Perfection Found In Nature
  • Journal
  • Designs
  • Unraveled
    • Spreads
  • About
    • Press
  • Classes
    • Tutorials

More Brioche Please

3/23/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
After knitting an unbelievable amount of brioche when I worked on the 2 projects I knit for Dean Renwick and Sask Fashion Week last year (which I just realized now I didn't really post about my process....  new blog post idea) I picked another brioche project to work on.  I chose the Basic Brioche Loop Cowl by Handmade by SMINE.  It is a great pattern because it has instructions for a longer, skinnier version or a shorter, wider version which is the one I made and all using just one skein of sock yarn.  
​
I had this luscious blend of Merino/Silk/Cashmere in my stash that I picked up from Kim of The Wacky Windmill and it was the perfect yarn for this cowl.  This is her Ethereal sock yarn and it is so cozy and soft around my neck.

Picture
I cast on using the long tail cast on and bound off in my normal way.  For seaming the edges, I used a crochet hook and single crocheted the edges together.  I could have done a provisional cast on but thought of it after.   I would like to make the other longer version of this cowl and will do the provisional cast on next time and a three needle bind off.

I used up the majority of the yarn and only had a couple yards left.  I always worry about running out of yarn and I could have knit a couple extra rows - darn! 

This cowl took me about a month to knit but I was only working on it periodically to start.  I got down to business when I saw Kim's Brioche Challenge posted in her group which gave me some extra incentive.

  The colours of this yarn are hard to capture.  I have edited these photos to get a more accurate representation of its beauty. It is mostly fuchsia with a bubblegum pink spotted throughout and a bit of yellow every now and again.  The colourway is called Cherry Cobbler :P
Picture
Picture
I have been eyeing up all the brioche patterns from Stephen West.  Especially the Askews Me shawl.    If you want to give brioche a try this is the site and the video that made it all clear to me.  Sometimes new terminology and weird symbols on a chart can make a new project look pretty daunting.   I am a huge advocate of just jumping in and trying out new techniques even if they scare you because in most cases, the technique wasn't hard at all and you avoided a pattern you wanted to try.  It is relaxing to knit, it makes a nice cushy fabric and can be done in one or two colours.  Here is a good starting point if you want to try it out. 
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Follow Me:

    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    The Wardrobe Architect
    Picture
    Knit Natural
    Follow Knit Natural's board Knit Natural on Pinterest.
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    Patterns

    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture
    Picture

    Categories

    All
    Bankhead
    Blocking
    Blue Hills Fibre Festival
    Braiding
    Classes
    Contest
    Cool
    Cotton
    Coupon Code
    Crochet
    Dyeing
    Eco-dyeing
    Etsy
    Events
    Fibre
    Field And Fable
    Flatlands Collection
    Friday Fibre Update
    Giveaway
    Guest Blogger
    Guild
    Handmade Wardrobe
    Handspun
    Inspiration
    KAL
    Knitter's Oracle
    Knitting
    Manitoba Fibre Festival
    Manitoba Makers Challenge
    Memberships
    New Design
    News
    Olds
    Patterns
    Press
    Products
    Project
    Review
    Sale
    Sask Fashion Week
    Shawl
    Sheep
    Silk
    Soak
    Socks
    Spindles
    Spinning
    Storage
    Thank You
    Thank You
    Thank-you
    TourdeFleece
    Tradeshows
    Tutorial
    Unraveled Oracle
    Weaving
    Wolseley Wool
    Wool
    Wool Judging
    Workshop

    Archives

    August 2023
    June 2023
    September 2022
    August 2022
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    March 2017
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    November 2012
    October 2012
    January 2012
    October 2010

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Journal
  • Designs
  • Unraveled
    • Spreads
  • About
    • Press
  • Classes
    • Tutorials