the Brioche pattern after blocking

Notions
Yarn needle, stitch marker

Thank you to Chinsocks, kaybe08, and Thychan for test knitting!