Brioche Knitting with Fiona Morris

This one day workshop will look at how to knit two colour Brioche in the round and work increases and decreases to produce a leaf shape pattern. You will be provided with two patterns on the day, the Leaf Cowl pattern and the Checkerboard Cowl pattern.You will need;
• Two colours of a chunky yarn. It helps to choose a light colour and a dark colour. You can also use a solid colour yarn with a long colour change yarn e.g. Rico Alpaca blend chunky with Melange.
• 5.5mm or 6mm x 60cm circular needle (or size needles you would usually use for a chunky weight yarn)
• Stitch markers to mark the beginning/end of round and also each pattern repeat
• ScissorsTechniques covered,
Casting on and joining in the round.
Working garter stitch in the round.
Working two-colour brioche in the round.
Increasing in two-colour brioche, decreasing in two-colour brioche.
Following a chart for two-colour brioche.

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