How to Knit the BRICK STITCH PATTERN!
This vintage brick stitch pattern is an
easy stranded color knitting piece it uses two colors of yarn of your choice
in my example the white is like the cement and it's in garter stitch and
it's holding together my pretty pink bricks in stockinette stitch so let's go
ahead and give it the stretch ability test we can see that it does have some
stretch to it but it also is a really nice solid firm
piece of knitting as well this knitting pattern is an easy level project it's
perfect for everyone who has completed my absolute beginner knitting series I
want to show you what the right side of the pattern looks like it is clearly the
brick side and this is not reversible because the wrong side the back side
does not have the same looking pattern to it at all I think this pattern is
perfect to knit up a cozy pillow or even a fun holiday themed decor let me know
in the comments below what you are inspired to knit up with the brick stitch
for our materials we're using two different colors of yarn you can use any
yarn you'd like and the exact materials I'm linking in the description below
with appropriate size knitting needles just straight knitting needles and
of course scissors and a tapestry needle the written knitting pattern is
available directly on my website and that is linked in the description if you
would like a printable knit stitch pattern book head on over to my Etsy
shop where that is available for purchase and immediate download so let's
cast on we begin with our beloved Slip Knot and for this pattern we cast on
are multiples of four so cast on four stitches and continue casting on until
you have the desired number of stitches on your needle in my example I'm casting
on 24 stitches which is divisible by 4 so let's knit it up we
in with color a for me that is the white yarn and for two rows it's simply
knitting all the stitches in color a so that's a really simple easy way to get
started and now Row three is where we add our color so the very first stitch
is color B for me that's sort of a pink color and we're going to knit that's one
knit stitch right there you'll see in the instructions over on our left that
in between the asterisks is what we repeat so we are starting with knitting
three that is knitting three stitches and then we slip one stitch purlwise so
as if you're going to purl you put your right needle into that stitch right
there and you just slip it off we'll be doing that a lot in this pattern and
it's always slipping purlwise when we slip one and the pattern repeats you'll
see this pattern repeating throughout it's knitting three stitches one two
three and then finishing up by slipping one stitch and that's always going to be
slipping your color A and you just slip it right there and you continue all the
way down the row now here is how it's looking you can see the slip stitches
right there are in the white and row four again we slip the white stitch
we're slipping that very first stitch and then taking our yarn we are going to
be purling those three stitches right there with our pink yarn so we're
purling three and repeating in between the asterisks go all the way down the
row and here is how it is shaping up so far and rows five and six you just take
your white yarn again and you're going to be in knitting rows five and six and
here's how that's looking it's already shaping up
really nicely now row seven again we're taking our pink color we're doing the
stockinette stitch here of our bricks and we're starting with just knitting
two stitches and that is helping us to alternate the stacked bricks and then
you slip one and you carry on with the pattern of knitting three and slipping
one and it's in between those asterisks which means that you just repeat this
all the way down the row now this time at the very end you're going to have
just one knit stitch so you slip that stitch in the asterisks and then at the
very end here we have just one knit stitch okay
row eight we begin by purling one right here with our pink and you'll see with
the white you always just slip so we begin the pattern by slipping one and
then we continue on with the purling and the slipping and at the end here it's
slipping one and then purling two and I'll tell you as you go along with this
pattern it's really easy to memorize so rows nine and ten again are just the
white it's all knitting to get that garter stitch and we're going to look at
row eleven here now we're only going to begin with one knit stitch again that
helps us have the alternating stacks of bricks and then we slip and then we go
right into the repeating pattern between the asterisks of knit three slip one and
we're going to finish up the row by simply knitting those last two stitches
okay row twelve is beginning by purling two so with our pink yarn we're just
purling these two stitches right here and then we go right into slipping that
white stitch of our color a and finishing up it is slipping one and then
just purling one and we're getting near the end here so
rows 13 and 14 again it's just with our color a which is for me as white just
knit two rows all the way down the row and here is how it's looking now we have
just one more little layer of bricks to lay and that is taking our needle and
immediately slipping and then going straight into the repeat with the
knitting three using color B for me it's pink and then slipping once you're at
the end it is simply knitting those very last three stitches okay last row guys
so we'd simply purl three stitches and then we go right into that repeat
pattern and that is it we are done after this row 16 and here is how these first
16 rows look you see the stockinette of the bricks and the Garter really really
beautiful texture I hope you are inspired to knit up the brick stitch
pattern and the written pattern again it is available directly on my website I
have that link down below and if you would like a printable pattern then you
can head on over to my Etsy shop and check that out for purchase, as well.
Thanks so much for watching guys!
BYE!