Brioche Stitch – SOSU

Brioche Stitch

CONTINENTAL STYLE

Brioche Knit: brk

: Step 1: Insert needle from front to back through stitch and its yarn-over.

: Step 2: Pull yarn through to complete the brioche knit.

Brioche Purl: brp

: Step 1: Bring yarn to front.

: Step 2: Insert needle purl-wise.

: Step 3: Pull working yarn through stitch and yarn-over to complete the brioche purl.

Slip & Yarnover: sl1yo

Following a knit or brioche knit stitch:

: Step 1: Bring yarn to front.

: Step 2: Insert needle purl-wise (from back to front).

: Step 3: Slip stitch and working yarn both to right-hand needle.

Following a purl or brioche purl stitch:

: Step 1: With yarn already in front (from purl stitch before), insert needle purl-wise (fron back to front).

: Step 2: Slip stitch and working yarn both to right-hand needle.

: Step 3: Bring working yarn back to front.

2-Stitch Increase: brkyobrk

: Step 1: Brioche knit, but leave stitch on left-hand needle.

: Step 2: Yarn-over (bring working yarn under the needle to the front and over the needle to the back again).

: Step 3: Brioche knit same stitch again.

: Step 4: Take stitch off left-hand needle to complete the increase.

4-Stitch Increase: brkyobrkyobrk / 4st br inc

: Step 1: Brioche knit the stitch, but leave it on the left-hand needle.

: Step 2: Yarn-over (bring the working yarn under the needle to the front and over the needle to the back again).

: Step 3: Brioche knit same stitch again, still leaving it on the left-hand needle.

: (Step 3 completed.)

: Step 4: Yarn-over again.

: Step 5: Brioche knit same stitch again, finally taking it off the left-hand needle.

: 4-stitch brioche-increase completed.

Left-Slanting Decrease: brLsl dec

: Step 1: Slip stitch (and its yarn-over) knit-wise onto right-hand needle.

: Step 2: Knit the next two stitches together.

: Step 3: Pass the slipped stitch (and its yarn-over) over and off the needle to complete the decrease.

Right-Slanting Decrease: brRsl dec

: Step 1: Slip stitch (and its yarn-over) knit-wise onto the right-hand needle.

: Step 2: Knit the next stitch.

: Step 3: Pass the slipped stitch over the knit stitch and off the needle.

: (Step 3 completed.)

: Step 4: Slip stitch to left-hand needle.

: Step 5: Pass the next stitch (and its yarn-over) over and off the needle.

: (Step 5 completed.)

: Step 6: Slip stitch back to right-hand needle to complete the decrease.

Centered Four-Stitch Increase: 4st br inc

: Step 1: Slip stitch (and its yarn-over) knit-wise.

: Step 2: Slip the next stitch knit-wise.

: Step 3: Place the next stitch (center stitch of the decrease) onto a removable stitch marker…

: …and drop it in front of the work.

: Step 4: Knit the next stitch.

: Step 5: Pass the second slipped stitch (step 2) over and off the needle.

: (Step 5 completed.)

: Step 6: Slip stitch to left-hand needle.

: Step 7: Pass the next stitch (and its yarn-over) over and off the needle.

: (Step 7 completed.)

: Step 8: Slip stitch back to right-hand needle.

: Step 9: Pass first slipped stitch (step 1) over and off the needle.

: Step 10: Place stitch from stitch marker back onto left-hand needle and remove the marker.

: Step 11: Place stitch on left-hand needle as well, then pass the center stitch over and off the needle.

: (Step 11 completed.)

: Step 12: Slip stitch back to right-hand needle.

: 4-stitch brioche decrease completed.

Purl Increase: brpyobrp

: Step 1: Brioche purl stitch, but leave it on the left-hand needle.

: Step 2: Yarn-over by bringing the yarn over the needle to the back.

: Step 3: Brioche purl the same stitch again.

