Exemplum: the Latin root of the word sampler.

Exemplum is the first project in Brioche from the Roots Up, a three-month-long, project-based course on everything you ever wanted to know about brioche (and probably more).

It is currently only available for purchase as part of the Tier 1 e-book of four patterns for the class, all of which are written with not just the how of brioche, but the why.

Tier 2 includes the ebook as well as lifetime access to in-depth video tutorials walking you through each step in English, continental, and combination knitting styles.

Tier 3 includes all of the above, as well as three months of weekly Zoom classes with yours truly and your brioche cohorts. This level is currently sold out for the spring session, but a new session will begin June 15th. Email bristol@bristolivy.com for more info and to be put on the waitlist!

Finished Measurements
25” (63.5 cm) circumference by 10” (25.5 cm) depth

Yarn
Cormo DK by Wing and A Prayer Farm (100% Cormo wool; 180 yds (165 m) / 50 g): 1 skein each in two colors
Shown in yarn dyed with Weld (Yarn 1) and Indigo (Yarn 2)

Needles
US6 (4 mm) 16-24” (40-60 cm) circular needle, for body of cowl US7 (4.5 mm) 16-24” (40-60 cm) circular needle, for hem of cowl or size needed to obtain gauge

Gauge
16 sts and 54 rows/rnds = 4” 10 cm in brioche on smaller needle, after blocking