Learn To Knit Brioche
Are you ready to try something a little different with your knitting needles?
In this season's club, we're diving into two-colour brioche, a knitting technique that Carol was a little intimidated by before she tried it.
Did you feel the same when you look at those squishy, dense stitches?
Designed by Bristol Ivy, the Housman Cowl and Mitt Set guides you through bold textures, clever construction, and just the right amount of challenge to keep things interesting.
What Will You Knit?
Bristol Ivy has once again outdone herself with this innovative and fun set of knits.
The Housman set uses two colour brioche both in the round and flat. They work from simple pattern repeats into more a complex joining pattern to give you a set of patterns that offer a lot of new techniques.
The mitts are primarily worked in the round with a flat, attached upper cuff and the cowl is primarily worked flat with an end edging section worked in the round.
Reviews
Thank goodness for the Teachable lessons. It is so obvious when Carol demonstrates, and I am sure I could work it out for myself, but it does take the stress out of getting it wrong.
Val J – Seasons Club Member
Participated in 4 Seasons so far. I love being able to refer to the videos when needed and work at my own pace. Suitable for all levels of knitters. I have learned a lot and really enjoy the experience.
Heidi - Seasons Club Member
Press Play
Press play on this video to find out more from Carol as she
talks you through the 2025 Spring Seasons Club:
The Course Curriculum
- Houseman Cowl | Overview (5:32)
- Housman Cowl | Provisional Cast-On & Cowl Set-Up (6:51)
- Housman Cowl | Starting Stitch Pattern (4:50)
- Housman Cowl | Working Rows 5 & 6 (5:07)
- Housman Cowl | Working Row 13 (4:25)
- Housman Cowl | Undoing Your Provisional Cast-On (2:46)
- Houseman Cowl | Setting-Up Rows 1-4 In the Round (8:25)
- Houseman Cowl | Working Joining Pattern (3:18)
- Housman Cowl | Border Setup (4:22)
- Housman Cowl | Working the Border (3:35)
- Housman Cowl | Working Border Rounds 9 & 10 (2:51)
- Housman Cowl | Bind Off (2:10)
- Housman Mitts | Overview, Casting On & Setting Up Brioche (10:39)
- Houseman Mitts | Thumb Gusset Setup Round (10:06)
- Houseman Mitt | Thumb Gusset Increase Round (5:02)
- Housman Mitts | Fixing Brioche Mistakes (4:53)
- Housman Mitts | Fixing Brioche Yarnover Slip (1:35)
- Houseman Mitts | Separating the Thumb (3:20)
- Housman Mitts | Cuff Overview (5:26)
- Housman Mitts | Cuff 1 Setup (5:46)
- Housman Mitts | Cuff 1 Pattern Rows 1-8 (8:15)
- Housman Mitts | Cuff 2 Setup (4:15)
- Housman Mitts | Cuff 2 Pattern Rows 1-8 (9:53)
- Housman Mitts | Cuff Bind Off (3:35)
- Housman Mitts | Working your Mitt Thumb (7:20)
When can I join the club?
Our Full Spring Seasons Club is now closed for 2025, but there’s still time to join us!
The Digital Club is open and ready to welcome you.
Our Digital Club includes:
- Knitting pattern designed by Carol Feller.
- Video workshops.
- Exclusive KnitHub forum.
- Zoom launch party.
It's the perfect way to dip your toe into our clubs or use our club's patterns to knit down your yarn stash.
Workshops & Support
The highlight of our clubs are the accompanying workshops and support from both ourselves and our wider community. Many choose our clubs to try their hand at a new-to-them technique.
Never knit brioche before?
You won’t be alone! If you are new to brioche you will really enjoy the videos for this class, where I’ll go step-by-step through every stage of the pattern. I’ll also include an extra section on brioche basics and fixing brioche mistakes in your work.
Our workshops are recorded in English and have accompanying subtitles and an interactive comments section.
Meet Your Teacher
Carol Feller trained initially as a textile artist and then as a structural engineer. While both backgrounds are very different, the influences can be seen in her design work, which is well-shaped, flattering to wear and enjoyable to knit.
Carol has been widely published in books and magazine and travels the world teaching in yarn shops and fibre festivals. The classes she teaches cover a wide range of subjects, from cables and chart reading, through garment shaping and customisation right through to short rows and colourwork. In her classes, you'll move from learning the basics to refining your knitting skills and fixing problems.
Looking for More?
Browse our other knitting clubs below. Each one offers different tips and techniques for you to learn,
from brioche to cables, you'll find something new in each course.
