Increases
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There are many ways to add stitches to your knitting. Some of them are neutral in direction, and others lean left or right. Some increases go well in pairs, and they all have different aesthetic qualities.
One Stitch Increases
Neutral Increases
- Backward Loop Increase
- Knit Back Front (KBF)
- Knit Front Back (KFB)
- Open Bar Increase
- Purl Front Back (PFB)
- Purl Back Front (PBF)
- Yarnover (YO)
Left-Leaning Increases
- Closed Yarnover Increase Left-Leaning
- Lifted Left Increase (LLI)
- Lifted Right Purl Increase (LRPI)
- Make One Left Increase (M1L)
- Make One Left Purl Increase (M1LP)
Right-Leaning Increases
- Closed Yarnover Increase Right-Leaning
- Lifted Right Increase (LRI)
- Lifted Left Purl Increase (LLPI)
- Make One Right Increase (M1R)
- Make One Right Purl Increase (M1RP)