Brioche SOS

One of the most common struggles with brioche knitting is knowing what to do when something goes wrong. In this class, you’ll learn to identify some of the most common mistakes in brioche knitting and make a plan to address them. Learn efficient ways to tink and frog and when those are the right strategy to use. You’ll also learn how to fix dropped stitches and dropped yarnovers, as well as mistakes in patterning such as decreases leaning the wrong way or misplaced increases and decreases. Finally, you’ll learn about the structure of brioche fabric to help demystify the repair process and give you the confidence to tackle any mistakes you encounter in the future.

Friday afternoon, 1 PM to 4 PM
Workshop fee: $70
Materials fee: none

Student Requirements (materials, skills, etc.) – Two contrasting colors of DK or worsted weight yarn (stash leftovers are fine, solids or semisolids recommended), 16-in US7/4.5mm circular needles or size appropriate for your yarn, a second set of US7 needles (either another circular set or 2 DPNs), a set of circular needles 2-3 sizes smaller, locking stitch markers, crochet hook. Students must be comfortable with basic brioche knitting flat as well as common brioche increases and decreases. Familiarity with fixing mistakes in stockinette is helpful, but not required.

Homework:

Cast on 25 sts using a long tail cast on and color A (I recommend using your lighter color). Slide the work to other end of needle to work RS with color B.

Setup Row (color B, RS): K1, sl1yo, (p, sl1yo) repeat to last st, sl1 wyif. Turn to work color A.

Brioche Rib WS (color A): K1, (brp, sl1yo) to last 2 sts, brp, sl1 wyif. Slide.

Brioche Rib WS (color B): K1, (sl1yo, brk) to last 2 sts, sl1yo, sl1 wyif. Turn.

Brioche Rib RS (color A): K1, (brk, sl1yo) to last 2 sts, brk, sl1 wyif. Slide.

Brioche Rib RS (color B): K1, (sl1yo, brp) to last 2 sts, sl1yo, sl1 wyif. Turn.

Repeat the two Brioche Rib rows four more times (remember that a row worked in color A, then worked again in color B are counted together as one row), then work the Brioche Rib WS row.

Place a lifeline in your swatch.

Work 8 more rows of Brioche Rib.

Artist’s Bio: Jenn Lampen is an avid knitter, knitting instructor and knitwear designer, publishing under the name Synaptic Stitches which comes from a combination of her background in neuroscience and her love of creating designs that keep your brain engaged and always teach you something new. She loves creating brioche designs and coming up with new ways to combine stitches, colors, and techniques. She is an advocate of fearless knitting and believes that any knitter can knit any pattern with a bit of patience and the right resources. She is passionate about supporting knitters in taking on new challenges and learning new skills.