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Hello Brioche! A Quick Knitalong, Coming Soon
Dear everybody,
Let’s get our brioche on!
We announce with great anticipation a knitalong for the new Field Guide No. 21: Brioche.
It’s a little different from our typical knitalongs in that this one is fast and specific: especially designed for folks who are new to brioche. Are you brioche curious? This knitalong is for you.
It’s gonna be fast.
It’s gonna be fun.
It’s gonna give you the introduction you’ve been craving to this cool technique.
The Particulars
Who: If you can knit, purl, cast on, slip a stitch, work a yarnover, and bind off, you can learn brioche.
The Project: Cushiest Cowl by Nancy Marchant from Field Guide No. 21: Brioche. Make it short or long as you wish. The long one can be doubled around the neck.
Below: the short version.
The Technique: Two-color brioche worked in the round.
The Yarn: MDK Atlas or worsted yarn you have on hand.
When: Begins on Monday, June 20. Concludes on Friday, July 1, where we’ll all have a new cowl and a new skill.
Zoom: Monday, June 20 at 4 PM Central. We’ll share our new little brioche how-to videos, starring the dulcet voice of Kay Gardiner and the clever hands of Allison Volek Shelton. Join us at the Zoom event link here. As always, we will record the event for everyone who can’t make it. Make sure you’re signed up for our free weekly newsletter Snippets here for all MDK happenings.
The Lounge: We’ll have conversation running in our online forum, the MDK Lounge, sharing and caring and helping each other out.
Cost: You’ll need a copy of Field Guide No. 21: Brioche, available here in print-plus-ebook or ebook-only editions. And if you’d like to use the yarn specified in the pattern, it’s MDK Atlas, in either one skein each of two colors (for the short) or two skeins each of two colors (for the long). (Please note that the Field Guide calls for three skeins of each color for the long version—sorry for the error!) See all 22 colors of Atlas right here. Of course, all yarns are welcomed, as ever.
Prizes
Yeah, yeah, we know that learning a new skill is reward in itself, but we also like prizes!
To enter for the random awarding of awesome prizes during the knitalong, post a photo of your work in progress (beginning, middle, finished, whatever!) on Instagram with the hashtag #hellobriocheKAL. Or post it in the MDK Lounge where we’ll have a Hello Brioche! knitalong topic.
A Cordial Invitation
As new brioche knitters ourselves, we encourage you to give brioche a try. We had such a blast getting the hang of this technique, and we’re looking forward to setting you up for brioche glory.
Love,
Ann and Kay
My first Field Guide purchase and my first KAL with MDK. So excited!
Me too!
Me three!
A KAL is just the push I need to jump into brioche!
I’m all set! So excited
How do I find the MDK Lounge? And will the videos be available later? I’m recovering from surgery and am not clear headed enough for brioche but desperately want to learn it and have my Field Guide ( love the subscription option and highly recommend it!)
oHHHHH I want to do this! what time will the zoom be???
Sounds great! Please make the zoom time after work hours like 6 or later EDT, thanks! Or record it.
I agree!!!!! Recording it would be great!!!!
I will be working two KALs at once but I want to do this! Have the field guide and ordered the Frieia Shawl balls for the scarf. But, think I will do this too with stash yarn.
I need a brioche refresher – let’s do this!
I am so flipping excited!
I’m in – bought the yarn for the cowl because after 50 years, it’s time to brioche — but also, prizes. Just have to remember the hashtag 😉
Looking forward to this. I’d had one, brief brioche lesson a while ago & it wasn’t enough to stick.
So excited! Just purchased some Atlas for the cowl and also for the Old Friend Pullover. I better finish up a current project so I’m ready to jump when the fibers arrive!
Excited for my 1st knit with Atlas & 1st attempt to try brioche! Kudos all around to MDK —-> I ordered 2 skeins of Atlas & the Tulip interchangeable needle set on 6/6 & all arrived on 6/8!!! Thank you!
I am so excited for this, I have never been able to do two color brioche! Do you have a non wool recommendation for this?
how do I sign up for brioche?
i have failed a brioche class before. would i still qualify as new?
Looking forward to my first knialong. Love the pattern of Brioche, it will be my first attempt at this pattern. What fun learning a new stitch.
I signed up but realized I can’t make the first class. Will it be recorded? (please say yes)
I can’t seem to figure out how to sign up for this brioche knitalong?? Keep getting can’t error message. Can someone help me….
Hi Laurie….click the here in your snippets after link here. Download Zoom by signing in your computer. Then you can launch your meeting ….hope this helps Marie