Learn to brioche with me!

There are so many beautiful brioche patterns out there, aren’t there? Maybe you’ve been hesitant to attempt them because you’ve never tried brioche before, or perhaps you have tried it and couldn’t get it to work. Either way, this course is for you.

What will we cover?

The course will take you stitch by stitch through a leaf swatch. We’ll start off with one colour brioche, to introduce two of the main brioche stitches (the sl1yo and brioche knit stitches). Once you’re comfortable with those, we’ll move on to two colour brioche, which brings in the third main brioche stitch (the brioche purl). After that we’ll cover brioche increases and the three main brioche decreases.

There are captioned videos for each section of the course so you can watch, pause, rewind and rewatch as often as you need. Work at your own pace, in the comfort of your own home.

Both English and Continental knitting styles are demonstrated. Written instructions and charts for the motif are both provided.

At the conclusion of this course you will be equipped to take on the majority of brioche patterns out there.

The materials and tools required for this course are:

• Two colours of yarn. You will need about 15m/16yds of each. Choose colours that are distinct from each other. DK weight is ideal, although other weights are also fine.
• Circular or double pointed needles in a size to suit your yarn weight. 4mm/US6 needles will work for DK or fingering weight yarns, if you are using heavier weight yarn you will need larger needles. Since we are making a small swatch, choose a circular needle with a short cable if possible.
• A tool to hold a single stitch. This may be a split ring stitch marker, a light bulb pin or a u-shaped cable needle. Failing that, a paper clip, safety pin, or hook earring will also suffice.
• A crochet hook in a similar size to your needles (optional).
• A tapestry needle to weave in ends.

The course is hosted over on payhip. The first two lessons are freely available so that you can see what you are getting yourself in for. This Ravelry page is here so that you can see what others have made of the course as well as keeping track of your own progress.