Brioche Building Blocks
Learn Brioche from the very foundations. This is a class you can grow with.
Basic Skills Learned:
- Single color and two color Brioche
- Brioche chart reading
- Brioche flat and in the round
- Fixing mistakes in Brioche
- Increases and decreases in Brioche
- Weave in ends in Brioche
Advanced Skills learned:
- 5 different cast ons
- 3 different bind offs
– Brioche unvented inc & dec (unwrapped and without a stitch holder)
- Syncopated 2 color Brioche
- Working Brioche backwards
- Single pass Brioche
Skills taught for Continental, Throwers, Eastern and Combination Knitters.
Four Projects included:
Brioche Keyhole Scarf
Valley Yarns Superwash (97 yds / 90 m per 50g ball; 100% Extrafine Superwash Merino Wool): Light Blue (Color 021), 2 balls
2 Color Brioche Mitts
Valley Yarns Northampton (247 yds / 226 m per 100g ball; 100% Wool): MC: Sage Heather (Color 51), CC: Lake Heather (Color 42), 1 ball each color.
Charade Brioche Hat
Valley Yarns Hampden (95 yd/87m per 50 g ball; 50% Baby Alpaca, 35% Fine Merino Wool, 15% Mulberry Silk) MC: Sand (Color 02), CC: Rust (Color 06), 1 hank each color.
Syncopation Fascination Scarf
Valley Yarns Westfield (120 yd/110 m per 50 g ball; 60% Extrafine Merino Wool, 20% Silk, 20% Yak) LC: Lilac (Color 111), DC: Amethyst (Color 112), 3 balls each color.
Order your supplies HERE
As soon as you purchase your class you will get your introduction handout and videos on Brioche Basics. Then the class and projects will be released on a schedule to keep us all working together.
And people will be joining in all during the KAL, but to keep the fun of us all working together, the video tutorials will come out on a schedule. Work as many of the projects as you like!
All new videos sections come out at 8 pm ET
NOTE - this is the list of lessons, not the actual class. If you have already purchased the class, you'll find the class in your dashboard. Open and play from there.
(Required lesson) Welcome to Patty's Education Site
How to Add Your Pattern to Your Ravelry Library (optional, for those on Ravelry)
How to Set Up Your Ravelry Project Page (optional, for those on Ravelry)
1. Welcome to Brioche Building Blocks
2. Introduction Video & Handout
3. Brioche Basics Video
4. Brioche Chart Reading Basics Video
❓Practice Swatch FAQ - CHECK HERE BEFORE POSTING A QUESTION
🧶 I.1. PATTERN FILES DOWNLOADS & Practice Swatch Intro
I.2 Fixing Mistakes in Brioche
I.3 Brioche for Combination Knitters
I.4 One color swatch - intro & set up rows
I.5 One color swatch - increase row
I.6 One color swatch - R & L decrease & double increase (standard)
I.7 One color swatch - increase and R & L decrease (unwrapped)
I. 8 One color - center decrease (standard and without st holder)
I.9 Two color set up and rib
I.10 Two color increase & R & L decreases
I.11 Two color center decrease
❓Keyhole Scarf FAQ - CHECK HERE BEFORE POSTING A QUESTION
🧶 II.1. PATTERN FILES DOWNLOADS & Scarf Intro Video
II.2 Cast on Options - Long Tail Cast on OR Long Tail Cast on in Pattern
II.3 Gauge Swatch
II.4 Scarf tail 1 Set up rows and decreases
II.5 Keyhole
II.6 Scarf tail 2 with increases
II.7 Elastic Bind off
II.8 Weaving in Ends
II.9 Blocking Keyhole scarf
❓Two-color Brioche Mitts FAQ - CHECK HERE BEFORE POSTING A QUESTION
🧶 III.1. PATTERN FILES DOWNLOADS & Two-Color Mitts Intro Video
III.2 - Cast on Options (overview)
III.3 Cast on Option #1 - Long tail and joining in the round
III.4 Cast on Option #2 - Two-color long tail cast on & joining in the round
III.5 Cast on Option #3 - Tubular cast on (off of the Italian cast on)
III.6 Measuring for Gauge in Brioche
III.7 Brioche purl & working in the round
III. 8 Magic Loop Tips
III.9 Thumb opening
III.10 Bind off Option #1 - standard
III.11 Bind off Option #2 - tubular
III.12 Weaving in Ends
❓Keyhole Scarf FAQ - CHECK HERE BEFORE POSTING A QUESTION
🧶 IV.1. PATTERN FILES DOWNLOADS & Charade Brioche Hat Intro video
IV.2 Cast on Options (overview)
IV.3 Cast on Option #2 - Two-color long tail cast on
IV.4 Cast on Option #3 - Tubular Cast on (off of Judy's Magic Cast on)
IV.5 Measuring for gauge
II.6 Working the chart - first repeat
II.7 Shaping the Crown
V.1.Brioche Backwards!!
V.2 Two-Color Single Pass Brioche
❓Syncopated Brioche- CHECK HERE BEFORE POSTING A QUESTION
VI.2 Cast on Option #2 German Twisted, Two- Color, In knits and purls
VI.3 Set up and First Repeat
VI.4 Single pass Syncopated Brioche
VI.5 Bind Off Options #2 Crochet Half Double BO
VI.6 Weaving in Ends
CONGRATS!!!
A fully written, and charted pattern with a full video tutorials. NEVER EXPIRES! Includes:
Hours of video tutorials on all your basic and advanced Brioche skills.
Ask the teacher discussion boards. I'll be here with you every step of the way. Want to share with other knitters? We also have a community group to share photos and fun.
Fully accessible class with subtitles in english (other languages available upon request), large text braille reader ready pattern. Words & chart.
Yes! If you're ready to learn!