Guide to Fixing Mistakes in Brioche

One of the most common struggles with brioche knitting is knowing what to do if something goes wrong. Many knitters fear that if they make a mistake in a brioche project, the have to frog the entire thing and start over, and this simply isn't the case. This guide will walk you through some exercises to gain comfort fixing mistakes on a small scale before you have to address them in your larger project.

Working through this guide at your own pace, you will learn to identify some of the most common mistakes in brioche knitting and make a plan to address them. You will learn efficient ways to tink and frog brioche and when those are the right strategy to use. You will also learn how to fix dropped stitches and dropped yarnovers, as well as mistakes in patterning, such as decreases leaning the wrong way or misplaced increases and decreases. Links to tutorial videos are available throughout the guide to help you visualize new techniques. Through practicing these corrections you will increase your familiarity with the structure of brioche fabric, ensuring that you will be able to take on new brioche projects with confidence, knowing that you can identify and correct any mistakes that occur.