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My First Brioche Pattern

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Hiya,  The Briochealuscious shawl has been on my "Make List" for a long time.  I love big shawls and this was an interesting garment which the brioche stitch. I started with yarn that I purchased from Noble Character Crafts called Glade.    I surrounded it with various lovely colors from Alegria, MadelinTosh, and Claudia. I instructions are well written by sections so it makes it easy to follow the stripes, short rows, speckles, and brioche.   👍   Since this is my first project with the brioche stitch, I made a few mistakes in the increase at both ends of the shawl and a few in the middle.  By the time a reached the second brioche section, I made few mistakes and was able to correct some of them.  They are only noticeable if you look closely.  😃 Nothing like putting your unique stamp on your knitting items. Although I am almost finished with this shawl, I am not happy with the colors that I have selected.  Therefore, I am going to "unravel" and "f