Brioche Increases & Decreases

Continental Style (with yarn in left hand) 1:22 brkyobrk (increase) 2:39 brRsldec (right slanting decrease) 4:00 brLsldec (left slanting decrease) English Style (with yarn in right hand) 5:25 brkyobrk (increase) 6:17 brRsldec (right slanting decrease) 7:40 brLsldec (left slanting decrease) Learn how to knit Two-Color Brioche with this tutorial... brk: brioche knit also known as bark, knit the stitch (that was slipped in the previous row) together with its yarn over. brkyobrk: Two new stitches spring out of the center of one stitch with this increase. Work a brkyobrk as follows: brk1 (leave stitch on the needle), yo (yarn forward under needle then over needle to back), then brk1 into same stitch. 2 sts increased. brp: brioche purl also known as burp, purl the stitch (that was slipped in the previous row) together with its yarn over. brLsl dec: (2-stitch decrease that slants to the left, involving 3 sts) Slip the first stitch knit-wise, brk the following two stitches together, pass the slipped stitch over. brRsl dec: (a 2-stitch decrease that slants to the right, involving 3 sts) Slip the first stitch knit-wise, knit the next stitch, pass the slipped stitch over, place stitch on left hand needle and pass the following stitch over. Place st on right hand needle. Practice your brioche increases and decreases with these fun Westknits Patterns. Askews Me Shawl is my favorite one and you can make it any size with any yarn weight! Askews Me Shawl Brioche Soundwaves Flying Foxtail Wrap Collect yarn for your next Westknits project at . We ship worldwide! Learn how to knit brioche stitch with over 3 hours of knitspirational videos in my Westknits Workshop! Sign up here...
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