Take your brioche knitting to the next level with this follow‑on workshop designed for those who already understand the basics of two‑colour brioche. Led by knitwear designer Kath Andrews, you’ll build confidence working with increases and decreases to create beautiful geometric and curved shapes in your brioche fabric.

You’ll learn two key increases and three essential decreases, many of which appear in a wide range of brioche patterns — making this an excellent stepping stone to more advanced projects. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have created a richly textured geometric swatch using all the techniques covered.

What you’ll learn

• Two brioche increases
• Three commonly used brioche decreases
• How shaping creates geometric and curved motifs
• How to recognise and follow brioche shaping in patterns

Skills required

Ideal for knitters who can:

• Cast on and cast off
• Knit and purl confidently
• Work basic two‑colour brioche stitch
  (Perfect follow‑up to our introductory brioche workshop.)

What to bring

• 5mm circular needles (60–80cm)
  • Circular needles are essential for two‑colour brioche, even when working flat
• DK yarn in two contrasting colours:
  • One light
  • One dark
• A lockable stitch marker

Handouts are provided, and suitable yarn and needles are available to purchase in the shop.