A century of knitting - a century of learning! Broach. Options for understanding and use. What is a broach in knitting and how to use it? What does a broach mean in knitting?
First of all, let's figure out what we mean by the word "broaching". It turns out that there is one word, but several options for understanding. We'll figure out.
Option 1 . A broach is an arcuate section of working thread between two loops, as shown in the picture below:
When it comes to ADDING loops (see below) or making connecting seams, then by the word “broaching” we mean exactly what is drawn in the picture.
Option 2 . Under broaching implied method of decreasing loops . We must take into account, that broaches can be simple, double and even triple. A broach of two loops ( simple broach ) is performed as follows. Knit one stitch and put it back on the left needle. Insert the right knitting needle from the right side of the knitting into the second loop, grab and pull the first through it. As a result, your second stitch, which you will not knit on the next row, is slanted to the right. It turned out to be a simple broach.
To ensure that the loop is tilted to the left after knitting, insert the right knitting needle through two loops and pull the working thread through them to the right side of the fabric. You ended up with two loops knitted together.
Option 3. Ornaments, jacquard patterns, Norwegian patterns - when knitting these patterns in one row, threads of two or more colors are used. Thread that is not used stretches out from the wrong side of knitting
On the reverse side, details knitted with a jacquard pattern are visible broaches
Now let's take a closer look at these options:
Adding loops from the broach
Adding loops from a broach is exactly the method by which you can not only add the required number of loops, but also perform decorative design of the product.
Tie the row to the place where you intend to draw it. Then insert the knitting needle into the broach between the loops.
In the next row, insert the knitting needle into the broach and transfer it to the left knitting needle without knitting.
After this, knit the broach with a knit stitch, inserting the knitting needle behind the back wall.
Openwork holes can decorate any product.
Double-sided addition of loops from broach
This type of adding loops is performed on the same principle as one-sided.
Having knitted to the place where the stitches will be added, insert the knitting needle into the broach and, without knitting, throw it onto the left knitting needle. Then knit the next stitch and reinsert the knitting needle into the broach and also transfer it to the left knitting needle without knitting. In the next row, knit the broach removed in the previous row with a knit stitch, then knit the next loop and the next broach in the same way. The result should be a central loop with openwork holes.
Adding loops from crossed broach
Adding loops from a crossed broach is performed similarly to one-sided addition, except that with this method the added loop turns out to be crossed.
The increase can be done either at the beginning of knitting, or in the middle, or across the entire width of the fabric. To do this, insert the right knitting needle into the broach behind the back wall.
Knit the folded broach with a knit stitch.
Using this method of adding loops in your work, you can easily and quickly, and most importantly, imperceptibly add loops in the overall pattern. This is how, in particular, darts are knitted.
Double-sided addition of loops from crossed broaches
Bilateral addition of loops from crossed broaches is performed in the same way as unilateral addition.
In the place where you intend to add the knitting needle, insert it into the broach behind the back wall and knit it with a knit stitch. Then knit the center stitch. After this, insert the knitting needle into the next broach and knit it over the back wall. This addition of loops is an excellent design technique in knitting a product.
Connecting seams
Vertical seam for stockinette stitch
This method of stitching parts is used if the product is knitted with stockinette stitch.
If there is a need, then before starting to sew the parts together, they are ironed. Place the parts to be sewn on a flat surface, insert the needle into broach
between the edge stitch and the next stitch and pull the thread through. Then, on the opposite part of the product, insert the needle into broach
between the edge stitch and the next stitch. Repeat steps 1 and 2 several times, then tighten the thread. As you sew the seam, carefully monitor the thread tension so that the product does not become skewed.
Vertical seam for purl stitch
The principle of making this seam is the same as for the seam on the front surface. This seam is used to sew together parts of a product knitted with purl or garter stitch.
Insert the needle into broach
between the edge stitch and the next stitch. After this, move the needle to the other half, insert it into broach
between the edge stitch and the next stitch. After a certain distance, tighten the thread.
Reducing loops using the elongated loop method (broaching)
To perform this type of decrease, slip one loop onto the right needle, knit the next stitch and pull it through the removed loop.
In the front row:
1. Insert the right knitting needle into the loop on the left knitting needle, transfer it from the left knitting needle to the right one - see Fig. 1, a.
2. We knit the next loop in the usual way (Fig. 1, b). .
3. Insert the end of the left knitting needle into the unknitted loop and pull it through the knitted loop (Fig. 1, c). This decrease creates a slant of the loops to the left on the front side of the knitted fabric.
To get the loops to tilt to the right (in the front row), you need to perform the indicated operation in the back row.
