In two colour brioche each row is worked twice. First with one colour (in this pattern the contrast colour is worked first), then the stitches are slid back to the other end of the needles to be worked with the second colour (in this pattern the main colour is worked second).
Row 4 WS:
Row 4 WS CC: sl1wyib, (brk, sl1yo) x 8, brk, sl1wyib. Slide.
MC: sl1wyif, (sl1yo, brp) x 8, sl1yo, p1. Turn.
Abbreviations:
CC – contrast colour
MC – main colour
WS – wrong side
slwyib – slip with yarn in back
slwyif – slip with yarn in front
p – purl
sl1yo – slip one yarn over (yarn front, slip one purlwise, yarn over)
brk – brioche knit (knit the stitch and it’s yarn over together, as if they are one stitch)
brp – brioche purl (purl the stitch and it’s yarn over together, as if they are one stitch)
Row 5 RS:
Row 5 RS CC: sl1wyif, (brp, sl1yo) x 8, brp, sl1wyif. Slide.
MC: sl1wyib, (sl1yo, brk) x 8, sl1yo, k1. Turn.
Abbreviations:
RS – right side
CC – contrast colour
MC – main colour
slwyif – slip with yarn in front
slwyib – slip with yarn in back
k – knit
sl1yo – slip one yarn over (yarn front, slip one purlwise, yarn over)
brk – brioche knit (knit the stitch and it’s yarn over together, as if they are one stitch)
brp – brioche purl (purl the stitch and it’s yarn over together, as if they are one stitch)
Repeat Rows 4 and 5:
Repeat Rows 4 and 5 until the two colour brioche stitches start to become familiar. Then work Row 6 (which is the same as Row 4).
In the video above I show you how to keep track of whether you are up to the CC or the MC part of a row.
Row 7 RS:
Row 7 RS CC: sl1wyif, (brp, sl1yo) x 4, brk, (sl1yo, brp) x 4, sl1wyif. Slide.
MC: Repeat Row 5 MC.
Abbreviations:
RS – right side
CC – contrast colour
MC – main colour
slwyif – slip with yarn in front
sl1yo – slip one yarn over (yarn front, slip one purlwise, yarn over)
brk – brioche knit (knit the stitch and it’s yarn over together, as if they are one stitch)
brp – brioche purl (purl the stitch and it’s yarn over together, as if they are one stitch)
Row 8 WS:
Row 8 WS CC: sl1wyib, (brk, sl1yo) x 4, brp, (sl1yo, brk) x 4, sl1wyib. Slide.
MC: Repeat Row 4 MC.
Abbreviations:
WS – wrong side
CC – contrast colour
MC – main colour
slwyib – slip with yarn in back
sl1yo – slip one yarn over (yarn front, slip one purlwise, yarn over)
brk – brioche knit (knit the stitch and it’s yarn over together, as if they are one stitch)
brp – brioche purl (purl the stitch and it’s yarn over together, as if they are one stitch)
Row 9 RS:
Row 9 RS CC: sl1wyif, (brp, sl1yo) x 4, br4st inc, (sl1yo, brp) x 4, sl1wyif. Slide.
MC: sl1wyib, (sl1yo, brk) x 4, (sl1yo, p1) x 2, (sl1yo, brk) x 4, sl1yo, k1. Turn.
After this row you should have 23 stitches on your needles, remembering that when counting stitches a stitch and its yarn over count as one stitch.
Abbreviations:
RS – right side
CC – contrast colour
MC – main colour
slwyif – slip with yarn in front
slwyib – slip with yarn in back
k – knit
p – purl
sl1yo – slip one yarn over (yarn front, slip one purlwise, yarn over)
brk – brioche knit (knit the stitch and it’s yarn over together, as if they are one stitch)
brp – brioche purl (purl the stitch and it’s yarn over together, as if they are one stitch)
br4st inc – brioche 4 stitch increase ([brk, yo, brk, yo, brk] all into the same stitch)
Row 10 WS:
Row 10 WS CC: sl1wyib, (brk, sl1yo) x 4, (brp, sl1yo) x 2, brp, (sl1yo, brk) x 4, sl1wyib. Slide.
