Louet Strudel Shawl Wrap Knitting Pattern

Louet Strudel Shawl

What is Being Made

The Louet Strudel Shawl is an asymmetrical shaped brioche shawl designed by Katrin Schubert. This knitted wrap features a beautiful drape and feminine aesthetic, finished with dimensions of 71 inches in length and 22 inches at the center. The shawl is worked in a two-color colorway using Louet Gems Fingering Weight yarn, with the pattern shown in Cloud Grey as the main color and Marine Blue as the contrasting color.

Techniques Used

This shawl is constructed using a bottom-up, seamless knitting method, allowing for continuous construction without seaming. The pattern employs brioche stitch as its primary stitch structure, which creates the characteristic texture and drape of this design. The shawl features repetitive increases and decreases worked every 4 rows only, which gives the shawl its unusual asymmetrical shape. An applied I-cord is worked across the main color for a clean, professional finish. The construction method emphasizes relaxing, repetitive knitting with a perfect pattern rhythm.

Stitches Used

• Brioche stitch (Brk) - knitting the slipped stitch from the previous row together with its yarn over
• Brioche purl (Brp) - purling the slipped stitch from the previous row together with its yarn over
• Brkyobrk - a specialized increase stitch creating two stitches from one by working brioche knit, yarn over, brioche knit into the same stitch
• Yarn overs (yo) - for lace elements and increases
• Knit and purl stitches - foundational stitches throughout the pattern
• Slip stitches - essential to brioche stitch construction

Materials

This pattern requires Louet Gems Fingering Weight 100% Merino yarn, with each skein containing 185 yards per 50 grams. The shawl shown uses 4 skeins of color #21 Cloud Grey for the main color and 4 skeins of color #15 Marine Blue for the contrasting color, totaling approximately 1,480 yards of yarn. Knitting is worked on a US 5 (3.75mm) circular needle measuring 40 inches, though a shorter needle is recommended to start the project. Additional notions include 4 stitch markers, a tapestry needle for finishing, and standard knitting supplies. The recommended gauge is 22 stitches and 22 rows per 4-inch square in brioche stitch when lightly blocked.