Workshop: Intro to Basic Brioche

Explore the extensive possibilities of brioche knitting! Brioche creates a wonderfully plush, widely ribbed fabric. In this workshop your instructor will guide you through brioche basics as you make a two colour brioche coaster.

The pattern is provided for this workshop, but students are required to purchase their own yarn, needles, and notions. Students get a 15% discount on materials purchased for their class.

Run time

1 session x 2 hours. 

Project

A two colour brioche coaster.

Skills Taught

• Alternate Cable cast-on
• Brioche knit stitch (BRK)
• Brioche purl stitch (BRP)
• Slip 1 yarn over (sl1yo)
• Selvedge treatments
• Single colour brioche
• Two colour brioche

Skills Required

• Knit and purl
• Cast on and bind off
• Increase and decrease
• Experience following patterns
• How to pick up a dropped stitch

Materials Provided

• Brioche Coaster pattern by Bonnie Groening
• Resources Page

Supplies to Purchase

• Two strongly contrasting colours of worsted weight yarn. Suggested:
  • Berroco Lanas, Berroco Vintage, Drops Karisma, Drops Lima, Sandnes Garn Double Sunday, Sandnes Garn Peer Gynt
• 4.5 mm (US 9), 60 cm (24”) circular needle
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle
  

Lesson Plan

• Alternate Cable cast-on
• Single colour brioche, learn BRK, sl1yo
• Two colour brioche, learn BRP, slide your work, and colour management
• Reading your work
• Keeping selvedges neat