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Jenn Lampen

Brioche SOS: How to Correct Mistakes

Brioche SOS: How to Correct Mistakes

$75.00 USD
$75.00 USD
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Friday, March 20th - 1pm-4pm

One of the most common struggles with brioche knitting is knowing what to do if something goes wrong. In this class you will learn to identify some of the most common mistakes in brioche knitting and make a plan to address them. You will learn efficient ways to tink and frog brioche and when those are the right strategy to use. You will 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 will learn about the structure of brioche fabric to help demystify the fixing process and give you the confidence to tackle whatever mistakes you encounter in the future.

Materials Required: 

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.

Prerequisites: 
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. Students may take this class after taking Intro to Brioche Knitting and Brioche Next Steps.
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