To decrease stitches on a purl row:
1. We insert the right knitting needle into the loop on the left knitting needle, as for knitting purl, and, without knitting, transfer it to the right one, see Fig. 2, a.
2. We purl the next loop as usual (Fig. 2, b).
3.Insert the end of the left knitting needle into the previously unknitted loop and pull it through the knitted one (Fig. 2, c).
Decrease loops made at a distance of 2-3 loops from the edge look beautiful. In this case, we get a beautiful and even line for connecting parts (for example, in models with raglan sleeves or for a V-shaped neckline).
Reducing 3 loops by pulling
1. Transfer one loop to the right knitting needle = 1st loop, the working thread is behind the knitting needle, knit the next 2 loops together = 2nd loop (Fig. 6, a).
2.Insert the knitting needle into the removed loop and pull it through the next two loops, dropping the loop from the knitting needle. Instead of 3 loops, 1 loop is obtained, 2 decreases are made (Fig. 6, b).
Several decreases in a row form a clear straight line (Fig. 6, c).
I think that now the term “broaching” will no longer cause any difficulties!
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A century of knitting - a century of learning! Broach. Understanding and Usage OptionsFirst of all, let's figure out what we mean by the word "broaching". It turns out that there is one word, but several options for understanding. We'll figure out.
Option 1 . A broach is an arcuate section of working thread between two loops, as shown in the picture below:
When it comes to ADDING loops (see below) or making connecting seams, then by the word “broaching” we mean exactly what is drawn in the picture.
Option 2 . Under broaching implied method of decreasing loops . We must take into account, that broaches can be simple, double and even triple. A broach of two loops ( simple broach ) is performed as follows. Knit one stitch and put it back on the left needle. Insert the right knitting needle from the right side of the knitting into the second loop, grab and pull the first through it. As a result, your second stitch, which you will not knit on the next row, is slanted to the right. It turned out to be a simple broach.
To ensure that the loop is tilted to the left after knitting, insert the right knitting needle through two loops and pull the working thread through them to the right side of the fabric. You ended up with two loops knitted together.
Option 3. Ornaments, jacquard patterns, Norwegian patterns - when knitting these patterns in one row, threads of two or more colors are used. Thread that is not used stretches out from the wrong side of knitting
On the reverse side, details knitted with a jacquard pattern are visible broaches
Now let's take a closer look at these options:
Adding loops from the broach
Adding loops from a broach is exactly the method by which you can not only add the required number of loops, but also perform decorative design of the product.
Tie the row to the place where you intend to draw it. Then insert the knitting needle into the broach between the loops.
In the next row, insert the knitting needle into the broach and transfer it to the left knitting needle without knitting.
After this, knit the broach with a knit stitch, inserting the knitting needle behind the back wall.
Openwork holes can decorate any product.
Double-sided addition of loops from broach
This type of adding loops is performed on the same principle as one-sided.
Having knitted to the place where the stitches will be added, insert the knitting needle into the broach and, without knitting, throw it onto the left knitting needle. Then knit the next stitch and reinsert the knitting needle into the broach and also transfer it to the left knitting needle without knitting. In the next row, knit the broach removed in the previous row with a knit stitch, then knit the next loop and the next broach in the same way. The result should be a central loop with openwork holes.
Adding loops from crossed broach
Adding loops from a crossed broach is performed similarly to one-sided addition, except that with this method the added loop turns out to be crossed.
The increase can be done either at the beginning of knitting, or in the middle, or across the entire width of the fabric. To do this, insert the right knitting needle into the broach behind the back wall.
Knit the folded broach with a knit stitch.
Using this method of adding loops in your work, you can easily and quickly, and most importantly, imperceptibly add loops in the overall pattern. This is how, in particular, darts are knitted.
Double-sided addition of loops from crossed broaches
Bilateral addition of loops from crossed broaches is performed in the same way as unilateral addition.
In the place where you intend to add the knitting needle, insert it into the broach behind the back wall and knit it with a knit stitch. Then knit the center stitch. After this, insert the knitting needle into the next broach and knit it over the back wall. This addition of loops is an excellent design technique in knitting a product.
Connecting seams
Vertical seam for stockinette stitch
This method of stitching parts is used if the product is knitted with stockinette stitch.
If there is a need, then before starting to sew the parts together, they are ironed. Place the parts to be sewn on a flat surface, insert the needle into broach
between the edge stitch and the next stitch and pull the thread through. Then, on the opposite part of the product, insert the needle into broach
between the edge stitch and the next stitch. Repeat steps 1 and 2 several times, then tighten the thread. As you sew the seam, carefully monitor the thread tension so that the product does not become skewed.
