Knitting Level 4: Brioche

Explore the extensive possibilities of brioche knitting! Brioche creates a wonderfully plush, widely ribbed fabric. In this class you’ll learn brioche basics and your instructor will support you in working through a simple project. Choose your own pattern or make the Beehive Brioche Cowl.

Your chosen pattern must be:

• Knit in the round
• Limited to 2 colours
• A project that doesn’t offer technical challenges apart from the brioche (for example, if you are comfortable making hats but not mittens, choose a hat project)

You will learn how to:

• Work brioche flat and in the round
• Use double increase and decrease techniques
• Use special cast-on and bind-off techniques

You should know how to:

• Follow a pattern
• Knit and purl
• Cast on and bind off
• Work in the round

Beehive will provide:

• Beehive Brioche Cowl pattern by Bonnie Groening

You need to bring:

• 2 colours of practice yarn and appropriate needles (we recommend choosing something in a similar gauge to your project)

Choose your own pattern:

• Your chosen pattern and the required materials. See above for pattern parameters.

Beehive Brioche Cowl:

• Approx. 150 m each in two colours of worsted/aran weight yarn. We suggest: Drops Air, Juniper Moon Cumulus, Lamana Como Grande, Malabrigo Rios
• 5.0 mm (US 8), 60 cm (24”) circular needle
• Tapestry Needle
• 1 stitch Marker