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Want to Learn a New Knitting Skill This Year? Try Brioche Knitting

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Brioche stitch knitting free ebook from Knitting Daily.I got a little obsessed with brioche knitting this fall. I’m not quite sure I’m over it; I really want to knit a brioche cowl (when by all accounts I should be over cowls, too, given how many I knit before Christmas).

This knitting technique involves working some stitches and slipping others on one side of the knitting and usually doing the opposite on the other side to make a squishy, warm, reversible fabric that looks really cool in a single color or in two colors.

I have a tutorial on the basics of brioche over at About, as well as a simple potholder and two-color scarf pattern.

If you want to learn more and see some different ways of using brioche stitch, check out the free brioche knitting ebook from Knitting Daily. (Free subscription signup required.) This book covers the basics and offers five free patterns for you to try (I seriously love that tank top, designed by Katy Ryan).

Have you tried brioche knitting? I’d love to know if you give it a go or what you think of it if you’ve tried it before.

[Photo via Knitting Daily.]

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Stitch Some Seagulls on Your Sweater

It’s been well documented that I love a knitting pattern with a bit of whimsy, so when I saw the Mine! Pullover from Sarah L. Kelly recently I knew I had to share it with you.

I mean, who wouldn’t want to knit a sweater with a yoke full of seagulls? And another seagull at the waist? Chasing little crabs?

The story behind the sweater (and you knew there had to be one, right?) is that while Sarah was traveling around Europe there were a lot of cheeky seagulls about. They reminded her of the scene in Finding Nemo where the seagulls say “mine, mine, mine” and thus the Mine! series of patterns was born. 

Oh yes, there’s a whole set. It was the sweater I saw first but there’s also a pair of socks (and the pattern says there’s a cowl, too, but I couldn’t find it as of this writing. If you see it let me know and I’ll add the link here!) so you can totally deck yourself out in pesky seabirds if you want.

But back to the sweater for now. This is worked in DK weight yarn from the top down in the round. The yoke and a section at the bottom are worked in stranded colorwork, with stripes on the body, though you could make the body a single color if you wanted. Details like the beaks and eyes are added with duplicate stitch to make the knitting a little easier.

The colorwork sections are charted. The pattern comes in 10 sizes, with a finished chest circumference ranging from 32 to 68 inches, or 80 to 170 cm.

The socks are worked in sock yarn and come in three sizes. There worked from the cuff down and change needle sizes to accommodate the less stretchy nature of stranded colorwork. You can choose from a side profile or a seagull that’s looking out from the sock. Make a matching pair or mix it up.

Both patterns are available on Ravelry: sweater and socks. If you make them I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Sarah L. Kelly]