Thanks ever so much! after two days of trawling videos, reading instructions and trying about 20 samples unsuccessfully, I had a light bulb moment when watching your video: Ah! that is how you do it and I can see exactly what i was doing wrong. Merci beaucoup from a happier knitter.
Thanks for this video! As a newbie at knitting it was easy enough to understand and I like that you have the stitches for each row written at the bottom- it is really helpful!
I watched so much videos of brioche stitch , at last I got a proper one which I can understand easily .actually Iam an experienced crocheter , not a high level knitter . thank you very much for good tutorial
@Sharmon Lebby 2 + 1 means cast on in multiples of 2 thrn add a stitch after the number you want. For example 16 + 1. Or if you want to cast on 100 stitches for a project add 1 after you cast on the 100.
@suzanne heatherington The "last" or +1 stitch at the end of your row is a selvedge stich to create a nicer edge on your pattern. You do not need it for the pattern itself and you should always treat it like a pattern in itself. With the brioche I find it the easiest when it is at the end of the row to slip it and then turn around and purl. And after that you can return to your brioche pattern. Hope this helps. Took me a while to figure out too. Have been cursing patterns that just would not turn out as they should, until I discovered what the purpose of this +1 stich was and that is is not actually a part of your pattern.
I finally understand the stich, thank you. I have a sock pattern, where this stitch is used. You said you need a multiple of 2+1, but my pattern says 48 stitches of 4 needles. Do I have to leave that 1 just as it is, or do I have to make 49 stitches instead of 48? Thanks a lot! :)
It's a fine video, but I also am puzzled about what to do with that last "odd" stitch in the row. I did the ROW 1 instructions and came to that last stitch. What to do with it? And then, what to do with the "extra" stitch at the end of ROW 2? Is this supposed to serve as a selvedge? If so, is it simply knitted? That would mean that the first slipped stitch beginning ROW 1 would be knitted when coming back at the end of ROW 2. Can you advise?
Brioche stitch can be VERY difficult to learn. For those of you confused, there is one step missing from the set up row and that is to slip the first stitch knit wise, then begins the repeat of *yf, sl1, k1*
@suzanne heatherington. You could also just not add the +1, because the brioche stich actually has a nice edge on its own and if you are making a scarf from it you do not need the selvedge stich... You can just knit the pattern with a repeat of 2 cast ons.
Peace to you - I started off with the correct number of cast on stitches but every other row I complete there is a stitch left after I work the last Brioche knit ... what do I do with it?
Sharmon Lebby It’s not the same thing. It means cast on a multiple of 2 (any even number of stitches) and then cast on one more at the end. It doesn’t mean a multiple of 3. Just literally cast on a multiple of 2 and then cast on one more at the end. Like cast on 24 stitches plus 1 more (25 stitches in total, it is not a multiple of 3 so it’s different).
They're almost exactly alike, except they're offset by one, it seems. (I think it was a purl at the beginning of R2?) Since this is the knit version of brioche, you're brioche-knitting on the knit stitch, slipping the purls. Just check ahead at the start of the row, and make sure to make it come out that way. (Purl one at the beg. if needed to make the rhythm right.) Or, my favorite: Always stop at the end of a Row 2. Then you'll know you left it that way so you can always start on Row 1.
Set-up row was kind of fudged, but the rest was easier to see. Why not prepare what you're going to say, so it's smoother -- do it as a voiceover, once you've got the knitting filmed.
Sorry, this is a bad tutorial and just made me extremely frustrated. Brioche is a difficult stitch to learn and it would be brilliant if you could make a clearer tutorial for us to follow, and also if you could knit the last stitches for us because I too am having a stitch left over at the end.
Thanks ever so much! after two days of trawling videos, reading instructions and trying about 20 samples unsuccessfully, I had a light bulb moment when watching your video: Ah! that is how you do it and I can see exactly what i was doing wrong. Merci beaucoup from a happier knitter.
Thanks for this video! As a newbie at knitting it was easy enough to understand and I like that you have the stitches for each row written at the bottom- it is really helpful!
