The “make one right” increase allows you to add stitches to knitted rows that are in progress. These increases will lean toward the right, so your work will grow in a rightward direction. This increase is especially helpful in knitting sweaters because it allows you to create larger spaces for arms and shoulders. Below you…
As its name suggests, the “make one left” increase is a left-leaning stitch. Use this increase to add live stitches to a work that is already in progress. This will lengthen your knitted rows and enable you to shape your knitwear. Note: When knitting a pattern that states “make one” it is usually safe to…
Increases add live stitches to your knitted rows. This is useful in shaping knitwear. Gloves and mittens, for example, use increases to shape around the base of the thumb. Adding increases along one edge of a knit tube creates a set of stitches that make room for the thumb; this is commonly referred to as…