Brioche Stitch
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  • One-Color Brioche
    • General Information
    • Terminology and Abbreviations
    • One-Color Brioche Stitch
    • Fisherman’s Rib
    • Brioche One-Color Charting Symbols
    • Binding off
    • Casting On
    • Counting Gauge
    • Basic Increases
    • Basic Decreases
    • Crossing Stitches
  • Two-Color Brioche
    • Two-Color Brioche – General Information
    • Terminology and Abbreviations – Two-Color
    • Two-Color Brioche Stitch
    • Two-color Italian Cast On
    • Two-Color Brioche Stitch in the Round
  • Stitch Variations
    • Half Brioche Stitch
    • Stockinette Brioche Stitch
    • Pearl Brioche Stitch
    • Moss Brioche Stitch
    • Waffle Brioche Stitch
    • Shawl Brioche Stitch
    • Twisted Brioche Stitch
    • Crossed Brioche Stitch
    • Syncopated Brioche Stitch
    • Honeycomb Brioche Stitch
    • Double Brioche Stitch
    • Tunisian Knitting
  • Patterns
  • Errata and Translations
    • Errata for “Knitting Brioche”
    • Errata for “Knitting Fresh Brioche”
  • Contact
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Counting Gauge





Counting Gauge

Because the brioche stitch creates such a lofty fabric, it is advisable to go down a needle size or two when making brioche.

Measuring a brioche sample for gauge is tricky because of its elasticity. The larger the sample, of course, the more secure your measurements will be. Brioche knitting creates a compressed fabric compared to normal stockinette. If a yarn measures 24 sts x 32 rows for 4 in/10cm in stockinette, it will be more like 16 sts x 40 rows in brioche.

You have the choice to either block your sample or not, depending on whether you plan on blocking the finished garment. If your yarn is slippery, it would be best to ‘hang’ your sample for a few days to see if it will elongate.

Lay the sample on a flat surface and measure in the middle of the sample with a flat ruler. Don’t push down with the ruler or your count will be off. Count across your stitches and measure as accurately as you can.

When counting rows, count the knit stitches going up a knit column on the RS. When the pattern says “10 rows” you should count 10 knit column stitches when actually worked back and forth 10 times. Two worked rows = One counted row.

Gauge_rows

This sample measures 18.25 sts per 10cm/4 inches.
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  • Home
  • One-Color Brioche
    • General Information
    • Terminology and Abbreviations
    • One-Color Brioche Stitch
    • Fisherman’s Rib
    • Brioche One-Color Charting Symbols
    • Binding off
    • Casting On
    • Counting Gauge
    • Basic Increases
    • Basic Decreases
    • Crossing Stitches
  • Two-Color Brioche
    • Two-Color Brioche – General Information
    • Terminology and Abbreviations – Two-Color
    • Two-Color Brioche Stitch
    • Two-color Italian Cast On
    • Two-Color Brioche Stitch in the Round
  • Stitch Variations
    • Half Brioche Stitch
    • Stockinette Brioche Stitch
    • Pearl Brioche Stitch
    • Moss Brioche Stitch
    • Waffle Brioche Stitch
    • Shawl Brioche Stitch
    • Twisted Brioche Stitch
    • Crossed Brioche Stitch
    • Syncopated Brioche Stitch
    • Honeycomb Brioche Stitch
    • Double Brioche Stitch
    • Tunisian Knitting
  • Patterns
  • Errata and Translations
    • Errata for “Knitting Brioche”
    • Errata for “Knitting Fresh Brioche”
  • Contact
  • Order Leafy Brioche