As soon as you start to knit anything more complicated than a scarf you are likely to need to know how to increase and decrease the number of stitches you are working with. In this article, we will show you different methods on how to decrease stitches. Your pattern will usually tell you...
There are so many ways to increase stitches in knitting — you can knit twice into the same stitch (often notated as KFB — knit into the front and back), you can do a yarn over and treat it as a real stitch on the next row (which leaves a hole in your work — this can sometim...
Finishing the Increase Now you have two stitches on the right-hand needle. To finish, simply slide the original stitch off the left-hand needle. You have just increased one stitch. Tip As with most stitches, the gauge will be influenced by how tightly you pull the yarn as you work the ...
Although there are quite a few ways of doing either, the tutorial below will outline the steps for the most common or basic methods for you to try and practice. How to increase stitches How to decrease stitches Knitting Techniques - Not all of these are suitable for Beginners... ...
In the next section, you'll learn how to add stitches to your work. Knitting Increases Increases (inc) are used to shape your knitting and to create lace patterns. There are many ways to make an increase; we've listed a few standard methods below. Many pattern instructions specify which ...
and if you are planning to make anything that has shaping, you are going to need to know how to increase and decrease stitches. Although there are quite a few ways of doing either, the tutorial below will outline the steps for the most common or basic methods for you to try and ...
Learn how to master the knit front back increase (KFB) with this helpful video tutorial. You can seamlessly increase your knitting project with this technique.
Determine the stitches per inch from the pattern's gauge requirement. For example, if the gauge is 24 stitches over four inches, the per-inch stitch gauge is six. Step 4 Use the stitches-per-inch figure to determine how many stitches you need to increase. For example, to increase the wa...
The Knit Stitch-One of the basic stitches in knitting besides purl stitch. The Purl Stitch-Another important stitch you must learn in order to knit. Increase Stitch(es)- Learn different increase methods. Decrease Stitch(es)-Learn Different method of decreasing. ...
How to Make 1(Another knitting increase you'll want to learn) How to decrease stitches When you finish knitting you'll need to tuck in all those loose dangly yarn ends so you'll need some knitting instructions on: How to weave in ends ...