Day 87 : Brioche Cable Knit Stitch : #100daysofknitstitches

Video:

Music by Ben Sound

Materials:

Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 35-45 yards {32 – 41 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Needle Size: US 11 {8mm} Knitting Needles

Click here to watch the basic brioche knit stitch video. {It’s much easier than it looks}

Pattern:

CO 16 STS
Reversible knit stitch

Set Up Row: K4 *YOS, K1* K4

All other rows: K4 *YOS, BK2TOG* K4

Cable row: K4, hold your right needle and yarn in the back, Slip 4 STS and 2 YOs onto your cable needle, hang the cable needle in the front of your work. Next, knit YOS, BK2TOG, YOS, BK2TOG for the next 4 STS off your WORKING needles, then knit YOS, BK2TOG, YOS, BK2TOG for the next 4 STS off your CABLE needle and then knit the last 4 STS.

Repeat until desired length

Abbreviations:

*– * – repeat between *
CO – cast-on {long-tail cast-on method}
K – knit stitches {example: K1 means to knit 1 stitch}
BK2TOG [brioche knit 2 together]: knit the next stitch with its paired yarn-over
YOS [yarn over slip]: bring yarn forward, slip 1 purl-wise, bring yarn over right needle