Tonia

Tonia is a knitting teacher, knitwear designer & technical editor, and writer living in Quebec, Canada.

How to Decrease in Knitting (6 Basic Techniques for Every Knitter)

Every knitter needs to know how to decrease stitches in their knitting. The most basic knitting decrease involves knitting two stitches together (the k2tog) as one stitch. To work the ‘knit two together’ decrease, insert the right needle into the first two stitches on the left needle, inserting into the second stitch and then into

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How to Increase in Knitting (Essential Increases for Every Knitter)

Knowing how to increase is an important skill for every knitter. There are many different ways to increase but we’ll focus on the four common increases that every knitter should be aware of. These include: Yarn overs Bar increases (also called Knit Front Back) Make one increases Lifted increases (also called Knit Right/Left Loop) Of

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