What I really love about brioche knitting is working with two colors! If you are knitting brioche stitches in gray and rose it becomes something new: GROSE.

Do you remember the Beezee hat, which was released last year? A simple slightly slouchy beanie without a brim. The GROSE hat is made without a brim too, combining brioche and garter stitches in one round. The slightly slanting brioche part is responsible for its asymmetrical shape. You can wear it different ways, it´s also beautiful inside out.

Very few pattern rounds are to be knitted and the decreases for the crown are simplified as much as possible! GROSE is a perfect pattern to start two-color brioche knitting and a cozy knit gift for your best friend too. You can do it!

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The GROSE hat can be knit in multiple sizes by changing number of stitches, needle size and gauge; Directions for S/ M, L sizes are written in parentheses as follows: S (M, L ).

MEASUREMENTS
S (child), M (adult), L (if you are using Sport weight yarn)
15”(16,5”, 18”)/ 38 (42, 46) cm to fit head circumference 19” (20,5”, 22”) / 48 (52, 56) cm

DEPTH
8,0” (9,0”, 10”) /21 (23, 25) cm

YARN
Altogether 200 (220, 240) yards / 180 (200, 220) m of DK weight yarn
Shown gray / rose hat (M) was knit with Madelinetosh Merino DK / 8 ply (100% Merino, 225 yards/ 206m /100g) in Rose (MC) and Charcoal (CC). You can also use any other DK weight yarn.

NEEDLES
Size 4 US / 3,5mm 16” / 40cm circular and dpns or long circular for preferred method of working small circumferences in the rnd

NOTIONS
stitch marker, darning needle for weaving in Ends

GAUGE
20 sts, 24 rounds = 4” / 10cm in blocked brioche stitch

TECHNIQUES
cast on, k, p, Brk, Brp, brRsldec, br4stinc