Brioche Knitting Workshop

Features a foreword by the well-known knitting designer, Stephen West, and he has also supplied the yarn for the front section. This guide will hold the reader's hand through all the brioche knitting basics with very clear step-by-step photography and instructions, and 15 projects to practice their skills.

This practical guide to brioche knitting will explain all the basics with very clear step-by-step photography and instructions, so you too can master this fun knitting technique.The brioche knit stitch makes a beautifully squishy, reversible ribbed fabric which is extremely popular but can also look quite intimidating. This guide holds your hand through all the brioche basics including the tools and materials to use, which yarns to choose and the importance of colour. It also includes knitting patterns for 15 brioche accessory projects to practice your skills.This detailed practical guide explains how to knit the brioche stitch with step-by-step instructions and photography for both Continental and English style knitters so you can follow along easily no matter how you knit.The 15 skill-building projects are for accessories including hats, cowls, scarves, mittens and slippers and there is also a striking one-size-fits-most poncho. The pattern collection includes one colour and two colour brioche designs that are beginner-friendly but result in beautifully squishy, eye-catching finished pieces.The instructions start with an introduction to the brioche stitch and why knitters need it in their lives. Author Lavanya Patricella, then explains the importance of using the right materials and why you have to work with circular or double pointed needles to work brioche, as well as brioche knitting tips and the all-important abbreviations and terminology used for brioche knitting.The techniques covered include knitting brioche flat and in the round, how to make a swatch for gauge, as well as how to work one and two colour brioche. There is also detailed advice for increasing and decreasing in brioche and how to troubleshoot and correct your mistakes.If you've admired beautiful brioche knitting but never taken the plunge this is the book that will help you to build your brioche skills. Discover how to master the three main stitches, how to manage the colours you use to best effect and then try out your new skills with the projects section.

Auteur
Lavanya Patricella is a US based designer and teacher, specializing in brioche knitting. She regularly teaches brioche for beginner classes at various venues and online. She has a great reputation as an expert in brioche knitting and a talented knitting designer.

Résumé
This guide will hold the reader's hand through all the brioche knitting basics with very clear step-by-step photography and instructions, and 15 projects to practice their skills.

Échantillon de lecture
In the winter of 2003 I asked my Grandmother to teach me how to knit. I took to it quickly and began knitting my own sweaters and accessories almost immediately. I started teaching beginner knitting at local yarn shops and art spaces a few years later. I also did yarn bombing, exhibited in galleries, sold my hand-knit accessories at local boutiques, and worked part time at local yarn shops helping people with their own knit projects. It wasn't until the spring of 2013, after I had my first son, that I decided to try my hand at pattern writing in an effort to work from home.In the winter of 2015 I came across a dress pattern by Stephen West that would change my life. I'd never seen the stitch before and knew as soon as I saw the fabric that I had to learn how to make it. I had no idea how much this magic little stitch would influence my creativity. The fabric was unique: it had a clear background and foreground, there were two colors and it was reversible. I made it my mission to learn how to make it and went on to knit my dream dress using the brioche technique. After finishing, I was hooked. I was inspired to design simple patterns, then more complex ones. I started teaching my first brioche classes at Conversational Threads Fiber Arts Studio in the summer of 2015. Before I knew it I was traveling around the country teaching knitters my favorite new stitch.Here we are, almost a decade later, and not much has changed. I'm still in love with the stitch and still teaching dozens of people how to knit it every month. It's not a terribly hard stitch to learn but there are certain knitting rules that get broken or bent with brioche. Understanding the dynamics of how this fabric is made can really speed the learning process along. My hope with this book is to share with you what I've learned, through years of teaching both beginner and advanced knitters, about how to navigate the unique construction and terminology needed to knit this beautiful fabric successfully. You'll find clear written instructions with accompanying photographs, along with a collection of 15 patterns designed to follow you through your journey from mastering the beginning steps to more advanced skills. I also hope this book serves as a good reference for those who know how to work brioche but need a refresher, or are just looking for some inspiration.