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...
• Two-Color Brioche
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
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Brioche Soundwaves
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Flying Foxtail Wrap
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[@dianasmith4132]

Hi Stephen, thank you so much for showing the English knitters' way to do these increases and decreases as well as the Continental. That's SO helpful.

[@meshellmcleod-mahoney3261]

Your brioche tutorials make me believe I can do this! Soon... Thank you for the fish/shark grade-school style; not even joking when I say that actually sticks with me. ❤

[@madcats1231]

I FINALLY know how to knit brioche thanks to your wonderful videos! Thank you Stephen!

[@alexandrabutler1315]

you’re an absolutely brilliant teacher!! thank you so much for sharing your videos and techniques!!!

[@oksanapoberezhnyk2615]

Finally I know hot to do that! Brioche doesn't scary me more ))) LOL )) Thanks a lot!

[@KnitHappensGR]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! Yesterday I bought the flying foxtail blanket pattern, without knowing how to brioche knit 😅 it is amazing! So, as a noob in brioche knitting, once you have done the increases, how do you work the increased stitches with the contrast colour?

[@toastandmonroe8310]

These fish metaphors are everything 🐟 🐠 🦈

[@poetickayoss]

Yes they really are!

[@veroniquegroeneveld9707]

Love your shark 🦈 technique 😂👌🏼🩵

[@mlong376]

Best knitting video awards go to you! No fluff or self promo, just providing us what we came here for and your personality, descriptions, and patterns sell you. 👏

[@monieksvideos]

Couldn’t agree more

[@antoniocastillo3018]

Great tutorial. But what happens to the increases in the next row? Trying to set up the askews me sweater and don’t get the setup rows right

[@juliegogo2941]

Wow! Interesting color work. Thanks!

[@alura5376]

Crazy question, but I have a pattern with the slanting decreases on the brp/purl row. Can you demo that maybe?

[@XatxiFly]

Delightful

[@charlottehippen7677]

Thanks for your great tutorials. Never viewed any of your videos before I stumbled upon your brioche tutorials. I love your teaching style. You are great at explaining things clearly and entertaining at the same time. I'm looking forward to watching your other videos.

[@sutarikun]

I'm familiar with these but it's so relaxing to have you go over it again...

[@denisenightingale9577]

Hi love the video but I don’t understand how you do the next row to keep the pattern going

[@terrymetz258]

Do you have a printed chart of beginning rows of flying foxtail wrap. I am having trouble keeping correct # of stitches. At row 15 I'm off by 20! From a decrease R where will the next decrease R line up when it is repeated in later row. 1brioche stitch sooner? 3 sooner? I hope that I explained this and can give me a tip line by line. Beautiful work. I'll review your tutorials but am good with flat brioche. Its the decreases that look wonky, thank you!

[@milheg5622]

Did I say you are amazing?!

[@evancalder8838]

Oh baby you're so gay 😂 i love it!!! Also probably why you're a fabulous teacher. Thank you ❤️

[@karenhocker1624]

You are the best teacher I have ever watched. Everything is so clear and easy to understand. Thank you.

[@kittykat717]

How lovely. Can you suggest a scarf pattern for this?

[@StephenWest]

Brioche Soundwaves is a good one to learn increases and decreases. I also have a pattern on Ravelry called Bundled in Brioche which is great to practice two-color brioche ribbing.

[@kittykat717]

@@StephenWest thank you so very much

[@andreamundt]

L o v e the shark noise ! ! ! haha

[@knittymama570]

Thank you!!

[@yliberal6355]

Excellent brioche increase and decrease tutorial.

[@pkass2895]

Marvelous! Thank you.

[@lanaavrutova9599]

Big fish ,Lt fish,shark eats them all. Got it.

[@rachelchudley1527]

Such a great tutorial !!!

[@carmenurrutia759]

Mr Westknits This tutorial is helping me a lot, because I started to knit the "Flying Foxtail Shawl". Thank you so much😍

[@StephenWest]

So glad it is helping!

[@martinafox5696]

Thousand likes. Watching this 5th time.👓 Best teacher ever !!!!!!

[@rachele874]

The King of brioche stitch😃😍😍😍I love Teacher!!Hugs from Italy!

[@craftsbytre8623]

Thank you for this video. Very helpful. I am curious, can you provide pointers on how to increase and decrease when doing the honeycomb brioche stitch. I am not sure how to do that when the stitch is knit, knit below, knit and doesn’t require YOs.

[@delynndehardt1859]

Is there any way to make the reverse side not have that separation of columns? I don't care for that. It only shows on scarves , other flat items where people are likely to see both sides.

[@MrsSmith-jg1vv]

As I felt in shock-love with your weafing foxtail scarf I'm very thankfull for your great tutorials on brioche knitting! ❤️

[@tkmle8139]

Thanks ,Steven , explained v detail. Excellent tutorial

[@kimoichetabarapberenge1765]

Brilliant 🙏

[@katrinbreininger1748]

Thank you 💚

[@LordRubino]

The fish analogy is so cute 😍❤️ damn i really have to start learning how to follow patterns correctly. You are such a talent ❤️

[@PinkPanther70]

That makes so much sense, but what does the next row look like? I can't get mine to look right.

[@ConsueloWerner]

I’m in love with brioche and you explain it beautifully for us continental knitters, may just have played a dangerous game with me because I am going to buy all of your brioche designs 😍😜 Thank you!

[@glazedtalons]

Love your sound effects as well as this tutorial 😂😅❤

[@zhinka1]

I feel like such an idiot that I did not get it before. It actually is fun and easy!! thank you! thank you thank you!

[@dylangoike9439]

"But let's calm down, okay? Not today." 😂😂

[@rachelhmua]

With brioche increase, how do you work those increased stitches in the next row please?

[@francescafrati8980]

Such a great teacher! Love the big fishes eating the little fishies ❤

[@laetitias2312]

Thank you for the tutorial and interesting patterns! I will have a go 😊

[@elsasciarrillo3547]

Eres un artista y maestro súper estupendo. Eres mi ídolo

[@sally9123]

Always such clear instructions. Many thanks

[@mariasaradiaz6985]

thank you!!!! you are a great teacher

[@frenchdiva76]

All done with askews me shawl

[@ucjastachurska2887]

amazing thank you

[@valerieb403]

👏👏👏👏😘😘😘😘😘

[@lindahenderson1301]

Thanks for showing how you knit this technique..fantastic💖😘

[@lindahenderson1301]

I want to make them all and strut my stuff...I love your creations!!!

[@lindahenderson1301]

Love you back💖