Two-Color Brioche Worked Flat - CONTINENTAL STYLE

Welcome! This little video demonstrates who to work two color brioche flat for Continental style knitters (aka Pickers) who hold their working yarn in their left hand. If you are a English Style knitter you can head here:    • Two-Color Brioche Worked Flat - ENGLI...  

Abbreviations:
MC - Main color
CC - Contrast color
K - Knit
P - Purl
STS - Stitches
BRK - Brioche knit; knit the slipped stitch and it’s “yarnover shawl” together as one stitch.
BRP - Brioche purl; purl the slipped stitch and it’s “yarnover shawl” together as one stitch.
(YF-)SL1YO - Bring yarn to front of work (if it is not already there), sl st purlwise, wrap a yarnover around the slipped st. (YF is only included on "brk" rows, since the yarn already hangs to the front on "brp" rows.
RS - Right side
WS - Wrong Side

Swatch Instructions:
Cast on an odd number of stitches with your MC yarn. (I am using DK weight yarn on a size US 6 circular needle.) I just to cast on 15 stitches.

Setup Row 1A (RS): K1, *yf-sl1yo, k1; repeat from * to the end of the row. Drop your MC yarn and slide your stitches back to the beginning of the row on this side. DO NOT TURN.

Setup Row 1B (RS): Slip 1 stitch, join your CC yarn, *brp1, sl1yo; repeat from * to the last 2 sts, brp1, drop CC so it falls towards you on this RS of the work, slip the last stitch and turn so the WS is facing you.

Pattern Repeat
Row 1A (WS): Using MC, p1, *sl1yo, brp1; rep from * to the last 2 sts, sl1yo, p1. Drop your MC yarn and slide your stitches back to the beginning of the row on this side. DO NOT TURN.

Row 1B (WS): Using CC, slip 1 stitch, *brk1, yf-sl1yo; repeat from * to the last 2 sts, brk1, drop CC so it falls to the back, slip the last stitch and turn so the RS is facing you.

Row 2A (RS): Using MC, k1, *yf-sl1yo, brk1; repeat from * to the end of the row. Drop your MC yarn and slide your stitches back to the beginning of the row on this side. DO NOT TURN.

Row 2B (RS): Using CC, slip 1 stitch, *brp1, sl1yo; repeat from * to the last 2 sts, brp1, drop CC so it falls towards you on this RS of the work, slip the last stitch and turn so the WS is facing you.

Repeat Rows 1A/B & 2A/B until you feel darn good about brioche!

You can find all of my Brioche Tutorials on this playlist:
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