Learn to Knit Brioche
Learn to Knit Brioche
Scholarship tickets are available to anyone as funds allow. Call or email us to request one! Read more at the bottom of this page.
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Learn to knit brioche, a wonderfully squishy double sided fabric!
We'll be making a hat in this two-session class. You'll learn the basic brioche stitch in the first class, then learn to decrease in the second class and finish up your hat! Note that there will be knitting homework you must complete between classes.
The brioche stitch is more complex than most knitting stitches, but if you're already comfortable with knitting, purling, and fixing mistakes, this is a great new skill to add to your repertoire. And it's the most satisfying stitch once you get it!
INSTRUCTOR
Cleo (they/she)
PROJECT
A two-color brioche hat.
PATTERN
Brioche Hat No. 2. Pattern is provided in the class for free.
SKILL LEVEL
Advanced. If you know everything in the required experience section below, you know enough to take this class! You can read about how we determine skill levels here.
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
You'll need about 174 yards of bulky weight yarn (split into 87 yards each of two colors) for this class. Browse our yarns here, or pick yours out on the day of the workshop (just make sure to come a few minutes early).
REQUIRED TOOLS - available for purchase at the shop
US 10 / 6 mm 16" circular needles, and the same size in your preferred method for knitting the tops of hats closed (longer circulars for magic loop, double pointed needles, or our favorite: the FlexiFlips!)
Class Policies
Wait Lists
If a class is full we are happy to add you to the wait list in case someone cancels. Send an email with the name of the class (and the date, if there is more than one date for the class) to hello@cleosyarnshop.com to be added.
Cancellations
We are happy to offer you a refund or store credit for any class sign up as long as you give us notice at least 48 hours before the start time of the class.
We cannot offer refunds or store credit for any late cancellations. However, if the situation was out of your control and you want to come to another class instead, we can sign you up for a future class using our Scholarship Fund which is available to everyone!
Many of our classes have a minimum number of sign ups required to run. If a class doesn't get the required number of sign ups to run and we decide to cancel or post-pone the class we will notify those who did sign up via email between 24–48 hours before the class's start time and offer them a seat in the next class, a refund, or store credit.
Photography
When you attend a class at our shop you agree to be recorded and photographed during the class. If you would like to request that your face, hands, or body not be in any photos or videos that we share on social media please send an email requesting so any time prior to the start time of the class to hello@cleosyarnshop.com. You may still be recorded or photographed during the class but we will respect your request that the videos or images of you not be shared online.
Scholarship Fund
Our Scholarship Fund is contributed to by the shop and our community to help those who need it attend our classes and events. You can read about why we started the fund here.
When signing up for a class or event, anyone is welcome to sign up for a Scholarship Fund ticket at a discount as funds allow. When a Scholarship Fund ticket is purchased, the amount discounted is taken from the Scholarship Fund to pay the shop and it's staff the regular ticket price.
If you are considering requesting a Scholarship Fund ticket but aren't sure whether it's for you or not, it probably is! The folks who have contributed to the Scholarship Fund wanted to contribute and want the funds to be used! And the lovely people putting on this class or event are still getting paid the full amount to do it. Please only pay full price if you feel you have enough to do so.
That said, we also ask that you be mindful of the amount and frequency of requests you make from the fund. Making sure funds are available to as many people as possible is a collaborative effort, so we'll check in with you and you check in with us!
If you'd like to use the Scholarship Fund, you can do so by calling the shop (929-529-7542), emailing us (hello@cleosyarnshop.com), or coming into the shop and requesting a Scholarship Ticket. We will ask you how much you are able to pay (zero is an acceptable answer!) and the funds available will cover the rest.