Brioche Workshop: November Neck by PetiteKnit 12/4 & 12/11 10-11:30am with Instructor Cappie Tennant

The November Neck by PetiteKnit is cozy, squishy, and absolutely giftable! This is a relatively quick knit with big payoff. The brioche stitch creates a thick, plush fabric, and there’s no purling at all. Plus, it’s the perfect excuse to show off the special buttons you’ve been saving or eyeing in the shop.

What you’ll learn:

• One-color brioche, worked flat: Get comfortable with the rhythm of this addictive stitch. If you can work 1x1 rib, you can definitely work brioche!
• Brioche increases: Shape your November Neck with clean, confident increases.
• Double-knit button bands: Create a professional-looking edge that holds buttons beautifully.
• Buttonholes without breaking the yarn: Work them in as you go for a seamless finish and no extra ends to weave in.

Who it’s for: Knitters who are comfortable with knitting stockinette, yarn overs, 1x1 rib, and are ready to try brioche or looking to increase their comfort with brioche stitch. The November Neck is a gentle, approachable introduction to techniques that look far more complicated than they are.

Suggested yarns: Knitting for Olive Heavy Merino (4 balls), stocked in a wide range of colors at Wicked Good Wool, so you’ll have plenty to choose from. A lot of us have been eyeing the Kelbourne Woolens Lucky Tweed that is new to the shop, that would be fantastic too! Also suitable for about 200 grams of other worsted to aran weight wools if you’re stash diving or have had your eye on another yarn – we get it! 

Meet Your Guide: Cappie Tennant

My teaching philosophy is simple. Knitting is supposed to be fun, and Elizabeth Zimmerman was right: you’re the boss of your own knitting. If I suggest something, and you’d rather do it a different way — skip it! Swap it! Do your own thing! Just be sure to share what you do, so I don’t miss the chance to learn something new. My job is to help you end up with a project you're proud of, not to make you knit it “my way” or, ugh, “the right way.” By the by, I don't believe there is a “right way” in knitting, just your way. 

Expect good company, plenty of laughs, and a friend who is as excited about your project as I am about my own (already dreaming about my next one or three).