This free video tutorial focuses on how to make an invisible increase inside the knitted fabric using a neat, professional technique.
When shaping garments, sweaters, or accessories, knowing how to increase stitches seamlessly without creating unwanted holes is an essential knitting skill.
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- Edge Preparation: Slip the edge (selvedge) stitch from your left needle to the right needle without working it, then knit one or two stitches.
- Picking Up the Strand: Insert your working right needle from front to back under the horizontal strand (bar) that lies between the stitch you just worked and the next stitch on the left needle.
- Placing on Needle: Transfer this lifted strand onto your left needle to form a new loop.
- Working the Increase: Insert your right needle into this newly created loop from left to back (or through the back loop depending on your preferred twist direction) and knit it as a regular knit stitch.
- Continuing the Row: Knit the next few stitches, and repeat the same process whenever an increase is required across the row.
💡 Pro-Tip: Remember that all increases are typically performed on the right-side (knit) rows, while wrong-side (purl) rows should be worked according to your established stitch pattern.
As you can see, once you practice this method a few times, making invisible increases inside your knitted fabric will become quick, effortless, and second nature.
You can watch the “Learn to Knit: Invisible Increases Inside the Knitted Fabric” video tutorial online at any time, completely free of charge. Happy knitting!
