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Increasing

Purl Increase Without Twisting

IUsing tho loft noedle, pick up the horizontal thread between 2 stitches from front to back, and...

Twisted Purl Increase

IUsing the left noedle. pick up the horizontal thread between 2 stitches from front to back and purl it twisted...

2 ...purl it. The new purl stitch is on the right noedle. This in-crease creates a visible little hole.

2 ...by inserting the needle into the back part of the loop from left to right. This prevents holes in the knitting. On the stockinette stitch side, this increase slants to the left.

Increases in Ribbing

In 1 x 1 ribbing. you should always work double increases. To do this. increase 1 stitch with a twisted purl out of the horizontal thread after a knit stitch. then knit the next stitch (which was a purl stitch}. then increase another stitch with a twisted purl out of the next horizontal thread. In this way, the ribbing is maintained even after tho increases.

Symmetrical Twisted Purl Increase

the stitch from right to left. The loop will twist by itself. On the stockinette stitch side of the work,

IThis increase is important for a symmetrical appearance in stockinette stitch. Using the left noedle, pick up the horizontal thread between 2 stitches from the back to the front. and...

this increase is slanted to the right.

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