🧶 Master Two-Color Brioche Knitting: Cozy Cowl Workshop (Ottawa)

Are you ready to elevate your knitting skills? Join our immersive, 4-week workshop and Learn Brioche Knitting, the popular technique used to create visually striking, extra-squishy, two-color ribbing.

🗓️ Class Schedule & Times

This course runs for four consecutive Tuesdays. Choose the time slot that works best for you!

What You’ll Learn & Create

• • • Two-Color Brioche Basics: Master the essential brioche knit (BRK) and brioche purl (BRP) stitches. We focus on understanding the structure of the stitch, giving you the confidence to easily identify and fix knitting mistakes—a crucial skill for any knitter.
    • The Reversible Cowl Project: You’ll create a cozy, reversible cowl, perfectly sized for combating Ottawa winters. This project features a beautiful twist pattern, giving the impressive look of complicated cables using simple brioche increases and decreases.
    • Skill Building: With an instructor by your side, you’ll gain practical experience following a pattern, ensuring you’ll be prepared to tackle any brioche knitting pattern on your own after the class. You’ll walk away with an impressive, new, reversible neckwarmer!

Meet Your Expert Instructor

This knitting workshop is taught by Amanda Schwabe, a long-time knitting designer and instructor with over 10 years of teaching experience. Amanda specializes in brioche pattern design and is passionate about helping students understand the why behind the stitches, especially when it comes to troubleshooting and fixing knitting errors.

Materials Needed for the Brioche Cowl

• • • Needles: 8 US / 5mm circular needle, 16″ length
    • Yarn (Worsted Weight): The project requires two contrasting colors.
      • Color A (Pink): 100g / 210 yards worsted weight (e.g., Malabrigo Rios in Fuscia)
      • Color B (Blue): 100g / 210 yards worsted weight (e.g., Malabrigo Rios in Ankara Green)

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