I started a brioche project with a new to me yarn. This lovely Andante worsted from Sweet Paprika is 195 yards/110g, or 1.77 yards/gram. My usual worsted is Malabrigo Rios, which is 210 yards/100g, or 2.1 yards/gram. So the Andante is a bit heavier/thicker than what I’m used to. I cast on with Andante based on my previous gauge with Rios, and it turned out that it was noticeably bigger.
As usual, my project is a project, until it’s a swatch. At least I measured my swatch for gauge before frogging!
You can really see that brioche is a 2 layered fabrc when you frog the colors separately. I find this highly amusing.
I’m back on track, and have a fun project that is easily memorizable. It will be fairly simple, for newer brioche knitters. I’m designing this for Sweet Paprika’s Skill Builder Yarn Club; it will be published in 2026.
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I love that – it’s a project until it’s a swatch!
I recall the exhaustion of frogging brioche, Michele – pulling it apart into one lot on the left and the other on the right …
Highly amusing, eh ?
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Well it is amusing when you only frog ONE of the colors! This wasn’t a very big piece; it was obvious that it was going to be too big for a hat. Not exhausting at all.
That image of you wearing a lovely little cap is my favourite.
Yea, I don’t have to feel guilty for using my project as my swatch. I just have too much trouble with the swatch “lying”. I only use a swatch to see if I like the fabric and maybe a ballpark gauge.