May 27, 2011

If it's Friday, it must be...

Swatch: Stash Day
Brioche Stitch
Brioche Stitch

This post should also be called It's a Swap:  the Finale.  I've written about the yarn that I received as part of the swap I participated in, but I haven't yet written about the yarn that I chose to send to Erin.  Over this past winter, I spent a fair amount of time teaching myself the brioche stitch and while there were many frustrating afternoons trying to master the stitch, I grew to love knitting it.  The brioche stitch produces a reversible knit which is really nice for a scarf or headband but what I really love about it is the fact that this stitch creates a double-sided knit which means that the FO is cushy and thick.



During those snowy weekends when I mastered the brioche stitch, I used a lot of Debbie Stoller's Stitch Nation Full O' Sheep which is 100% peruvian wool and comes in the nicest color range.  So when it came time to look through my stash and pick one skein for my swap partner, I wanted to share with her a yarn that I enjoyed spending a lot of time with.  In my stash was a color called Clementine, a terrific bright orange that wasn't too neon nor too pumpkin.  Erin is working away on a bag with her skein, and I can't wait to see how it turns out.

For me, this yarn works really well in the brioche stitch, and I became a little obsessed with knitting brioche stitch cowls, enough to give away as gifts during the holidays.  


Even our little Aurora got one ... at least for the photo shoot!





3 comments:

  1. would you believe I've never knit anything with the brioche stitch? and all your photos remind me of how awesome it looks!! One of these days....

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  2. Brioche stitch intimidates me. I might get there ... eventually. Your FOs look great, though!

    I also have some green Full O' Sheep that I think I'm using (in part) in my project, along with the skein I received from my swap partner. I really like how her purse is turning out so far, so I'm with you - can't wait to see it completed.

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  3. I *love* the look of brioche stitch, that's one to add to the list of things to learn!

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