Vertical seam for purl stitch
The principle of making this seam is the same as for the seam on the front surface. This seam is used to sew together parts of a product knitted with purl or garter stitch.
Insert the needle into broach
between the edge stitch and the next stitch. After this, move the needle to the other half, insert it into broach
between the edge stitch and the next stitch. After a certain distance, tighten the thread.
Reducing loops using the elongated loop method (broaching)
To perform this type of decrease, slip one loop onto the right needle, knit the next stitch and pull it through the removed loop.
In the front row:
1. Insert the right knitting needle into the loop on the left knitting needle, transfer it from the left knitting needle to the right one - see Fig. 1, a.
2. We knit the next loop in the usual way (Fig. 1, b). .
3. Insert the end of the left knitting needle into the unknitted loop and pull it through the knitted loop (Fig. 1, c). This decrease creates a slant of the loops to the left on the front side of the knitted fabric.
To get the loops to tilt to the right (in the front row), you need to perform the indicated operation in the back row.
To decrease stitches on a purl row:
1. We insert the right knitting needle into the loop on the left knitting needle, as for knitting purl, and, without knitting, transfer it to the right one, see Fig. 2, a.
2. We purl the next loop as usual (Fig. 2, b).
3.Insert the end of the left knitting needle into the previously unknitted loop and pull it through the knitted one (Fig. 2, c).
Decrease loops made at a distance of 2-3 loops from the edge look beautiful. In this case, we get a beautiful and even line for connecting parts (for example, in models with raglan sleeves or for a V-shaped neckline).
Reducing 3 loops by pulling
1. Transfer one loop to the right knitting needle = 1st loop, the working thread is behind the knitting needle, knit the next 2 loops together = 2nd loop (Fig. 6, a).
2.Insert the knitting needle into the removed loop and pull it through the next two loops, dropping the loop from the knitting needle. Instead of 3 loops, 1 loop is obtained, 2 decreases are made (Fig. 6, b).
Several decreases in a row form a clear straight line (Fig. 6, c).
I think that now the term “broaching” will no longer cause any difficulties!
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Many lovers of such a process as knitting have encountered the need to be able to knit a broach, which is usually used to decrease stitches. In this master class we will tell you in more detail how to knit a broach in knitting.
The basic principles of knitting are quite simple, and the execution of certain patterns depends on the ability to decrease and add stitches. In this case, the ability to knit broaches will come to the rescue; this is when the thread is located between two loops and lies on the right knitting needle, and the loop on the left.
The very first thing to master the ability to do broaches is to master the yarn over technique. Knitting it is not at all difficult, just bring the knitting needle from your right hand under the working thread so that you get a loop on the knitting needle.
There are times when you can make a purl loop from the yarn over. This is done like this: in the row that comes after the yarn over, a purl loop is knitted over the yarn over to form a small hole, which is a small brick in the overall openwork pattern.
Now let’s move on to knitting a broach, which can be implemented in various ways.
In the first case, two loops are first knitted from one, as a result we get the necessary increase in loops. Next, you should knit a loop exactly behind the back wall of the previous row, but it does not need to be removed from the knitting needle. Repeat the same loop again and yarn over. Next, we knit the first loop to the new one, but through the front wall. Now the hinges can be removed.
In the second option, you will have to act a little more clearly. We start by knitting a knit stitch, and then knit the next one, too, but do not remove it from the knitting needle. But the next one needs to be dragged over the first one and removed from the knitting needle, thus creating a broach.
Another option is also not difficult. First, we remove one loop, which is located in the first row, but there is no need to knit it. And then in the next rows we knit with a purl loop that goes over the one removed in the previous row.
And here we show how to knit a loop if there is a broach in the row below.
Same option.
A more complex option is when jacquard patterns are knitted using yarn of several colors.
Experienced knitters know how often the term “broach” appears in the symbols of pattern patterns. In this lesson we will look at several meanings that this term has in various knitting situations, as well as all the actions carried out with its help. In order not to get confused in deciphering the patterns, you need to have a good understanding of the several meanings that this knitting technique has.
