Knit a Fluffy Brioche Cardigan

Grow your skills with this delightfully squishy, happy brioche cardigan!

SIX Sundays from 2pm - 4pm on the following dates: Jan 4th, 11th & 25th, Feb 15th, and March 15th & 29th 

The FAB (fluffy ass brioche) cardigan is a loose-fitting raglan styel cardigan that is knitted in two-color brioche for a show stopping pop of color in your year round outerwear! Brioche creates a squishy, drapey, bouncy fabric especially when paired with a relaxed, slightly oversized design. Despite being worked up in bulky weight yarn, the FAB cardigan will still be light and lovely thanks to the airiness that brioche provides.

This class is the perfect next step for knitters who are already familiar with basic brioche knit and purl (BRK and BRP) and have successfully knitted a garment (not necessarily brioche). Carissa, our resident brioche expert, will take you through all of the special techniques to get the cardigan of your dreams will furthering your brioche knowledge!

What you need to know and be comfortable completing without help from the instructor (or you're willing to learn before this class): Long tail cast on, brioche knit, brioche purl, how to knit twisted rib, how to pick up stitches 

What you'll learn in this class: Brioche increases, brioche decreases, Italian cast on and cast off, how to create a double knit button band

Required Materials: 

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Yarn: This cardigan requires two colors of a bulky weight yarn Note: Non superwash is always the better option for brioche garments as brioche has a tendency to be very stretchy and grow quite a bit after blocking

• Color A: 480 to 720 meters
• Color B: 320 to 640 meters

Recommended yarns from the shop: Spincycle Plump, Malabrigo Chunky, Beatrix, Lang Cloud, Lumina, Piuma Cashmere

Needles: 

• US 11 circular needles in 16", 24" and 32" to 40" length
• US 10 24" circular needles

Notions: Stitch markers, waste yarn or barber cord, tapestry needle, scissors 

What you'll get: 

• Four 2-hour class sessions with expert instruction by Carissa 
• The FAB Cardigan pattern (PDF via email & in your Ravelry library) 

This class is intended for adults. We welcome our younger knitters in private lessons only. For inquiries, please reach out to breean@knit1chgo.com. 

Please read our class policies before signing up for this class.

Photos: © Caitlin Hunter