Galvanised into action by
@SewRuthieSews stripes challenge I've knitted a hat.
It's a good first time brioche pattern because it doesn't have any shaping in the brioche. It starts with plain rib then a stripe of single colour brioche to get into the rhythm then two colour brioche, which I actually found easier than single colour. The crown is very badly drafted - it returns to standard rib but the decreasing is too rapid. Mine looked a mess so I unpicked crown and did it in stocking stitch and decreased a bit more slowly so added in a few extra rows. It still isn't how it ought to be but it will be a farming hat, of which I have many mostly lying about in sheds and vehicles. I used 2 balls of Drops Nepal each left over from 2 cardigans I knitted last year.
I'm happy that I have mastered brioche stitch but can't see me wanting to use it for anything. It makes a very thick fabric in aran weight yarn so should be warm so it will do for the warm and cosy (or is it soft and snuggly?) challenge too.
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