MC: sl1wyif, (sl1yo, brp) x 4, (sl1yo, brk) x 2, (sl1yo, brp) x 4, sl1yo, p1. Turn.
Abbreviations:
WS – wrong side
CC – contrast colour
MC – main colour
slwyif – slip with yarn in front
slwyib – slip with yarn in back
p – purl
sl1yo – slip one yarn over (yarn front, slip one purlwise, yarn over)
brk – brioche knit (knit the stitch and it’s yarn over together, as if they are one stitch)
brp – brioche purl (purl the stitch and it’s yarn over together, as if they are one stitch)
Row 11 RS:
Row 11 RS CC: sl1wyif, (brp, sl1yo) x 4, (brk, sl1yo) x 2, brk, (sl1yo, brp) x 4, sl1wyif. Slide.
MC: sl1wyib, (sl1yo, brk) x 2, sl1yo, brRsl dec, (sl1yo, brp) x 2, sl1yo, brLsl dec, (sl1yo, brk) x 2, sl1yo, k1. Turn.
After this row you should have 19 stitches on your needles (remembering that the yarn overs do not count as separate stitches).
Abbreviations:
RS – right side
CC – contrast colour
MC – main colour
slwyif – slip with yarn in front
slwyib – slip with yarn in back
k – knit
sl1yo – slip one yarn over (yarn front, slip one purlwise, yarn over)
brk – brioche knit (knit the stitch and it’s yarn over together, as if they are one stitch)
brp – brioche purl (purl the stitch and it’s yarn over together, as if they are one stitch)
brRsl dec – right slanting 2 stitch decrease, involves working 3 stitches as follows:
– Slip 1 stitch (along with its yarn over) knitwise.
– Slip the next stitch knitwise.
– Knit the two stitches just slipped together through the back loop.
– Move working stitch from right needle to left needle.
– Pass the following stitch (along with its yarn over) over.
– Move working stitch from left needle to right needle. Tighten if required.
brLsl dec – left slanting 2 stitch decrease, involves working 3 stitches as follows:
– Slip 1 stitch (along with its yarn over) knitwise.
– brk the next two stitches (including the yarn over on the second) together.
– Pass the slipped stitch (along with its yarn over) over the stitch just worked.
Row 12 WS:
Row 12 WS CC: sl1wyib, (brk, sl1yo) x 3, (brp, sl1yo) x 3, (brk, sl1yo) x 2, brk, sl1wyib. Slide.
MC: sl1wyif, (sl1yo, brp) x 3, (sl1yo, brk) x 2, (sl1yo, brp) x 3, sl1yo, p1. Turn.
Row 13 RS:
Row 13 RS CC: sl1wyif, (brp, sl1yo) x 3, brk, sl1yo, br4st inc, sl1yo, brk, (sl1yo, brp) x 3, sl1wyif. Slide.
MC: sl1wyib, (sl1yo, brk) x 3, sl1yo, brp, (sl1yo, p1) x 2, sl1yo, brp, (sl1yo, brk) x 3, sl1yo, k1. Turn.
After this row you should have 23 stitches on your needles.
Abbreviations:
br4st inc – brioche 4 stitch increase ([brk, yo, brk, yo, brk] all into the same stitch)
Row 14 WS:
Row 14 WS was not filmed, since it is similar to the previous WS rows where the stitches are worked as they appear, as in the instructions below:
Row 14 WS CC: sl1wyib, (brk, sl1yo) x 2, brk, (sl1yo, brp) x 5, (sl1yo, brk) x 3, sl1wyib. Slide.
MC: sl1wyif, (sl1yo, brp) x 3, (sl1yo, brk) x 4, (sl1yo, brp) x 3, sl1yo, p1. Turn.
Row 15 RS:
Row 15 RS CC: sl1wyif, (brp, sl1yo) x 2, brp, (sl1yo, brk) x 5, (sl1yo, brp) x 3, sl1wyif. Slide.
