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What Knitting Project Kicked Your Butt? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I hate admitting defeat for anything. I loathe it but I just rage quit my test swatch of the Bixbite Shawl because I can't figure out the brioche. Never done brioche before so yeah, that's not helping anything here.

What project kicked your ass?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you! I am bookmarking this immediately! I'm going to start with a a practice square from a scarf pattern I found first I think since the tree shape in rispen is intimidating before I even know straight brioche stitches.

I have to finish my Free Spirit Hat first though which made me learn Latvian braids.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I spent part of the morning looking for stuff that made more sense to me. Turns out, Stephen West has some killer resources and two in particular help both you and I.

They are the first two vids in the playlist I'm creating here: Brioche Knitting

Seems to me that increase/decrease video is exactly what you (and I) need. Also turns out, I didn't screw it up yesterday. It just LOOKED screwed up. Too bad I ripped it out hahaha! I'm going to start over.

edited for paragraph layout.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've heard the sentiment a lot that often brioche looks like it's wrong but works itself out and you have to keep going so I'm both intimated and excited for my crafting perfectionism to either be a huge roadblock to learning or to give me freedom to mess up and not feel bad about it.

Thank you for the resources! I am going to take a look at these and hopefully start tinkering soon.

Please keep us updated on your project! Would love to see it when you've got it going again!