How To Knit: Single Color Flat Brioche

[@sherylgambardella7799]

I have tried to learn this stitch for a month now. I have picked up little things from all videos viewed (many) and finally- thank you- you made sense of it! Really helps to have a first and last knit stitch to keep my stitches centered. So to speak-

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Glad we could help! Figuring out what's going on with the yarn overs in brioche can definitely be a challenge!

[@triple.capricorn]

great explanation! two bits of info I found CRUCIAL that you included - needing to work a bit of length in order to see the stitch (I definitely had a moment where I thought I wasn't working it right for the first few rows, but stuck with it!) and the need to size down on your needles! thank youuuu ⭐

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Glad it was helpful! Yes, definitely gotta push through that first bit of "aaaah this all looks terrible" and keep going, then the magic happens! Happy knitting!

[@jennywalker9572]

I really appreciate how you take the time to explain the anatomy of the stitches; it makes the final technique very logical.

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

We're glad you found this helpful! Happy knitting!

[@wlgaasch]

Excellent video! First time I've understood brioche 🙂

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Thanks so much, Lauren! Glad it was helpful!

[@pennypark9070]

Thank you. That’s a great tutorial.

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cherylfrankfurth8927]

thank you, thank you, thank you...i finally get it!

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Glad it helped! Happy brioching!

[@MikiCrespo]

Thanks so much for sharing 💛

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Thank you for watching!

[@catharinemclaren6629]

Really helpful, thank you!

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Thanks for watching, Catharine! Glad you found this helpful - happy brioche-ing!

[@milheg5622]

So brp is needed only for 2 colour brioche? Thanks

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Hello! BRP is needed for brioche in the round - since the work is not turned, circular brioche uses alternating rounds of BRK and BRP to create the stitch pattern. Check out our Brioche 102 tutorial on our website for a full explanation! brooklyntweed.com/pages/brioche-102

[@gaylegansch5517]

Nice tutorial

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Thank you Gayle! Happy knitting!

[@dianelakata1308]

Very clear instructions. However, as a continental knitter I find that yarn over technique somewhat awkward. Any tips?

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

@@dianelakata1308 thanks for watching! The continental knitters on our team say that they find knitting brioche continental even easier than English style - give the yarn a bump forward with your right needle tip, slip your stitch, and the yarn over makes itself. Let us know if you come up with your own method that feels smoother!

[@jenniferturner7293]

Can you explain the garter edging stitch. I thought you said it's just a k but its looking all kinds of weird for me.

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Hi Jennifer! Jared is working garter selvedges on his swatch here by knitting the first and last stitch of each row - it's a nice way to keep swatches looking tidy, so you'll see us do that with our swatches in many of our tutorials. If you're knitting a brioche pattern, it may have you do something different on your edge stitches or you may just go right into your brioche stitches. Happy knitting!

[@jenniferturner7293]

@@BrooklynTweed_Official Thank you for reaching out. 👍🏻 I thought it was K at beginning and K at end edge but it was looking so knotty it didn't look good. I guess I was doing something wrong. So I switched to doing a slip stitch first, doing all the brk & yo then ending with a k. Its looking good now, not sure what its called though. Lol

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

@@jenniferturner7293 that's another great way to work your edge stitches!

[@imolakiss1579]

Thanks for the cool video! I have one question though - how do you count the rows in brioche sticking? Do you count the vertical Vs, or does it work differently?

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Hello! It depends on the pattern, but yes, typically you can count your rows by the knit stitches - each visible "row" will actually be two rows of brioche, since you work each row twice. Happy knitting!

[@latitude1904]

How do we start, though. How do we get to where you began??

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Hello! The set-up row instructions start at 8:19 in the video - or check out our Brioche 101 page: brooklyntweed.com/pages/brioche-101

[@Cat-12953]

Bummer I cannot see it well enough to learn😢

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Oh no! We're working on making our tutorials bigger & brighter so they're easier to see!