: (Brioche purl increase completed. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to increase more stitches.)

ENGLISH STYLE

Brioche Knit: brk

: Step 1: With Yarn in front, insert the needle from front to back through the stitch and its yarn-over.

: Step 2: Pull yarn through.

: (Step 2 continued.)

: Brioche knit completed.

Brioche Purl: brp

: Step 1: With yarn in front, insert the needle from back to front through the stitch and its yarn-over.

: Step 2: Wrap the working yarn around the needle.

: Step 3: Pull stitch through.

: Completed brioche purl.

Slip & Yarnover: sl1yo

Followed by a knit or brioche knit stitch:

: Step 1: Bring yarn to front.

: Step 2: Slip stitch knit-wise.

: When followed by a knit or brioche knit stitch, the yarn-over does not have to be “made”, but is made automatically when working the next stitch.

Followed by a purl or brioche purl stitch:

: Step 1: With yarn already in front from previous purl/brioche purl stitch, slip stitch purl-wise.

: (Step 1 completed.)

: Step 2: Yarn-over.

: (Step 2 completed; continue with a purl/brioche-purl stitch.)

2-Stitch Increase: brkyobrk

: Step 1: Brioche knit stitch, but leave it on the left-hand needle.

: Step 2: Bring yarn to front.

: Step 3: Brioche knit the same stitch again.

: Step 4: Take the stitch off the left-hand needle.

4-Stitch Increase: brkyobrkyobrk / 4st br inc

: Step 1: Brioche knit stitch, leaving it on the left-hand needle.

: Step 2: Bring yarn to the front.

: Step 3: Brioche knit the stitch again.

: Step 4: Bring yarn forward again.

: Step 5: Brioche knit the stitch again.

: Step 6: Take it off the left hand needle to complete the increase. Steps 4-5 can be repeated for larger increases.

Left-Slanting Decrease: brLsl dec

: Step 1: Slip stitch and its yarn-over purl-wise.

: (Step 1 completed.)

: Step 2: Knit the next two stitches together.

: Step 3: Pass the slipped stitch (and its yarn-over) over and off the needle.

: (Step 3 completed.)

Right-Slanting Decrease: brRsl dec

: Step 1: Slip stitch and its yarn-over purl-wise.

: Step 2: Knit the next stitch.

: Step 3: Pass the slipped stitch (and its yarn-over) over and off the needle.

: (Step 4 completed.)

: Step 5: Slip stitch to left-hand needle.

: Step 6: Pass next stitch and its yarn-over over and off the needle.

: (Step 6 completed.)

: Step 7: Slip stitch back to right-hand needle.

Centered Four-Stitch Increase: 4st br inc

: Step 1: Slip stitch and its yarn-over purl-wise.

: Step 2: Slip the next stitch purl-wise.

: Step 3: Place a removable stitch marker on the next stitch and its yarn-over (= center stitch)…

: … and drop it in fron of the work.

: Step 4: Knit the next stitch.

: Step 5: Pass the second slipped stitch (Step 2) over and off the needle.

: Step 6: Slip stitch to left-hand needle.

: Step 7: Pass next stitch and its yarn-over over and off the needle.

: (Step 7 completed.)

: Step 8: Slip stitch back to right-hand needle.

: Step 9: Pass the first slipped stitch and its yarn-over (Step 1) over and off the needle.

: (Step 9 completed.)

: Step 10: Lift stitch from stitch marker back onto left-hand needle and remove the stitch marker.

: Step 11: Slip stitch to left-hand needle as well.

: Step 12: Pass the center stitch over and off the needle.

: Step 13: Slip stitch back to right-hand needle.

: Decrease completed!

Purl Increase: brpyobrp

: Step 1: Brioche purl the stitch, but leave it on the left-hand needle.

: Step 2: Yarn over (bring the yarn over the needle to the back and under the needle to the front again).

: Step 3: Brioche purl stitch again, then take it off the left-hand needle.

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