Brioche Basic Beanie KAL - Part 1

[@pkass2895]

Thank you for your brioche instructions on decreases and flat. The end of a brioche knit always stumps me so knowing purl always comes forward and knit yarn goes back at the end of each row is most helpful. But two things I will never do in knitting-magic look and socks! 😊

[@Avdm1808]

I think I can finally say "By Jove, I think I've got it!"🎉🎉 After a week of blood, sweat and tears. So from the bottom of my heart, my sanity, my nearly exhausted supply of calm and determination, I than you

[@tholl1973]

I am a new brioche knitter. You’re a good teacher. Now I feel comfortable doing 2 color brioche in the round with magic loop. Thanks!! I finally get it 😃

[@o0oMysticdragono0o]

you are such a good teacher,,,so many explain over and over without showing until you have lost the will to watch anymore...I love that while you are explaining you are also showing...thank you so much

[@marywhite4324]

This is the best explanation and demo I have seen and now I can do brioche, with lots of goofs but I now I get it!

[@kathleenmccrory7166]

I love your Brioche video. Thank you for the best advice ever is keeping the knit working yarn in the back and the purl working yarn in the front! Helped me soooo much!

[@melmack2003]

Jana....I took bits and pieces from various tutorials .....yours is the best for putting them altogether! Thank you!

[@PurlTogether]

You are so welcome!

[@annadickson6358]

Hi from Australia Jana. WOW I can't believe it is actually working. Your instructions are very easy to follow. thank you.

[@monishacoelho7252]

I’m in love. You do the best videos ever. Your voice is really soothing. Instructions are concise. Love the intro. Short enough to not be distracting from the job at hand but so warming because there’s a glimpse of your busy life. Absolutely love that you have no airs and graces for someone so talented. Thank you for all the trouble you take. Will definitely be signing up to be a patron as you’re so worth it. I’m in the UK by the way.

[@PurlTogether]

Thank you for your thoughtful comments! You’ve made my day :)

[@gabymorton1801]

I for some reason have never struggled this much on a knitted project as much as I did this brioche hat. your video was my saving grace. thank you so much.

[@auroranite]

Very well done. I’ve watched countless Brioche tututorials and you have shown up close the area I always goof. Joining the rows and leaving a YO off the single stitch beginning or ending row. I also will space out and purl the slip stitch if I get distracted and resort to my regular K1P1. Thanks will get my needles and begin this KAL👍 Really glad you knit English. I do and seeing Brioche done this way vs. Continental much easier to follow.

[@zaramughal2578]

A bundle of thanks for a very easy to understand brioche stitch. I tried so many attempts to learn it. But you explain it so well and finally I learnt it.

[@robynnejephson1561]

Best tutorial of brioche in the round . I tried at least five vids before I got to one that helped . The key is the explanation at the very start and very end ... what a difference . Thank you 🙏🙌🙌🙏

[@PurlTogether]

Glad it helped!

[@picklezoo]

Bless you! This technique has been foiling me for years. Even though I knit continental-wise, your explanation was clear as crystal, and your index of potential problems-to-watch-for extremely helpful. New two-color WIP hat on the needles!

[@PurlTogether]

Wonderful!

[@stefaniestaniak4329]

Watching you makes me want to try this again. I took a class once to do a brioche hat, ripped it out three times to start again and finally ripped it out and gave up. Your video makes it so much more clear. May have to go and check my yarn stash and see what I can find. Thanks Jana, you are an inspiration!

[@conniemeyer6101]

Very clear and helpful video. I appreciate the tips that tell you what to look for in each stitch.

[@Melmaz32]

You make it look so much easier then I thought it would be! Thank you!!

[@jackiegrant3972]

Hi Jana. I stopped by this recent video to let you know I am following your basic sock pattern you put up a few years ago. It is the best instructional video I have seen or followed. I am learning to knit socks after several fails and I am glad I found your channel. I look forward to creating more projects thanks to your enthusiasm and helpful videos. Thank you xx

[@anitawessels3932]

Thanks for your videos. Your explanation is very clear.

[@PurlTogether]

Glad you like them!

