121 comments on “Brioche Stitch”

1. Love this! Thanks! Your so cute too!! ;0)

2. I’m thinking Christmas scarfs for everyone!

3. I love love love the way you teach.. .I have learned so much from you. You are so clear and easy to follow. The filming is just perfect, the focus on your hands working never shifts or go in and out of focus. You make it all seem so easy.. and I don’t even throw yarn or do regular continental, I just realized that I knit “Russian” (learned from an aunt from Poland!) ..
   Thank you so much for doing this..
   Keep doing it!!! PLEASE!!

4. I agree Melody, scarves for everyone for Christmas. I am also eyeing up the zippered jacket in the background…when will we be able to have a go at that?

5. this is awesome, cant wait to try it!! Have you thought about doing a tutorial on shawls?? would love to knit one!!

6. Stacy,

   Your video tutorials are absolute gifts to knitters. So informative and helpful. Really enjoy them!!

   Thank you.

7. Even though I’ve done this stitch pattern, I still get flummoxed when I start! It’s one of those patterns that for some reason I can never remember it and have to look it up. I love this clear reference to come back to for the refresher. You broke it down just right, thanks for filming it for us.
   ;^)

8. that 2 color stitch will be absolutely perfect for a scarf I’ve been trying to make to match some gloves I made for my husband. ^_^ Thanks so much!

9. Ingrid – the zippered jacket in the background should be available next week! The pattern is finished, and the video tutorial is ready to go. I just need to get photos of it!

   🙂
   S t a c i

10. Thanks Staci, so excited! Funnily enough, I have been thinking about Christmas gifts too. Just got “Last Minute Knitted Gifts” and “More Last Minute knitted Gifts” by Joelle Hoverson out of the local library.

11. This is perfectly timely. I just checked a book out of the library on Wednesday to try to finally get this. Of course the video is by far better than any other I’ve seen and it will help make those hats and scarves much easier to get started!

    Thanks, Staci.

12. Now I can’t wait to make my first scarf of the season. I can’t believe it’s already September. So much yarn….so little time. 🙂

13. So easy to understand!
    Thanks Staci.
    ann

14. I love this video. You are so easy to understand.

    How much yarn would I need to make a scarf?

    What size needles?

15. I am planning to knit a shawl for my 10 year old. Will this stitch work well in a shawl? Thanks!

16. Yes – it will use up a lot of yarn (it’s a thick fabric), but it will make a lovely shawl.

17. Hello! I’m working on circular needles… do you have instructions for working in the round? I would really appreciate it if you could give me tips! Thank you!

18. Also, the brioche stitch is a reversible pattern…? Is it the same as a fisherman’s rib?

19. Hi, Stacy! Thanks for covering this stitch pattern. I’ve always found this knitting type confusing especially without the video tutorial.

20. Hi Stacy, your videos are the best the and the way you explain how to make something is soooooooo good.Anyway the brioch stich was kind of complicated and when I tried it was not so pretty and ther were gaps in them so can you tell me how to stop from getting gaps and its not the yarn overs that are making the gaps? From Zahra

21. Hello Staci, I love the Brioche stitch. I have found several sites-Knit Daily for one which offer a hat and sweater pattern for download and sale. I would prefer to spend my hard earned money with you instead of a Cooperation. Develop some patterns!!!!

22. I love this stitch. I also crochet, but will now make some Christmas scarfs.
    I have children living in very cold climate in winter. Thank you so much for your teaching.
    Patricia

23. Thanks for making this brioche stitch tutorial, you did a great job of explaining this and making it simple to understand. This is the next stitch I will be using for my next project.

24. Thank you for the tutorial. I have one question, how does the stitch work in the round?

25. Very clear instructions and photography. Great tutorial. Thanks Nancy

26. Thanks so much….jn

27. Hi, thank you for the wonderful lesson. You have taught beautifully. I was apprehensive seeing all the coded instructions… you have made it seem possible. I shall start on a project soon. Rashmi (India)

28. Thanks for the clear explanation of the Brioche stitch. Finally someone who made the explanation easy to follow. I found some others in words or in symbols, just missing the link while it is not that hard at all to do, so thanks for sharing this.

29. Hello – Finally a tutorial that makes perfect sense to me. I’m now about to begin my Elizabeth Zimmerman Watchcap.

30. Thank you. This stitch may take a little time, but the results are worth the effort.

31. thanks for the posting on Facebook. I do know how to knit, but dont care for it much. But I really want to learn the First BRIOCHE STITCH . Love the look. I have the directions printed out and will try to learn this.
    Thanks for posting.
    Terry Devine aka sunnywolfgar

32. I really love your video and audio. It’s so clear and understandable. I have made a sweater for my 9 year old daughter. She loves her new sweater and keeps wearing days and days. Thank you so much for the websites. Merry Christmas!

33. Your website is awesome!

    I love your tutorials and photos. . .I laugh and learn so much.

