Cinnabar Shawl Bundles – Drea Renee Knits & Spincycle

Cinnabar Shawl Bundles by Drea Renee Knits with Spincycle Yarns

The Cinnabar Shawl by Drea Renee Knits is a striking and cosy two-colour knits, which shows off the colourful Devilish Grin by Spincycle Yarns in Dyed in the Wool against the cool neutral Slow & Steady of their Versus base.

Pick up the original colourways right here! If you’d like to make your Cinnabar your own way, pick up individual skeins of both yarns here.

Versus Bundles:

Andrea’s Original: 4 skeins of Versus in Slow & Steady, and 3 skeins of Dyed in the Wool in Devilish Grin

Melancholia Tea: 4 skeins of Versus in Tea & Shade and 3 skeins of Dyed in the Wool in Melancholia

Shades of Beets: 4 skeins of Versus in Beets & Bears and 3 skeins of Dyed in the Wool in Shades of Earth

Shades of Smoke: 4 skeins of Versus in Cinder & Smoke and 3 skeins of Dyed in the Wool in Shades of Earth

Melancholia Bears: 4 skeins of Versus in Beets & Bears and 3 skeins of Dyed in the Wool in Melancholia

Slow Melancholia: 4 skeins of Versus in Slow & Steady and 3 skeins of Dyed in the Wool in Melancholia

Hot Ranch: 4 skeins of Versus in Hot & Bothered and 3 skeins of Dyed in the Wool in Ghost Ranch

Ghost Suit: 4 skeins of Versus in Suit & Tie and 3 skeins of Dyed in the Wool in Ghost Ranch

Idle Bother: 4 skeins of Versus in Hot & Bothered and 3 skeins of Dyed in the Wool in Idle Nights

Robin’s Bears: 4 skeins of Versus in Beets & Bears and 3 skeins of Dyed in the Wool in Robin’s Egg

Wilder Bundles: 

Wilder can be a great alternative to Versus – Wilder is a solid colour instead of the plied strand of natural in Versus. It lacks some of the drape of Versus but more than makes up for it in lofty warmth!

Summer Grey: 4 skeins of Wilder in Dark Grey and 3 skeins of Dyed in the Wool in Summer Love

Verba Grey: 4 skeins of Wilder in Dark Grey and 3 skeins of Dyed in the Wool in Verba Volant

             Devilish Light: 4 skeins of Wilder in Light Grey and 3 skeins of Dyed in the Wool in Devilish Grin

Pattern not included, find it on Andrea’s website or Ravelry.

Garter and brioche will always be my go-to ingredients for creating my favorite shawls to knit and wear! This shawl plays with two-color Garter and Brioche with the increases offset to create an asymmetrical shawl that wants to be wrapped right around you! This shawl turns up the volume on texture by using DK weight yarn in one color and Sport weight yarn in the other color! – Andrea Mowry

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Wingspan – 74”/188 cm
Deepest Depth – 32”/81 cm

YARN REQUIREMENTS
MC – DK Weight Wool 200 g/800 yds/732 m
CC – Sport Weight Wool 150 g/600 yds/549 m

Using two different weights of yarn adds even more texture to this shawl. I kept my MC neutral and used my CC to play with color. Anything from another solid, to gradient sets or even stash scraps would be great! You are looking for a flowy fabric with nice drape. I recommend yarns with some bounce back (wool, for example) to help keep the brioche from stretching out too much. The best way to know if your yarn choice will work is to do a swatch and wet block it! If you like the drape and feel, then go for it!

SUGGESTED YARN
Spincycle Yarns
MC – Versus DK (100% Fine Wool) 200 yards – 4 skeins Slow & Steady (grey & white marl)
CC – Dyed in the Wool Sport (100% American Superwashed Wool) 200 yds – 3 skeins Devilish Grin (red multi)

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
US 6/4 mm – 32”/80 cm circular recommended
(Use the needle size you need to achieve gauge.)

NOTIONS
Stitch markers (2), locking stitch marker (optional), tapestry needle, row counter (optional)

GAUGE
18 sts & 24 rows = 4”/10 cm
Measured over brioche stitch, after blocking