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How do I knit a half brioche stitch?

How do I knit a half brioche stitch?

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How do I knit a half brioche stitch?

We will answer exactly this question with this video from the Gründl Knitting School. But before we show you step by step how to knit a half brioche stitch, we will first tell you what a half brioche stitch is suitable for and what the difference is between full brioche and half brioche.

What types of knitwear are suitable for the half brioche stitch?

Half brioche stitch is excellently suited for knitted clothing and accessories such as sweaters, cardigans, scarves or hats – but also home decor such as cushion covers look wonderful in half brioche stitch.

What is the difference between half brioche and brioche?

Comparing the appearance of the two patterns, one will quickly notice that the wrong sides differ. Since all rows are knitted with brioche stitches in the full brioche stitch, the front and back look the same. Feel free to also watch our Gründl Knitting School video on full brioche.

In half brioche, however, the front looks different from the back, as every return row is knitted with stitches without a yarn over. When you knit a half brioche stitch, you will notice that the wrong side of the half brioche appears more compact than the right side.

Step-by-step instructions for knitting half brioche stitch

Before you start knitting your brioche pattern, we would like to give you a Gründl tip: To get a nice edge, an odd number of stitches is recommended.

First, cast on stitches and knit alternating knit and purl stitches in the first row. For the edge, we knit a garter stitch selvedge and end with a purl stitch.

Then follows the first row of the half brioche pattern, i.e. the right-side row. This side will later form the right side of your brioche pattern. To do this, knit the first stitch – i.e. the selvedge stitch – knitwise. Then slip the purl stitch, which is next on your right needle, with a yarn over. To do this, bring the yarn to the front of the work.

As in purl knitting, the needle is inserted into the stitch from right to left and slipped onto the right needle – not knitted off – so that both the yarn over and the stitch are now on your right needle. The knit stitch that is next on the left needle is now knitted knitwise. Now continue alternating and end with a knit stitch, the garter stitch selvedge.

Once you have completed the right-side row, the second row follows, i.e. the return row, which will later form the wrong side of the half brioche pattern. On closer inspection, you will notice that on your needle, the knit stitches appear as pairs with the yarn over of the slipped stitch – the purl stitches are separately on the needle.

How do you count stitches in half brioche?

In half brioche, counting stitches is handled the same as in full brioche: A stitch that looks like a knit stitch is counted as two rows. The foundation row counts as one row.

Knitting ideas in half brioche

Now that you know how to knit a half brioche, we would naturally like to provide you with free knitting patterns in half brioche to start practicing right away. Which knitted item will you choose?

How do you count stitches in half brioche?

In half brioche, counting stitches is handled the same as in full brioche: A stitch that looks like a knit stitch is counted as two rows. The foundation row counts as one row.

Knitting ideas in half brioche

Now that you know how to knit a half brioche, we would naturally like to provide you with free knitting patterns in half brioche to start practicing right away. Which knitted item will you choose?