MC: sl1wyib, sl1yo, brk, sl1yo, brRsl dec, (sl1yo, brp) x 4, sl1yo, brLsl dec, sl1yo, brk, sl1yo, k1. Turn.
After this row you should have 19 stitches on your needles.
Abbreviations:
brRsl dec – right slanting 2 stitch decrease, involves working 3 stitches as follows:
– Slip 1 stitch (along with its yarn over) knitwise.
– Slip the next stitch knitwise.
– Knit the two just slipped stitches together through the back loop.
– Move working stitch from right needle to left needle.
– Pass the following stitch (along with its yarn over) over.
– Move working stitch from left needle to right needle. Tighten if required.
brLsl dec – left slanting 2 stitch decrease, involves working 3 stitches as follows:
– Slip 1 stitch (along with its yarn over) knitwise.
– brk the next two stitches (including the yarn over on the second) together.
– Pass the slipped stitch (along with its yarn over) over the stitch just worked.
Row 16 WS:
Row 16 WS was not filmed, since it is similar to the previous WS rows, where the stitches are worked as they appear, as in the instructions below:
Row 16 WS CC: sl1wyib, brk, sl1yo, brk, (sl1yo, brp) x 5, (sl1yo, brk) x 2, sl1wyib. Slide.
MC: sl1wyif, (sl1yo, brp) x 2, (sl1yo, brk) x 4, (sl1yo, brp) x 2, sl1yo, p1. Turn.
Row 17 RS:
Row 17 RS CC: sl1wyif, (brp, sl1yo) x 2, brLsl dec, sl1yo, br4st inc, sl1yo, brRsl dec, (sl1yo, brp) x 2, sl1wyif. Slide.
MC: sl1wyib, (sl1yo, brk) x 2, sl1yo, brp, (sl1yo, p1) x 2, sl1yo, brp, (sl1yo, brk) x 2, sl1yo, k1. Turn.
After this row you should still have 19 stitches on the needles.
Abbreviations:
br4st inc – brioche 4 stitch increase ([brk, yo, brk, yo, brk] all into the same stitch)
brRsl dec – right slanting 2 stitch decrease, involves working 3 stitches as follows:
– Slip 1 stitch (along with its yarn over) knitwise.
– Slip the next stitch knitwise.
– Knit the two just slipped stitches together through the back loop.
– Move working stitch from right needle to left needle.
– Pass the following stitch (along with its yarn over) over.
– Move working stitch from left needle to right needle. Tighten if required.
brLsl dec – left slanting 2 stitch decrease, involves working 3 stitches as follows:
– Slip 1 stitch (along with its yarn over) knitwise.
– brk the next two stitches (including the yarn over on the second) together.
– Pass the slipped stitch (along with its yarn over) over the stitch just worked.
Row 18 WS:
For Row 18 you repeat the instructions for Row 16:
Row 16 WS CC: sl1wyib, brk, sl1yo, brk, (sl1yo, brp) x 5, (sl1yo, brk) x 2, sl1wyib. Slide.
MC: sl1wyif, (sl1yo, brp) x 2, (sl1yo, brk) x 4, (sl1yo, brp) x 2, sl1yo, p1. Turn.
Row 19 RS:
Row 19 RS CC: sl1wyif, brp, sl1yo, brp, (sl1yo, brk) x 5, (sl1yo, brp) x 2, sl1wyif. Slide.
MC: sl1wyib, sl1yo, brk, sl1yo, brkyobrk, (sl1yo, brp) x 4, sl1yo, brkyobrk, sl1yo, brk, sl1yo, k1. Turn.
After this row you should have 23 stitches on your needles.
Abbreviations:
brkyobrk – 2 stitch increase ([brk, yo brk] all into one stitch).
Row 20 WS:
The video shows the CC part of the row only. The MC is a repeat of Row 14.
Row 20 WS CC: sl1wyib, (brk, sl1yo) x 2, k1, (sl1yo, brp) x 5, sl1yo, k1, (sl1yo, brk) x 2, sl1wyib. Slide.