[@gunr40]

Thank you! Very clear, amazing so helpful! ❤

[@mariecouture7591]

Best ever explanation. Thank you so much.

[@PurlTogether]

Glad it was helpful!

[@leslieviner]

I think I’ve got it now! The first time I got about 8 rows done and spotted mistakes. I tried to ladder down but had to admit defeat and frog the whole piece to begin again. Great practice! I am no longer afraid of Brioche! My second attempt is much better. Thanks Jana for your great instructions.

[@hhdalailama]

Brilliant. I finally understand ❤

[@roxanngary1044]

I love Georgia too! And I made the same mistake on my brioche beanie but I'm not fixing it. Thanks for the great video.

[@PurlTogether]

I might have to perform some brioche surgery tomorrow!

[@nanalee9451]

Thank you pretty stitch.🌷🌷🌷🍀

[@throughthebackloop]

Thank you so much Jana! This is just what I was looking for!!

[@Stephlovesnapping]

Can’t wait to cast on!! 🤗♥️ thanks so much for this video.

[@blairsnitch97]

Wonderful explanation, subscribing! You’re so cute! Love your channel

[@jenniferrosener4668]

This is GREAT!! Thank you!!

[@karenlittle562]

I didn’t hear you say what length needles are you using?

[@user-eq9nh9sl8k]

Well torn this project out many times. Im learning. Even fixing a mistake below but my big problem must have started even earlier. It is the stitch marker every row seams to get further away from the marker. I think it very first stitch by marker. Finish taking it out tomorrow......

[@PurlTogether]

Since there is a YO right near the first stitch marker, I wonder if the marker is moving under the YO?

[@user-eq9nh9sl8k]

@@PurlTogether Yeah must have but to the untrained eye. I started another with different site. Hers was a bit different but it was doing the same, but I trained my eyes better and made a stitch after the stitch marker by going back and fixing while the next row was started. Hard to explain but it worked you could never see the seam. Then the decreasing did not work for me, I got irritate and did it my way so its finished and I like it. Nobody has a hat like that! lol

[@jordynanable3429]

I really appreciate that you include the set up round!

[@kimmyray1234]

Hi Jana ...as you know I don't knit ,,,,but I love ya 😜 peace love @ human kindness Kim-n- Carolina🍁🍂

[@kimmyray1234]

Crochet is my thing ,...ugh I know don't scream ..

[@kimmyray1234]

Ima try my hand at knitting someday

[@latitude1904]

Am wondering what kind of cast on is appropriate, and why the first round was knitted stockinette instead of K1P1 to match the upcoming Brioche rows?

[@PurlTogether]

I just used the long tail cast on. You can certainly knit the first round K1P1 if you prefer. If I recall, we were just following this particular pattern. Thanks for watching!

[@belindacrowley886]

7:40 you adjust your contrast color for the yo, it ends up in the back…?!

[@PurlTogether]

I'm not sure I understand your question. At this point in the video I'm at the beginning of the round and the lighter colored yarn needs to be on top of the needle, since it's a yo. Then I knit it together with the next stitch to create the brioche knit stitch.

[@ginasheehan7157]

Have you made a video not using the magic loop? I’m new to knitting and want to so badly want to make this beanie but, I knit continental and in the round.

[@PurlTogether]

Magic Loop is just my personal preference. You can certainly use a single circular needle with a shorter cable, maybe 16", then switch to dpns when you decrease at the crown. I just prefer to use one needle for the whole project. The beanie is knitted in the round, and you should be able to knit whatever style suits you, as the stitches will be formed the same way.

[@shellykelly4947]

Visually this is a challenge for me. Fortunately muscle memory is a faster learner...lol. If anyone ever gets a Brioche knit gift from me it will mean I truly love them.

[@user-eq9nh9sl8k]

Wow really wanted to try a hat with two colors. All my circle needles are too long. Thanks for showing how to fix that. Oh crap it didn't work cheap plastic broke must have been old. Lol think I'll shop for right size circular lenght.

