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Giveaway: Brioche Chic

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wina copy of brioche chic.

Our winner is Maxine. I’m totally jealous!

Most of the time when I give something away here it’s because I’m trying to clear off my bookshelves or because the publisher sent me more than one copy so I could keep one and give one away.

Neither of those is the case this time.

The publisher only gave me one copy, and I promised I would do a giveaway, but I kind of don’t want to.

There are so many fun patterns in Brioche Chic by Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark that I’d really like to keep this one for myself.

But I’m sure you’ll love it too if you happen to be the winner.

This book looks at basic brioche stitch, working real and faux cables in brioche and two-color brioche, and it offers 22 patterns on which to try out your skills (I’d happily knit at least eight of them).

If you’d like a chance to own this great book, leave a comment on this post by the end of the day Sunday, Oct. 26. I’d love to hear about your previous experience with brioche, or if you just thought it was a kind of bread.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

Comments

  1. Thank you for this opportunity. I am just clearing the last of my christmas knitting (only two more sweater to gooooo 🙂 )and getting set up for charity knitting trying to Fill up the giving tree in our local community,
    January I plan to do some selfish knitting,,,so Brioche Chic would be the ideal start. as I have not yet tried the Brioche stitch ,

  2. What a gorgeous book! I just finished reading about how to do Brioche and would love to try this- I am a cabling freak, so anything textured is appealing and challenging- the harder the challenge the more I enjoy it. Thanks for the great giveaways!

  3. I just completed my first brioche stitch project and loved knitting it! I made a simple, 2-color cowl, but the resulting fabric is so cushy and soft. Before now, I would have substituted fisherman’s rib as its construction always seemed less complicated to me than brioche. I’d love the opportunity to try some brioche stitch projects that incorporate shaping.

  4. I have not heard of brioche knitting before.
    It looks interesting and like the projects are so beautiful. I would love to learn to do this style of knitting.

  5. I’ve never done Brioche stitching but I love the sweater featured…would love love love to make this for my future daughter-in-law!!!

  6. Hello,
    I would love to win this book for my Mum, she loves knitting, unfortunately that hasn’t been passed onto me. Maybe she can help me.
    Thanks for the chance to win.

    Happy days.
    Bev.

  7. I started a two color brioche rib hat, once. It was beautiful! The colors, the texture, the loft, everything was so beautiful.

    Then came the decrease section. Then came the tinking. Then came the decrease section again. Then came the tinking and the tears. Then came the decrease section again. Then came the frogging and the tears and the naughty language and the Vodka.

    I shink dat maybe I mide be reddy to gib it anozher try now, if you holds that needles for me, OK? Giggle. Hic. Tanks. Bye Now. KittenWhiplash on Rav. Hic.

  8. Never heard of it before, but I’m a “tried to knit a few times and tend to fail” sorta girl. I have a couple people in a knit group who have volunteered this week to teach me, and I’m kinda hoping I can win so I can give them the book in appreciation 😉

  12. Tackling Brioche knitting is one of my resolutions for this year. Only a couple of months left for me to try it out, so this book would be great!

  13. I would love learning more about this technique- I did one project, and loved the feel of the finished project. I’ve tried to tackle another project (on Knitty), but can’t quite get it…yet

  15. The only experience I’ve had knitting brioche is a scarf. I’d love to branch out from that! I think it is a beautiful and very underrated stitch pattern.

  16. Wow Sarah! I hopped on over to Ravelry and checked out a few of those pictures, then I went to Interweave and saw a few more, plus the book and the price was so great I bought one for myself. (I don’t really believe I’ll EVER win one of these and I could not pass up that great deal!) But just so you know, anyone who wins this one will be getting a really good book. Sarah, no wonder you don’t want to let this one go.

  17. I have not tried the brioche stitch yet, but I’ve become more interested in different color techniques and would love to win this book. It’s sweet of you to give away this book when you really want to keep it 🙂

    Thanks for another wonderful giveaway! I love all the knitting posts on CraftGossip!

  19. I’ve done a hat in brioche. My mother has a lovely brioche sweater from England I’d like to duplicate.

  20. I’ve been wanting to try the brioche stitch for a while now, and the patterns in this book would give me the needed push to do just that.

  22. I’ve done a few practice swatches in Brioche and now I think I’m ready to make something. It would be great to win this book, thank you for the opportunity!

  23. What a fantastic looking book. I have tried this method once before which was many many years ago but would love to have some more patterns. I do hope I can win this prize.

  24. I have had brioche envy ever since I saw a perfectly wonderful hat in a yarn shop It was a KAL class and I was visiting in the town, so couldn’t participate. My actual experience with brioche? Well, I baked a loaf of it once. 🙂 The book looks.. . inspiring!

  25. Wonderful giveaway! I love the look of Brioche but I haven’t been brave enough to try it.

  28. I’ve never tried brioche stitch before. I’m not a beginning knitter but I have tended to do more simple patterns and designs. I recently did a cable design and just loved it, so I think I could really go for brioche as well (and yes, it is a tasty bread, too!) Thank you for the chance to win this book. 🙂

  32. LOVE to knit. Usually knit for charity now but laove a challenge and that sweater pic made me drool. I’m in Canada so may not qualify but will be looking for that book. I would have time to knit that this winter for sure.!!LOLThanks for showing it to us.

  33. I have never heard of brioche before the Craft Gossip newsletter. Love the pattern on the front cover so I am entering in the give-away. Thank you.

  34. I just finished a brioche scarf and it is so warm and yummy. I definitely want to make more things with this stitch. This book looks awesome.

  35. I made a sweater using brioche many years ago – it can be a wonderful stitch for mixing up the colors in a variegated yarn. Unfortunately, that sweater got accidentally felted. I’ve been thinking about trying out some brioche again soon, so this book would be timely.

  37. Your comment made me laugh because it’s true – until about 6 months ago I thought it was only a bread. I haven’t tried brioche yet, but it’s on my bucket list.

  38. I learned som brioche stitches at a Stitches event and loved knitting them. I think I would make that cover sweater . . . . But maybe a scarf first.

  42. I tried Brioche once but not with much luck – probably because I was trying to convert a flat pattern to the round. And it does sound like bread!

  43. I took a brioche class with Nancy Marchant this summer and immediately took to it. I kind of felt guilty that I had no trouble when some of my friends were struggling. Now to actually make the scarf with the pattern she gave us in class. : )
    wahoomerryf on Ravelry

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