The brioche stitch may seem complicated at first, but can be quickly mastered. Included here are instructions for the plain brioche stitch with both even and uneven stitches. Note: Brioche stitch knits up loosely and is much wider than it is tall so you will need to plan on more rows than if knitting normally. Free PDF, instructions, patterns and videos after the jump.
Abbreviations:
yf sl yo: bring the working yarn to the front of the work, slip the next stitch purlwise, bring the yarn over the slipped stitch to the back to work the next stitch.
brk: knit the stitch, which was slipped in the previous row, along with its yarnover partner.
Directions: Cast on even number of stitches
Prep Row: [yf sl1 yo, k1] repeat until end
Row 1: [yf sl1 yo, brk 1] repeat until end
Repeat row 1 until desired length.
Directions: Cast on odd number of stitches
Prep Row: [yf sl1 yo, k1] repeat until one stitch left yf sl1 yo.
Row 1: while keeping the yo from the prep row [yf sl1 yo, brk1] repeat until end
Row 2: yf sl1 yo, [brk1, yf sl yo] repeat until end.
Repeat rows 1-2 until desired length.
Free Patterns using this stitch:
Instructional Videos:
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