Unnecessary brioche stitch hat is complete!

[maru@sunny.garden]

@Sobtanian I’d prefer the left. But seriously cool (warm) hat!

[irgndsondepp@gts.da-miez.de]

@Sobtanian I prefer the right side. 😊

[venite@wandering.shop]

@Sobtanian I prefer the right but that you can change it is the nicest part. It turned out so well!

[sobtanian@mstdn.games]

@scintilla not really, it’s actually simpler with two colours as you can see the yarn overs easier. Once you get the hang of it it’s very straight forward.

BUT!

Decreases *are* fiddly (not hard just fiddly) so as it gets smaller, it gets fiddler and the margin for error is very small.

Don’t let me put you off, if you’ve got some yarn that’s left over just play about with it and see. I used this free pattern https://www.purlsoho.com/create/2025/09/09/two-color-brioche-hat/

[sobtanian@mstdn.games]

@maru that it is. Super warm.

[sobtanian@mstdn.games]

@venite thanks. It’s a bit too bulky for my liking but wow is it warm so I’ll be wearing it when it’s subzero again.

[venite@wandering.shop]

@Sobtanian I like how bulky hats frame the face, but to each their own :) good to know that at least it’s practical!

[scintilla@queer.garden]

@Sobtanian *bookmarks* oh, thank you! I inherited a stash, so I do have a lot of left over yarn that's really nice...

Yeah, my mom told me that brioche can be fiddly because you can't really "catch" a dropped stitch.

[sobtanian@mstdn.games]

@scintilla she’s kinda right but with two colours it’s really easy to see a drop.

Repairing it, however, requires a crochet hook and a simple rhyme: under one, over two, pull through!

This video explains it really well: https://youtu.be/AzrTu2t6CzI

[scintilla@queer.garden]

@Sobtanian thank you! 🧡