The Bricks 'n Berries Shawl

The Bricks 'n Berries is a bottom-up-knit triangular shawl that captures the whimsical charm of ripe strawberries climbing a rustic brick wall. Worked from the tip to the neck line edge, it features gentle increases along both sides, creating a soft, wearable triangle that drapes beautifully over the shoulders. The design showcases assigned pooling with a specially dyed variegated yarn (here evoking juicy strawberries in vibrant reds, pinks, and hints of green) paired with a solid or semi-solid contrasting yarn that forms the "brick" backdrop. As the pooling yarn shifts colors, the pattern assigns textured stitches or sections to highlight those bursts, transforming the natural variegation into deliberate clusters of berries emerging against the structured wall-like texture of the contrast color. Beginning with a simple garter tab or provisional cast-on, the shawl grows symmetrically with rhythmic stitch changes that play up the yarn's magic, finishing in a simple edge. It's an engaging yet approachable project that lets the yarn tell its story, turning playful color repeats into a garden-fresh scene of strawberries tumbling over bricks. Perfect for that one special skein of assigned pooling yarn waiting to bloom! YouTube video tutorial on how to do the strawberry stitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2lOoeFIxSc **Materials** *Yarn* • MC: Auridon Yarns Deluxe Merino Sock (85% superwash merino / 15% nylon, 400 m / 437 yds per 100g) – Colour: A Peewits Egg (used approx. 376m/411y/94g) (In this pattern referred to as ‘Colour A’) • CC: Auridon Yarns Deluxe Merino Sock Assigned Pooling (85% superwash merino / 15% nylon, 400 m / 437yds per 100g) – Colour: Strawberry Noir (used approx. 280m/306y/70g) (In this pattern referred to as ‘Colour B’) You can use any assigned pooling yarn for this pattern, but keep in mind that yardage may vary depending on how much of your skein is dyed in the contrasting colour. Alternatively, a non-assigned pooling yarn can also be used for a different but equally beautiful effect. *Needles* • US 4 / 3.5 mm circular needles, 32” / 80 cm (or size to achieve gauge) *Notions* • Tapestry needle • Blocking tools • Scissors **Gauge** 24 sts x 28 rows = 4x4”/10x10 cm (unblocked) in stockinette stitch A friendly note here: gauge is not very important in this pattern. **Size** Wingspan 83” / 210 cm and depth 20” / 50 cm after blocking Construction This shawl is worked from the bottom up from a small garter tab cast-on. On both ends, increases are made every row, giving the shawl its triangular shape.