1 3

Jenn Lampen

Building Blocks of a Brioche Sweater

Building Blocks of a Brioche Sweater

$75.00 USD
$75.00 USD
Sale Sold out

Saturday, March 20th - 8am-11am

Brioche knitting creates a unique fabric that can result in beautiful garments, but the unusual characteristics of this fabric come with their own challenges and considerations. In this class you will learn about what makes brioche garments unique and how to select patterns and yarns that best highlight the unusual features of this fabric. You will learn best practices for swatching in brioche, and how to block your finished item. You will also practice some of the unusual techniques that can help polish a brioche garment, such as brioche short rows, mattress stitch on brioche and picking up stitches on a selvedge edge. By the end of the class, you’ll have the tools and techniques needed to confidently cast on—and complete—the brioche sweater you’ve always dreamed of.

Materials Required/Homework: 

Two contrasting colors of DK or worsted weight yarn (stash leftovers are fine, solid or semisolid colors recommended), US7/4.5mm circular needles or size appropriate for your yarn, second set of circular needles of the same size, darning needle, homework swatches. Homework: Note: All brioche rows in this swatch, regardless of color, begin with a knit stitch and end with a sl1 wyif. When picking up a strand of yarn to begin a row, be careful not to twist it together with the yarn of the other color as this will impact the appearance of the selvedge column of stitches and make even seaming or picking up stitches more difficult. Knit two swatches as follows: Cast on 24 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), repeat to last st, sl1 wyif. Turn to work color A. Brioche Rib WS (color A): K1, (brp, sl1yo) to last st, sl1 wyif. Slide. Brioche Rib WS (color B): K1, (sl1yo, brk) to last st, sl1 wyif. Turn. Brioche Rib RS (color A): K1, (brk, sl1yo) to last st, sl1 wyif. Slide. Brioche Rib RS (color B): K1, (sl1yo, brp) to last st, sl1 wyif. Turn. Repeat the two Brioche Rib rows until the piece measures at least 4 inches (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. Bind off using color A and a traditional bind-off with each worked st passed over the next worked st. Cast on a third swatch as described, working at least 1 inch. Bring swatch still on the needles.

Prerequisites: 
Students must be comfortable with basic brioche knitting flat. Students may take this class after taking Intro to Brioche Knitting.
View full details