I was a little intimidated by brioche before I tried it.

Did you feel the same when you look at those squishy, dense stitches?

However, the lure of brioche proved too strong, and the fantastic patterns you could create with it, well you know what happened next. I jumped right in! I started with single colour broiche, worked back and forth in rows. It wasn’t too scary, so I moved on to two colour brioche and brioche in the round.

This is where the fun really starts.

Very quickly I discovered that brioche was addictive and so much fun to knit. Plus, I discovered a secret of brioche. Small amounts of increases and decreases go a long way. The simplest of stitch patterns introduced into brioche has a big impact and when you introduce two colours it’s just breathtaking!

Seasons Club Spring 2025

For our spring Seasons Club, I want to introduce designer Bristol Ivy, who is a brioche expert. In fact, Bristol is who I turned to on Craftsy when I first began learning brioche. Her patterns have some amazing technique innovation and they are written in a clear and easy to follow way.

For the Spring 2025 Season, Bristol has designed a fingerless mitt and cowl set. Both use two colour brioche. The mitts are primarily worked in the round with a flat, attached upper cuff and the cowl is primarily worked flat with an end edging section worked in the round.

If you are new to brioche you will really enjoy the videos for this class, where I’ll go step-by-step through every stage of the pattern. I’ll also include an extra section on brioche basics and fixing brioche mistakes in your work.

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“Both patterns are inspired by both technique and whimsy: how can I create a design that slowly introduces new concepts, but also feels fresh and new? The result came from one of my favorite answers: turn things on their side! Both the cowl and mitts feature a join-as-you-go construction, creating super wearable shapes that will keep you interested from cast on to bind off.”

– Bristol Ivy, Designer

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Seasons Club Yarn

Our yarn for this club is a super soft hand dyed dk weight superwash merino. Cowgirl Blues ‘Merino DK’ has 186 yds / 170 m per 3.6 oz / 100 g. The club will have 2 skeins yarn, one in a semi-solid (main) colour and one in a variegated (contrast) colour. This combination works particularly well for two colour brioche, creating a beautiful harmony for the end design.

New to our Seasons Knitting Club?

If you’re wondering what’s inside or how to join us there are two club options in our Seasons Knitting Club:

• Full club (Subscription or Single Club)
• Digital Club (Subscription or Single Club)

Inside the Full Club you will find:

• Yarn (see above).
• 2 patterns designed by Bristol Ivy.
• Video workshops by carol Feller.
• Exclusive Knithub forum.
• Zoom launch party.
• Seasonal tea.
• Seasonal recipe by The Cookbook Circle.
• Surprise knitting goodies that coincide with our chosen theme.

Our Digital Club will have:

• 2 patterns designed by Bristol Ivy.
• Video workshops by Carol Feller.
• Exclusive KnitHub forum.
• Zoom launch party.

The digital option is the perfect choice for those who would like to stash-dive for our current season or for those of you who might like to dip their toe into a knitting club with us. You’ll have access to all the digital patterns, workshops, live launch party and dedicated support as well as all the community chat that goes hand-in-hand with our clubs.

Club Timing

Our Spring season will be open for new sign-ups from 4pm 1st March until the 15th March (or while stocks last). We have very limited stock of some colours, so if you want to ensure your colour pick order early!

The packages will be shipped out early April, and the patterns will be sent to you via email on the 24th of April.

You will also have access to your digital content on the 24th of April. There will be updates in our Knithub group when all of this happens, and we will, of course, be sharing on our social channels.

So, if you are thinking of joining us for this season, set you reminders now!

JOIN THE CLUB

Sign-Ups open from 1st of March, 2025 at 4pm!

Can’t wait?

Pop over to Knithub to share in the excitement with others in our community.