Brioche Crochet Stitch | Basic Ribbing

The brioche crochet stitch is a beautiful and textured stitch pattern that resembles the brioche knitting technique. It creates a squishy fabric with a unique reversible design. While it may look complex, it's actually achieved through a combination of simple crochet stitches worked in the back loop.

Back loop - Looking at the top of the stitch, you will see a V.  Insert your hook into the middle of this V and out under the back loop only.

SLST - Insert hook, yarn over and pull up a loop.  Ensure you have sufficient 'slack' in this and then continue to pull through the first loop.

YOSLST - Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over and pull up a loop.  Ensure you have sufficient 'slack' in this, then turn the hook to the back and continue to pull through the first two loops.

Tips: When working in slip stitch, it's important that the stitches remain at a fairly loose but even tension.  If these are tight, the piece will become distorted and it will be difficult to crochet.

Use a stitch marker in the first stitch of each row as this can be difficult to spot.

Written Tutorial

1. Begin with a slip knot and chain your required number of stitches plus 1.
   
   
2. Working the setup row in the back bump will create a more cohesive ribbed fabric but you can work in the loop of the chain if this is easier.  Skip the first, and insert hook under the next back bump. 
   
   
3. Yarn over and pull through a loop.
   
   
4. Make sure you have enough slack in the stitches, then continue to pull loop through the first stitch - i.e. a slip stitch.
   
   
5. Yarn over and insert hook into next back bump.
   
   
6. Yarn over and pull up a loop.
   
   
7. Turn the hook to the back and pull through the first two stitches.  
   
   
8. Continue to YOSLST in each back bump to the end (steps 5 to 7).
   
   
9. Ch1, tighten and turn.  SLST in first and every BACK LOOP to the end.
   
   
10. Don't forget to add your stitch marker in that first stitch.
    
    
11. Ch1, tighten and turn.  SLST in the first back loop then continue to YOSLST in every BACK LOOP to the last stitch.  SLST in the end.
    
    
12. Continue to crochet a back loop slst row followed by a back loop yoslst row as required - as detailed in steps 9 to 11.