Marked increases and decreases

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Knitting for Beginners: Emphasized Increases and Decreases

Knitting for Beginners: Emphasized Increases and Decreases

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This post is about emphasized increases and decreases. We'll show you how it works and how versatile you can use it.

→ also for raglan shaping, whether top-down or bottom-up

→ decreases are worked as usual by knitting 2 or more stitches together, but at a distance of several stitches, e.g., from the edge stitch

→ increases are worked as usual, e.g., by knitting 1 stitch from the strand between 2 stitches or by making a yarn over, but at a distance of several stitches, e.g., from the edge stitch

→ the specific knitting pattern will tell you the distance and method for working the increase(s) / decrease(s)

→ emphasized decreases / increases are popular stylistic elements

Step-by-step instructions

Emphasized Increases:

Example: double-sided, emphasized increases at a distance of 2 stitches from the edge stitch, in stockinette stitch on the right-side rows:

Emphasized Decreases:

Example: double-sided, emphasized decreases at a distance of 2 stitches from the edge stitch, in stockinette stitch on the right-side rows:

You can freely decide which and how many stitches to knit before the increases / decreases, or refer to the pattern for your specific project. This also applies, of course, to the type of increases / decreases, e.g., whether right-leaning or left-leaning. We wish you every success in knitting your emphasized increases / decreases.

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