Have you ever tried brioche? I wanted to try brioche for a
long time but it always were some excuses and other projects on my needles.
However, new bright skeins from The Woolchemist tempted me to try it as soon as
I got them.
Today I'd like to share my two new designs in brioche
technique which are great for those who want to try it for the first time as
well as for those who are looking for fancy and relaxing project - Brionia Hat
and Brionia Cowl.
Both Brionia hat and Brionia cowl are also great for trying yourself
in colorwork and using those single skeins from the stash which we all have in
our knitting basket. There is another great thing what I love about brioche is
that you knit one item but have two as all brioche knits are reversible and can
be worn both sides!
1. Brionia hat is a simple beanie with folded bream which is
designed for both children and adults. Brim of hat is knitted in two colour
brioche and the body of hat is knitted in single colour brioche. Pattern is
available in sizes child, teen/adult M and adult L from Ravelry and Lovecrafts.
2. Brionia Cowl is knitted flat with two contrast colours
and features syncopated brioche wave edges combined with contrasting simple
brioche body. The cowl has triangular shape and the cast off edge is seamed to
side of the body to create the cowl. Pattern comes in adult size and written
with very detailed row-by-row instructions and chart. Knitting pattern for Brionia cowl can be found on Ravelry and Lovecrafts.
Both hat and cowl are knitted with fingering weight yarn.
For my samples, I used superfine merino hand dyed yarn from The Woolchemist in
shades neon pink and neon orange. Both those shades are dyed with UV reactive
colourants and gets very bright in sunny days. This yarn should react on
UV lamps, but I had no chance to try it yet.
Also, I’d like to offer special discount for my readers.
Enjoy both patterns with 20% off on Ravelry with code BR20. Offer valid
until 1st of May, 2023
To see some behind the scene photos you can follow me on Instagram. You are also welcome to join my Facebook knitting group to share your work and get some help with my patterns. PS. To make you smile, there is photo of my little one who has stolen my hat straight after photo shoot as it matches her bright pink coat.
