HOW TO INCREASE STITCHES

An increase is made to add new stitches to your work. They’re used to create shape, texture, lace…. There are different ways of increasing while knitting and increases can be visible, when we’re knitting lace or making eyelets, and invisible, when we want to add stitches to create shape in a garment.

One of the easiest ways to increase is at the beginning of a row.

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