[@jamesnancyjarrell2643]

This is Nancy. How many sts do you cast on to begin and what cast on method? I want to make brioche beanies for my 9 year old great-granddaughter her 7 year old brother. I need a printed pattern.

[@PurlTogether]

There is a link to the pattern in the video description above.

[@o0oMysticdragono0o]

So have I noticed right...when slipping you always have the yarn in front?

[@PurlTogether]

If I recall correctly, yes. You might double check with the Brioche playlist, where I've shown the individual brioche knit and purl stitches.

[@gabmatth]

do u have any tips for gauge swatching?

[@PurlTogether]

Make sure you knit a large enough swatch to accurately measure in several different spots on your swatch. You might find this video helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4HcfKFojcaogMU

[@paige37914]

I've knitted a couple of brioche scarves flat before . This is the first time trying it in the round with magic loop (which I use for socks, so I'm familiar with that also). Not sure why my knitting is twisting around at the 3rd or 4th round. I've ripped out and started over and yet again it's twisted after having been nice and flat. ? It's quite confusing b/c I'm not knowingly twisting -- just brioche-ing round and round....any ideas? Ripping out again :'(

[@PurlTogether]

You mean the stitches are twisting? Or the whole piece is twisting like its inside-out?

[@paige37914]

@@PurlTogether the whole thing.

[@PurlTogether]

@@paige37914 I'm wondering if your cast on was twisted when you joined in the round? Or possibly your work got turned inside out somewhere along the way? Feel free to post a photo in the FB or Rav group if you want us to take a look.

[@paige37914]

@@PurlTogether I was very careful to keep it straight but you may be right there.... something weird happened for sure! Okeedokee, I will post a photo if it happens again... Thanks!

[@paige37914]

@@PurlTogether I've gotten it now on the 3rd go round.... I thought I had it straight but must have twisted it before in joining the round. Thanks for this great KAL!

[@CookwithCatalina]

Hi Jana! I want to knit this hat but because I live in a warm climate I thought of knitting it in dk instead of worsted and it happens that I have the yarn already. I am trying to make a swatch so I can adjust the number of stitches needed for my size. I am making the swatch as I am working with regular two ends needles. Is there a difference in knitting brioche back and front compared to circular? If this is silly question, please forgive me! :))

[@PurlTogether]

There is! Stay tuned for an upcoming video next week that will be a brioche scarf, knitted flat.

[@CookwithCatalina]

I decided to make the so called gauge working circular as you show in your video. I have watched a few videos about DPNs Brioche techniques and realized that there is a big difference. It seams easier the circular way. Thank you for showing us! I am looking forward to watching the next video. Cheers!~Catalina

[@debsw1142]

I'm from Georgia, so I gotta ask where did you get that stitch marker?!

[@PurlTogether]

One of my patrons made it for me!

[@thechosenvoice3472]

Thank you I love your videos soooooo much!!! And to the idiot who thumbed down... ugh.

[@PurlTogether]

I just try to ignore them... you know there always has to be one or two. Thanks for watching and clicking the thumbs up!

[@Melmaz32]

Cross Stitch- I think it sometimes happens accidentally- it’s very easy to touch that button by accident- I’ve done that before and now I check to see it’s NOT (thumbs down)blue before I move on.

[@DanielWSonntag]

At 21:01 yikes is right.

[@Stephlovesnapping]

I’m using 16” circs, but in the future I’d like to do this magic loop. How do you get the beginning of the round in the middle & not on the end?

[@PurlTogether]

After you join in the round, just slip your stitches across purlwise (as always) until you get to the center of the first needle's worth of stitches. So in my case I cast on 72 sts. I slipped 18 sts around and placed the marker in the middle of that first half. Does that make sense?

[@Stephlovesnapping]

Purl Together Yes, thanks, I’m just trying to visualize it... what do you do with your working yarn? Isn’t that still going to be where you joined and not with the slipped stitches?

[@PurlTogether]

Yes! You’re right. Let me make a short snipet to upload in the FB group for you and a couple others. Stay tuned!

[@Stephlovesnapping]

Purl Together you don’t know how much I appreciate you & your time. Thank you sooo much! ♥️🤗

[@ln8230]

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