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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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Knit and Felt Some Tabi Style Slippers

The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical. 

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique. 

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead. 

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit. 

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern. 

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like. 

[Photo: Maymade Knits]