The first meaning of the term symbolizes a small piece of yarn, which is located in the space between two adjacent loops (P). This segment can be seen especially well if the fabric is located on two knitting needles. Between the outermost Ps, one of which is on the left and the second on the right knitting needle, there is a pull. When it follows from the description of the work that you need to add a link from the broach, pick up this section with your right knitting needle and use it to knit a new P, pulling the working thread from the ball inward. Schematically, this action looks like in the attached photo:
The second meaning is radically different from the first. If, with the help of the previous stretching, the number of P increases, then by performing it in the second way, the number of P can be reduced. This technique is performed in several different situations when knitting. It can be seen most clearly when closing the P of the last row (P) of the product in the classical way. In this case, it all depends on how much P needs to be reduced. If you only decrease 1 P, then you need to move it from the left to the right knitting needle. When it is necessary to reduce more P, then transfer them in the amount that it is desirable to reduce. The transfer of P is performed without knitting. Then knit the next knit stitch (KL) or purl stitch (PL), depending on the pattern. Pull the last knitted P through the removed loop or links. Using this technique, you can reduce any required number P. Schematically, the technique looks like this:
It is common to reduce the number of P using this technique when forming an armhole or Raglan sleeve. This technique is performed from the face of the canvas. In this case, you can tilt to the left or right side. To make a tilt to the left side, you need to remove the first P. Next, we knit an LP and pull it through the first removed one. This is what the canvas looks like when reducing the number of P with a slope to the left side:
Reducing the number of P with a slope to the right side, start by knitting the first LP. Then remove the second P, and place both P's on the left needle:
Pull the first stitch through the second and leave it on the right needle:
As a result, broaches tilted to the right side look like this:
Double broach in knitting
Double broaching allows needlewomen to beautifully frame openwork and relief ornaments with convex lines. When done correctly, it forms a line that enhances the beauty of the pattern. In this case, any openwork or relief pattern takes on a three-dimensional convex shape:
By performing a double pull, we form a framing pattern from loops knitted together. It is performed in two different ways. For the first method, remove the loop like a knit stitch. Then knit 2 P together like an LP. Then they pull the new P through the one that was removed earlier. The second knitting technique is to remove 2 loops, like an LP. The working thread is located at the back of the fabric. Then 1 LP is knitted and put on both previously removed LPs.
Video: All about broaches in knitting
How to knit a jacquard pattern without broaches
The last type of pulling is used for colored jacquard knitting. In any of the jacquard patterns, each row is formed using two shades of yarn. During the knitting process, two threads are used alternately in accordance with the attached pattern. Specific P are made with the color of yarn that you see in the diagram. The second thread is on the wrong side:
In this case, the most important thing is to get the yarn tension right. If you pull the yarn too tightly, you will end up with a compressed fabric, like the photo below:
Low yarn tension in jacquard patterns leads to loose loops, which look sloppy. The following photo shows what the correct thread tension should be.
Today we will delve deeper into the theory again. Namely, we will talk about what kind of concept it is - broaching with knitting needles. And how to knit or lift a loop from a broach... You have probably come across this concept more than once in various descriptions of knitted products.
Personally, I come across this quite often... But in practice I rarely use it. Why?
The force of habit just works... You get used to a certain kind of techniques, you seem to know about others, but you forget to use them... It’s the same with me with broaches... I usually use other methods that are more familiar to me...
But, nevertheless, information on how to knit a loop from a broach or lift it from the bottom row can be useful for those who are just learning to knit, and for people like me, who seem to know how, but not in full...might be useful.
Let's start with the fact that the concept of broaching with knitting needles has a double meaning.
What is knitting?
- This is the name of the thread between the loops
- Broaching is also an action in which loops are decreased, not simply, but either with a slope (if one loop is decreased), or vice versa, to avoid tilting (when two loops are decreased)
Today we’ll take a closer look at point one:
What is pulling between loops and how to lift a loop from the bottom row
The stretch between the loops is a “constant value.”
So, if you come across the following phrase in the descriptions of models: “knit or lift a loop from a broach”... then know that the actions in this case are similar to the actions, only instead of yarn over they use a thread between the loops of the bottom row.
See how it's done
- Use the right knitting needle to pry up the broach and throw it onto the left knitting needle...
- Next... if we want a hole (openwork) to form, we knit the raised loop behind the upper (back) segment,
and if we want the knitted fabric to turn out without extra holes, then we will knit the front one using the nearest (lower) segment of the loop...
In this case, the “new” loop lifted from the broach will twist and there will be no hole...
A similar result can be achieved by immediately throwing a broach on the left knitting needle in a twisted state and tying it with the front one behind the back lobe 
The same actions can be done with . When lifting loops from a broach, in contrast to increases with a double crochet, you get a much smaller hole in the openwork and a completely almost imperceptible transition from loop to loop in a solid knitted fabric. Therefore, I strongly recommend that everyone, including myself, take a closer look at this knitting technique.
This concludes my story about how to lift a loop from a broach. We found out that this technique is used to increase loops when knitting. Next time we will deal with point 2, where broaching is nothing more than a method of decreasing with knitting needles.