The technique described in this tutorial is an often overlooked way to increase stitches in knitting. We used this increase as part of the Criss-Cross Bind Off Edging, but it is such a simple and versatile method that it definitely deserves to be featured in a separate tutorial. What makes this increase so helpful? A …
There are a number of ways to increase stitches in knitting – “make 1”, lifted increases, double increase, “knitting front & back”, etc. Some of those increases are more challenging than the others, but what way is the easiest of them all? In this tutorial, we’ll take a look at two ridiculously simple ways to …
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It seems that the most common way to increase stitches in knitting is to make one stitch from the strand between stitches – a way known as “make 1” increase. It’s a great technique, but it could be difficult to use when we work with fragile yarns or yarns with halo (like mohair). It can …
A few weeks ago I made a tutorial about a double vertical decrease, and I’ve got a comment with a question about the best way to make a double increase that matches the look of the double vertical decrease. After doing some research and quite a bit of swatching, I’ve found out that the best …
Why is it that the most popular increase causes many of us so much confusion? I don’t know about you, but it took me YEARS to find a way to remember how to make M1R and M1L without mixing them up. So when Carol sent me an email asking to make a tutorial about this …