This tutorial shows how to increase the number of stitches by two (make 2 additional stitches out of one stitch). This may be shown as the abbreviation inc 2, or as kfbf “knit into the front and back and front of the stitch”. If your pattern tells you how to work a double increase, then do follow those instructions, But if not, here is how I work a double increase. What is a double increase? For a double increase you will make an additional 2 stitches. For example, if you started with 10 stitches and the pattern states: knit 9, inc 2 (12 sts) You would knit 9, then on the last stitch you would work a double increase. This makes 2 extra stitches for 12 stitches in total (10 plus 2). Compare this with the kfb increase which only increases by one stitch. Here the instruction would be: knit 9, kfb (11 sts) You would knit 9, then on the last stitch you would work a kfb increase. This makes 1 additional stitch for 11 stitches in total (10 plus 1). How to inc2 Step 1: Knit to the point of the increase. Knit into the front of the next stitch but do not let it fall off the needle Step 2: Then knit into the back of the same stitch, but again, do not let it fall off the needle. So far, this is just the same as KFB except we have kept the stitches on the needle. Step 3: Knit into the front of the same stitch again. You have now made two additional stitches (three stitches have been made out of one). On this little sample of stockinette stitch, I have cast on 3 stitches and made an increase on the middle stitch of every knit row so you can see how the knitting slopes on either side of the knitting.
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Elaine Thanks so much .
9/17/2016 11:17:15 pm
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Cheryl
10/25/2016 07:00:01 pm
i have a pattern that reads: K to last 4 sts., (kfb)twice, (kfb)twice. 62 sts. The cast on is 53. How do you do this? I come up with extra stitches!!!
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Amanda Berry
10/25/2016 11:18:08 pm
That doesn't make any sense to me, how can you get an extra 9 stitches? I think you need to ask whoever is responsible for designing that pattern for help.
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Heather
10/27/2018 01:25:54 pm
I have searched for hours to find the right solution....you have hit the stitch on the head....(sort of). i.e...increased twice purl wise into next stitch....resulting one stitch becomes three stitches. Yippee
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