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Tags: <the-elder-scrolls-5-skyrim>
Title: Where can I find an item I can disenchant to learn Fortify Alchemy?
Question: I've been reading all sorts of things about people "gamebreaking" and crafting ultimate everythings. I wanted to join in, but I can't seem to find an item to disenchant so as to get the Fortify Alchemy enchantment (that I would use to craft fortify enchantment and so on...).  Does anyone know where I can find what I'm looking for?

Answers:
sents: text: If you complete the optional objective in the Dark Brotherhood quest Mourning Never Comes
text: you get Muiri's ring which has Fortify Alchemy 15%, I believe.
text: That's the only unique item I can think of off-hand.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/15536/Daywatch
score: 14
sents: text: If you speak to Frida the alchemist in Dawnstar, she may give you a quest to retrieve the Ring of Pure Mixtures, which gives a bonus to Alchemy.
text: When you return the ring to her, you can pickpocket it back and disenchant it to learn Fortify Alchemy.
text: Alternatively, you may eventually find one in a dungeon or by pickpocketing an alchemist or mage.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/3454/Joe Dovahkiin
score: 8
sents: text: When I was searching for an enchant I needed, I did the following.
text: Check Riverwood blacksmith for enchantment.
text: Fast travel to Whiterun Stables, rest until afternoon when the Kajiit vendor is outside the walls, and check for the enchantment.
text: Fast travel to Whiterun and check the blacksmith for the enchantment.
text: Fast travel to each Imperial/Stormcloak camp
text: I had access to and checked their blacksmiths for the enchantment.
text: Fast travel back to Riverwood.
text: Wait (rest) for two 24-hour periods.
text: Repeat the whole process as necessary.
text: Alternatively, you could sit at one vendor, check what they are selling, then just wait two 24-hour periods and check again.
text: Sometimes it can take a while.
text: I think some enchantments might not show up until you reach a certain level.
text: I have a level 41 and he has not seen the fiery soul trap enchantment yet.
text: Depending on the enchant, make sure you have a couple thousand septim or you might end up doing all the waiting and finding you don't have the cash to get the item with the enchant you desire.
text: For the enchant you specifically mention... you might want to try the quest Jonathan Drain mentioned in his post.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/14585/Goblinlord
score: 7
sents: text: If you have the coin you should be able to find the Circlet of Minor Alchemy (a 12% boost) at Sadri's Used Wares in Windhelm, and both the Circlet of Major Alchemy (a 17% boost) and the Circlet of Eminent Alchemy (a 20% boost) at Radiant Raiments in Solitude.
text: If they're not in stock, just wait 48 hours or reload your game and they should show up.
text: A chest in the cave at the Halted Stream camp has the Hide Bracers of Alchemy which gives you a 15% boost.
text: If you kill Krosis at Shearpoint you can loot his mask from his body.
text: His mask will give lockpicking, archery, and alchemy a 20% boost.
text: The Ring of Pure Mixtures is in a chest in the Forsaken Cave and will give you a 12% boost.
text: Muri's Ring has a boost of 15% and you get it from Muri as a reward for doing the optional objective in the Mourning Never Comes Dark Brotherhood quest.
text: There are a few other objects you can find to boost alchemy, but they found by looting random chests once you reach various levels.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/18965/System Folder
score: 2
sents: text: In terms of unique enchanted items, there aren't any.
text: You'll need to either find a random enchanted item in a chest/on an enemy or try and find one in a general store/blacksmith.
text: You don't need a good piece of gear to learn the enchantment, just something with the enchantment on it.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/15471/Tarkenfire
score: 1
sents: text: I noticed that the vendors do not carry the exact same items when loading a savegame.
text: This worked against me actually once as I expected to be able to buy something they had in stock after loading a savegame.
text: However if you want to take advantage of it, I noticed as well that after a couple reloads the merchant's inventory
text: no longer changes.
text: So you might try reload a couple times, see what comes up.
text: Conversely, if you see something interesting and you want to take a break, consider buying it before quitting the game as it may not be there when you reload your save.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/1657/Bleep Bloop
score: 0

Summary of the answers:
Check for enchantment at Riverwood blacksmith or Whiterun stables. You can also check at a vendor or look for a random enchanted item in a chest. 
It seems that in order to find the proper item and disenchant it, RNG has to be taken into consideration.