I watched so much videos of brioche stitch , at last I got a proper one which I can understand easily .actually Iam an experienced crocheter , not a high level knitter .
thank you very much for good tutorial
Very good demo! Thank you1
It is always nice to have some wool.
@Sharmon Lebby
2 + 1 means cast on in multiples of 2 thrn add a stitch after the number you want. For example 16 + 1. Or if you want to cast on 100 stitches for a project add 1 after you cast on the 100.
Which cast on and bind off should I use?
@suzanne heatherington
The "last" or +1 stitch at the end of your row is a selvedge stich to create a nicer edge on your pattern. You do not need it for the pattern itself and you should always treat it like a pattern in itself. With the brioche I find it the easiest when it is at the end of the row to slip it and then turn around and purl. And after that you can return to your brioche pattern. Hope this helps. Took me a while to figure out too. Have been cursing patterns that just would not turn out as they should, until I discovered what the purpose of this +1 stich was and that is is not actually a part of your pattern.
I finally understand the stich, thank you. I have a sock pattern, where this stitch is used. You said you need a multiple of 2+1, but my pattern says 48 stitches of 4 needles. Do I have to leave that 1 just as it is, or do I have to make 49 stitches instead of 48? Thanks a lot! :)
It's a fine video, but I also am puzzled about what to do with that last "odd" stitch in the row. I did the ROW 1 instructions and came to that last stitch. What to do with it? And then, what to do with the "extra" stitch at the end of ROW 2? Is this supposed to serve as a selvedge? If so, is it simply knitted? That would mean that the first slipped stitch beginning ROW 1 would be knitted when coming back at the end of ROW 2. Can you advise?
do i have a way to know if the previous row i have done is a R1 or R2? sometimes i just forget D :
yes thanks
Brioche stitch can be VERY difficult to learn. For those of you confused, there is one step missing from the set up row and that is to slip the first stitch knit wise, then begins the repeat of *yf, sl1, k1*
Joshua Resch Thanks Joshua for the heads up. So, that first slipped stitch is only at the beginning of each row... or only on the Foundation row?
@suzanne heatherington.
You could also just not add the +1, because the brioche stich actually has a nice edge on its own and if you are making a scarf from it you do not need the selvedge stich... You can just knit the pattern with a repeat of 2 cast ons.
+Kim Urgel ..... I was wondering about this because I've seen brioche stitch with an even number of stitches (no +1). Thank you or explaining.
Peace to you - I started off with the correct number of cast on stitches but every other row I complete there is a stitch left after I work the last Brioche knit ... what do I do with it?
I've known this as English Rib. It's good to see it is the same as Brioche stitch.
i'm a beginner and am having trouble keeping up what does "2 +1" mean? i've seen other videos that just say multiples of 3. is that the same thing?
Sharmon Lebby It’s not the same thing. It means cast on a multiple of 2 (any even number of stitches) and then cast on one more at the end. It doesn’t mean a multiple of 3. Just literally cast on a multiple of 2 and then cast on one more at the end. Like cast on 24 stitches plus 1 more (25 stitches in total, it is not a multiple of 3 so it’s different).
They're almost exactly alike, except they're offset by one, it seems. (I think it was a purl at the beginning of R2?) Since this is the knit version of brioche, you're brioche-knitting on the knit stitch, slipping the purls. Just check ahead at the start of the row, and make sure to make it come out that way. (Purl one at the beg. if needed to make the rhythm right.) Or, my favorite: Always stop at the end of a Row 2. Then you'll know you left it that way so you can always start on Row 1.
I read somewhere that it has no wrong side. So that would be easy then. :)
i think that this can be done by a tunisian crochet isn't it ????
Set-up row was kind of fudged, but the rest was easier to see. Why not prepare what you're going to say, so it's smoother -- do it as a voiceover, once you've got the knitting filmed.
Sorry, this is a bad tutorial and just made me extremely frustrated. Brioche is a difficult stitch to learn and it would be brilliant if you could make a clearer tutorial for us to follow, and also if you could knit the last stitches for us because I too am having a stitch left over at the end.