Tutorials for Octameric shawl

Brioche lace RS

Brioche lace uses a double yarn over to make the large, lacy hole in the fabric. If you find the hole gets too large, you may use a single yarn over, as shown in this video.

Brioche lace WS

If you use a single yarn over in place of the double yarn over (see video above), then on the next pass you need to work two stitches into the same yarn over in order to preserve the required number of stitches.

dec9to1

Central 8 stitch decrease, involves working 9 stitches as follows:

  • Move finished stitch to RN, tighten stitch if necessary
  • Slip 2 stitches separately knitwise (including yarn over on one stitch)
  • Place next stitch, including its yarn over, on a cable needle or locking stitch marker to the front of the work
  • Slip the next stitch
  • Place next stitch, including its yarn over, on a marker to the front of the work (you may add it to the previous marker or use a new one)
  • Knit next stitch
  • Pass the second stitch on the RN over the stitch just worked
  • Place next stitch on the LN, including its yarn over, on the marker
  • Move working stitch from RN to LN
  • Pass the next stitch on the LN over the stitch just moved
  • Move working stitch from LN to RN
  • Pass the next stitch on the RN over the stitch just moved
  • Move working stitch from RN to LN
  • Pass the next stitch on the LN (and its yarn over) over the stitch just moved
  • Move working stitch from LN to RN
  • Pass the next stitch on the RN (and its yarn over) over the stitch just moved
  • Move left most stitch (and yarn over) from cable needle to LN
  • Move working stitch from RN to LN
  • Pass the next stitch on the LN (and its yarn over) over the stitch just moved
  • Move working stitch from LN to RN
  • Move remaining two stitches (and yarn overs) from cable needle to LN
  • Move working stitch from RN to LN
  • Pass the next two stitches on the LN (with yarn overs) over the working stitch
  • Move finished stitch to RN, tighten stitch if necessary