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When shaping garments it is usually necessary to add additional
stitches. If they are made "invisibly", there will be no hole or gap
left in the fabric. The three "invisible" methods shown below all
use part of an existing stitch to create a new one. Make two stitches from one,
Increase 1 "Inc 1", for shaping your side edges and use the Raised
increase "M1" and Lifted increase "Up 1" for shaping within
the body of the garment. The visible increase variously written as yarn around
needle "yrn", yarn forward "yfwd" and yarn over needle "yo",
is used for decorative stitch patterns.
Increase 1 (Inc 1)
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In a knit row
Knit into the front of the stitch in the usual way. Without discarding
the stitch on your left hand needle, knit into the back of it, making
two stitches. |
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In a purl row
Purl into the front of the stitch in the usual way. Without discarding
the stitch on your left hand needle, purl into the back of it, making
two stitches. |
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Using invisible increase
This frilled cuff was made by picking up stitches from white stripes
and doubling every stitch on the needle.
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Lifted increase (Up 1)
In a knit row
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1 Insert your right hand needle from front to back into the top of
the stitch below the next one to be knitted. Knit the stitch in the
usual way.
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2 Then, knit the next stitch
on your left hand needle. |
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1 Insert your right hand needle from back to front into the top of
the stitch below the next one to be purled. Purl the stitch in the usual
way.
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2 Then, purl the next stitch
on your left hand needle. |
Raised increase (M1)
In a knit row
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1 Insert your left hand
needle from front to back under the running thread between your left and
right hand needles. |
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2 Then, knit into the back
of the raised running thread. |
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1 Insert your left hand needle from front to back under the running
thread between your left and right hand needles.
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2 Then, purl into the back
of the raised running thread |
Visible Increase
This visible increase is usually used when making fancy
patterns as in bobble stitches. Any number of stitches may be increased
by the yarn-over method. Depending on the number of increases required
in the pattern (and the position,), take your yarn forward, around or
over your needle one, two, three, four or more times. On the subsequent
row knit the stitches in pattern order.
Patterns are usually written with: "yfwd"
when the increase occurs between two knit stitches; as "yrn"
when the increase occurs between two purl stitches or between a knit
and a purl as "yo" when the increase occurs between a purl
and a knit; however, "yo" is also used to represent all three
situations.
In a knit row
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1 Bring your yarn forward to the front and loop it over your right
hand needle.
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2 Knit the next stitch. |
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3 On the subsequent row purl (or knit) the yarn over
loop in the usual way. |
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1 Take your yarn back around your right hand needle and then under
to the front.
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2 Purl the next stitch. |
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3 On the subsequent row, knit (or purl) the yarn over
loop in the usual way. |
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This technique can be seen clearly as a hole after the
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Stitch Gauge
| Casting On
| Casting Off
| Holding the needle
& yarn | Basic
Stitches | Increasing
Stitches | Decreasing
Stitches | Cables
| Knitting in the Round
| Working with More
Than One Yarn Colour | Button
Holes | Edges
| Seams |
Finishing Techniques
| Abbreviations
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