MC: sl1wyif, (sl1yo, brp) x 3, (sl1yo, brk) x 4, (sl1yo, brp) x 3, sl1yo, p1. Turn.
Row 21 RS:
Row 21 RS CC: sl1wyif, (brp, sl1yo) x 3, brLsl dec, sl1yo, brk, sl1yo, brRsl dec, (sl1yo, brp) x 3, sl1wyif. Slide.
MC: sl1wyib, (sl1yo, brk) x 3, (sl1yo, brp) x 2, (sl1yo, brk) x 3, sl1yo, k1. Turn.
After this row you should have 19 stitches on your needles.
Abbreviations:
brRsl dec – right slanting 2 stitch decrease, involves working 3 stitches as follows:
– Slip 1 stitch (along with its yarn over) knitwise.
– Slip the next stitch knitwise.
– Knit the two just slipped stitches together through the back loop.
– Move working stitch from right needle to left needle.
– Pass the following stitch (along with its yarn over) over.
– Move working stitch from left needle to right needle. Tighten if required.
brLsl dec – left slanting 2 stitch decrease, involves working 3 stitches as follows:
– Slip 1 stitch (along with its yarn over) knitwise.
– brk the next two stitches (including the yarn over on the second) together.
– Pass the slipped stitch (along with its yarn over) over the stitch just worked.
Row 22 WS:
Row 22 WS is a repeat of Row 12:
Row 12 WS CC: sl1wyib, (brk, sl1yo) x 3, (brp, sl1yo) x 3, (brk, sl1yo) x 2, brk, sl1wyib. Slide.
MC: sl1wyif, (sl1yo, brp) x 3, (sl1yo, brk) x 2, (sl1yo, brp) x 3, sl1yo, p1. Turn.
Row 23 RS:
Work the CC part of Row 23. The video covers the MC part of Row 23:
Row 23 RS CC: sl1wyif, (brp, sl1yo) x 3, (brk, sl1yo) x 3, (brp, sl1yo) x 2, brp, sl1wyif. Slide.
MC: sl1wyib, (sl1yo, brk) x 2, sl1yo, brkyobrk, (sl1yo, brp) x 2, sl1yo, brkyobrk, (sl1yo, brk) x 2, sl1yo, k1. Turn.
After this row you should have 23 stitches on your needles.
Abbreviations:
brkyobrk – 2 stitch increase ([brk, yo, brk] all into one stitch).
Row 24 WS:
Row 24 WS CC: sl1wyib, (brk, sl1yo) x 3, k1, (sl1yo, brp) x 3, sl1yo, k1, (sl1yo, brk) x 3, sl1wyib. Slide.
MC: sl1wyif, (sl1yo, brp) x 4, (sl1yo, brk) x 2, (sl1yo, brp) x 4, sl1yo, p1. Turn.
Row 25 RS:
For Row 25 RS you will need a split ring stitch marker, pin or other item to hold one stitch.
Row 25 RS CC: sl1wyif, (brp, sl1yo) x 4, br4st dec, (sl1yo, brp) x 4, sl1wyif. Slide.
MC: sl1wyib, (sl1yo, brk) x 8, sl1yo, k1. Turn.
After this row you should have 19 stitches on your needles.
Abbreviations:
br4st dec – central 4 stitch decrease, involves working 5 stitches as follows:
– Slip 2 stitches separately knitwise (including the yarn over on the first stitch).
– Place next stitch (along with its yarn over) on a cable needle or locking stitch marker to the front of the work.
– Knit the next stitch.
– Pass the second slipped stitch over the stitch on the right needle.
– Move stitch from right needle to left needle.
– Pass following stitch (along with its yarn over) over.
– Move stitch from left needle to right needle.
– Pass first slipped stitch (along with its yarn over) over.
– Move stitch from cable needle to left needle.
– Move stitch from right needle to left needle.
– Pass stitch from cable needle (along with its yarn over) over.
– Move finished stitch to right needle.
– Tighten stitch if necessary.
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