Leader: Nicole Hawkesford
Craft: Hand Knitting
Experience: Intermediate / Advanced
Summary: Open up a world of colour play possibility with syncopated brioche and speed up your knitting with one-pass brioche – no more sliding!
Description
Have you ever felt stuck in a rut with two-colour brioche rib? Or got sick of having to slide back to the beginning to work the second colour? Perhaps you just want to explore more of what brioche has to offer – then this workshop is for you!
“Syncopated brioche” is just a fancy term for swapping your colour dominance mid-row – something which can create great colour effects in your knitting. We’ll learn how to do this alongside “one-pass” brioche – how to work both your colours in a single pass – no more sliding!
The techniques we learn in this workshop are both used in my Morvoren wrap pattern, and along the way we will also cover some brioche increases and decreases. Ideally attendees will have tried two-colour brioche before, but if necessary we can cover the basics so confident beginners are welcome.
We will begin with a two-colour cast on, and then move straight into one-pass brioche rib. As our swatch grows we will incorporate paired increases and decreases and syncopated brioche.
About the leader
Nicole has been knitting & crocheting for over 10 years and has some interest in all the fibre arts, from spinning to weaving and sewing to embroidery. She is a freelance linguist and tech editor based in London, and in the last couple of years began publishing her own knitting & crochet designs drawing inspiration from her home county of Cornwall. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and giving back through her professional and crafting community groups.
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Skills required
Basic knitting skills & previous experience with brioche rib.
Preparation
If you’ve never done brioche before, please familiarise yourself with the basics of 2-colour brioche in advance as we will not have time to cover the basics for complete beginners.
What to bring
Please bring:
- Two contrasting, preferably solid, colours of 4ply or DK yarn – at least 20g
- your usual size of circular needle for that weight of yarn, ideally 40-60cm long (longer unused cable will get in your way)
Additional material
Handouts will be provided.