    Thank you!
    Gwen

34. I just found this website–kinda by accident–but it will not be an accident again! Your video instructions are fabulous, I feel like I am in the class room—keep up the good work. May God Bless you and your work in the New year! M ^j^

35. I found this website, kinda by accident—but it will not be an accident again, I will visit more. Your videos are fabulous, I feel like I am in the class room! I just watched the Brioche stitch and I am now going to the other room to try it!! God Bless you and your work in the New Year! M ^j^

36. I love to knitt and crochet. I also have recently learned how to knit
    different lace patterns. I got an email about the Brioche Stitch from another knitting website I subscribe to but I was so amazed when I found
    your video on YouTube. Your directions helped me to learn this beautiful
    stitch and with practice, I hope to be able to use it for a scarf. Thank you
    so much for posting this video on YouTube!

37. Thank you so much for a very clear video on how to knit the Brioche stitch. However, I’m a bit confused by the Setup Row where the instuction requires *yf, sl 1, K 1* instead of *yf, sl 1, K 2tog*. The former will increase the number of stitches. I did a tial run with 15 cast on stitches and ended with 22 stitches after completing the Setup Row. Is this supposed to be correct? How will this affect the width measurement in knitting a bootee or a sweater? Greatly appreciate your clarification. Thanks.

38. Hi Ken – yes, the setup row does indeed have you increasing without decreasing. This sets you up for all of the decreases you’ll do later – trust the pattern, it is correct. 🙂

39. You are Amazing!!!!!! I love that pattern!!!

40. Can you show us more about this brioche stitch. For example, increases and decreases so we can get past the basic rectangle/square shape. Your nomenclature is SO MUCH BETTER than the traditional that you get from Nancy Marchant (EEE GADS). Tell us more in your plain english knitting nomenclature please. THANK YOU!!

41. Is there a “set up row” to begin the brioche stitch? When your video starts, you’ve already got your piece started – but I/we need to know how to begin the piece. Love your videos, though; they’re so clear & easy to understand!!

42. Oops – sorry, never mind, I found the directions! Just didn’t read far enough!! 😛

43. Good morning! I’m trying to get a 2-color brioche started (I’d like to do a hat, but would settle on a scarf, just to get the technique down). I’m pretty comfortable with the 1-color brioche.

    Took me forEVER to get 84 2-color cast-ons (using the cable cast-on, as the Italian one seemed so loose), but I don’t know how to join in the round. Same as when using a single yarn, just use both yarns?

    I’m also very confused as to when the row should be sl1p-wise, P2tog, and when it should be sl1p-wise, K2tog. I finally understood what you mean when you said that when both yarns are at the same end, always start with the CC and work it across, don’t turn, but then work the MC across – as if the MC is following the CC across the needles. Then you turn and repeat. However, is the CC always worked as the P2tog part of the row and the MC is always the K2tog part of the row? If you say “yes”, then I think I’ve got it (other than the joining in the round part). If you say “no”, then I’m going to need some hand-holding, here.

    Thank you,
    Vikki

44. OH – I did have another question. A pattern I read said this:

    CO 84 sts, beg. with a MC knit st and ending with a CC purl st.

    What kind of CO lets you do this? What on earth am I missing? I’ve never before been stumped at the CO stage!!
    Vikki

45. How can you run a lifeline on this stitch???? 🙁 My son pulled out my needle and I cant get it back on. Please help – THANK YOU!

46. Dion – yes, but your best bet is to run a “proactive” lifeline, through the active stitches on the needles, before you make a mistake. Running a lifeline through the work in brioche stitch after the fact would be a challenge. The slipped stitches would be tough – especially deciding if they go behind or in front of the active stitch.

    It will be slow-going, but you can do it.
    🙂
    S t a c i

47. Hi Staci,

    I just wanted to drop a line to say that I really enjoy this site and the videos. So far I’ve been able to pick up a few new tricks and I’m loving it. However this Brioche Stitch is giving me problems. The single color version I have mastered, but the two color version is giving me trouble. I can’t seem to figure it out to where it comes out looking the way it should. I’m not sure if it’s in how I’m starting the piece or if I just get derailed along the way. I don’t suppose you have a special ed group of videos that could walk me through it from beginning to end? Well, just a thought. I really do love being able to see how the stitches are worked and your down to earth manner is a nice contrast to reading books and trying to follow along. Thanks Staci your great….

48. Staci,
    The only difference between the one color and the two color brioche is that you have to knit and purl, and you will go right to left with main color then again right to left on the other color then you turn.
    I also wrote the instructions on a separate paper and in my own words. You are going to be thrilled as how fast you will see and understand the stich process.
    I love Brioche.

49. I, also, love your teaching style. Instructions are so clear and the videos are great. You’ve made another big fan. I am trying to perfect flicking. I think it would inprove my speed greatly. Thanks for showing this technique. Do you have a section on making the edges of a scarf look nice and exactly the same on both sides?

50. Oi Staci! Amei seus trabalhos, são maravilhosos e fáceis de seguir. Apesar de eu falar português, achei confortável aprender com seus vídeos. Até já fiz meias e sapatinhos de tricô com receitas! Obrigada pela ajuda. Você realmente é uma ótima professora! Beijo. Soila.
    ** i’m translate for you…
    Hi Staci! I loved their work, are wonderful and easy to follow. Though I speak Portuguese, I found comfortable learning from your videos. Until I have done knitting socks and shoes with recipes! Thanks for your help. You really are a great teacher! Kiss. Soila.

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