Beginner Brioche Hat

Brioche stitch can be a bit more intricate than other knitting techniques, but if you're already familiar with basic knitting, purling, and fixing errors, this is an excellent skill to add to your collection. Once you master it, you'll find it incredibly rewarding!

In this two-session course, we will guide you through the process of making a hat. The first session will introduce you to the brioche stitch, and in the second, you'll learn how to decrease and complete your hat. Be prepared to do some knitting homework between sessions.

PATTERN 
Brioche Hat No. 2 is provided in the class for free.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN 
Reading a pattern (including brioche stitch terminology), brioche stitches: slip one yarn over (slyo), brioche knit (brk), brioche purl (brp), brioche decrease (brLsl dec).

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
You should be very comfortable with casting on, knitting, purling, and fixing simple mistakes in knitting before taking this class.

REQUIRED YARN - available for purchase at the shop

174 yards of bulky weight yarn (split into 87 yards each of two colors). Make sure there is enough contrast between the two colors to showcase the reversible qualities of the stitch. We used Cascade 128 Superwash for the sample in the store.

REQUIRED TOOLS - available for purchase at the shop
US 10 - 6.0 mm, 16” needles, and the same size in your preferred method for knitting the tops of hats closed (longer circulars for magic loop, double pointed needles).