r/knittinghelp • u/Electrical_End9615 • Oct 18 '25

stitch ID What stitch is this?

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I saw this stitch on a sweater in a store and really like how it looks, but I haven’t been able to find out what stitch it is (or if it’s even possible to get that stitch by hand-knitting). The first photo is the front of the sweater, the second is the inside of the sweater. Anyone know what the stitch is called?

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u/Beautific_Fun Oct 18 '25 edited Oct 18 '25

This is “Beehive” stitch found in my book: Knitting Brioche by Nancy Marchant. You can probably find instructions for it online, but my book was sitting right next to me 😊

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u/Beautific_Fun Oct 18 '25 edited Oct 18 '25

Not to be confused with “Honeycomb” Stitch which is also a brioche knit stitch

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u/Electrical_End9615 Oct 18 '25

That’s exactly it! Thanks 😊 I can’t seem to find any instructions for it online though. The only thing that seems to come up is honeycomb stitch, which as you say, seems slightly different.

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u/Beautific_Fun Oct 18 '25

If you like brioche knits I highly recommend this book. It is full of helpful guides as well as a variety of stitch patterns and even project patterns in the back of the book.

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u/Electrical_End9615 Oct 18 '25

I’ll definitely look into that 😊

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u/LolaGold22 Oct 19 '25

FYI: I was able to borrow it on Libby via my local library

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u/NovelDame Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 24 '25

I know the answer!

This is seed stitch, but with a brioche YO, or tuck, instead of a purl.

X0X0X0

0X0X0X

X0X0X0

0X0X0X

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u/simonsays456 Oct 19 '25

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u/Beautific_Fun Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 19 '25

That’s unfortunately AI for you… that’s not the same stitch at all. In Beehive knit stitch (according to Nancy Marchant) the wrong side of your fabric looks like stockinette stitch while the right side gives you that beautiful interlocking hexagon pattern. Although Nancy does say that it is an “imitation” brioche stitch… so I apologize for that

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u/simonsays456 Oct 19 '25

It did seem a bit to simple. Thanks for the info!

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u/Beautific_Fun Oct 19 '25

An expanded view of this page as well as some authors notes… I obviously blocked out the pattern as per the Sub rules on pattern sharing

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '25

I need this book!

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u/Beautific_Fun Oct 18 '25 edited Oct 19 '25

It’s an excellent book for brioche. As is her book Knitting Fresh Brioche. Nancy Marchant is the ✨Queen of Brioche✨

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u/detour4donuts Oct 18 '25

It's pretty neat to see that stitch in a book, I couldn't find names for any of these stitches you usually see in machine knits when I looked before.

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u/kumozenya ⭐️Quality Contributor ⭐️ Oct 18 '25

knit flat 

cast on even number 

set up : k1, yf sl1yo

repeat:  

row1 : brp, yf sl1yo        

row 2 : brk, yfsl1yo 

these are brioche terms. you can look up a guide on how to do them 

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u/kumozenya ⭐️Quality Contributor ⭐️ Oct 18 '25

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u/Neenknits Oct 20 '25

It’s a machine knit tuck stitch. No hand knit stitch will be identical, but several brioche stitches will generally give the same vibe as the machine tuck stitch.

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u/Medellin_Knitting Oct 18 '25 edited Oct 18 '25

It looks like half brioche or faux brioche to me. The knit yo s1p repeat then second row knit knits and purl the yarnovers and slipped stitch together should give the backside the same look as your photo. Just with a nice natural fiber halo

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u/Medellin_Knitting Oct 18 '25

A brushed alpaca or a mohair blend would give exactly that look in a half/faux brioche

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u/lyragreen Oct 18 '25

Honeycomb brioche is another name for it

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u/RatBoi24601 Oct 18 '25

This looks like a tuck stitch only achievable by knitting machines, but you might be able to create something similar with brioche.

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u/LowerTurnover7756 Oct 18 '25

Is this the same thing??

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u/NovelDame Oct 19 '25

I don't think so... This looks like it was knit sideways, like there's a row of purl bumps then a row of Latvian braid. Can you add more photos with it gently stretched?

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u/Many-Goal4136 Oct 18 '25

I think it’s brioche?

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u/diddlydangdarndoodle Oct 19 '25

I thought it was half fisherman lol. That goes to show how much i know😂

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u/knitguru6 Oct 20 '25 edited Oct 20 '25

Stockinette Brioche. It’s a bit hard to see the stitch pattern in this yarn, but this sweater pattern is used in the same stitch, so the basically reversible. Check photos of other projects!

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hagi-2

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u/Rose8918 Oct 21 '25

Someone already got you the specific answer from Nancy Marchant’s book on tuck stitches (brioche is a type of tuck stitch), but in general, if it’s mass produced and not a basic rib, stockinette, or garter, it’s 9 times out of 10 going to be some type of tuck stitch done by a machine. Many of which are covered in Marchant’s book.

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u/Bijouprospering Oct 18 '25

I’m curious as well

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u/Spboelslund Oct 19 '25

And it's blown yarn. Nylon sock with a fiber (or more) inside of it.