In most knitted products, one cannot do without decreasing and adding loops - with the help of both actions, the product can be given any shape, knit a variety of patterns and decorate a thing with them, knit a rectangular, triangular or oval fabric. If you are learning to knit, you should learn a few different ways to increase and decrease stitches, which are used in different knitting techniques.
Instructions
Step 1
Only add loops on the right side of the knit. If you need to make inconspicuous increases, knit the loops from the broach - this is how the increases will be located inside the canvas. Cast on ten stitches and knit a row with purl loops, and then in the first row, knit an edge loop, and then two knit loops.
Step 2
Insert the right knitting needle under the broach between the second and third stitches and slide it over the left knitting needle. In this case, the short part of the broach should be behind the spoke. Knit a broach over the back of the loop to create a crossed loop to fill the hole in the garment.
Step 3
Knit front loops to the end of the row, subtly adding new loops every two loops. In the next row, knit in the same way, but not with the front, but with the purl, leaving the knitting on the knitting needle.
Step 4
You can also add stitches with yarns - in this case, they will also be invisible. Every two or three loops on the front side of the work, make the yarn towards you, and on the wrong side, knit the yarn over with the front knit behind the back wall. In the third row, knit the front row, adding yarns every two or three loops, and in the fourth row, knit the wrong row again, knitting the yarn overs with the front loops behind the back wall.
Step 5
If you need to make additions along the edge of the canvas that will not tighten the edge, add loops from the edge - this method is suitable for decorating collars and sides of products.
Step 6
Decreasing stitches follows the same principle as adding stitches - for example, to decrease along the edges of the fabric, knit two or more loops together at the end of each row with purl stitch. If you need to decrease the stitches in the middle of the fabric, make the decreases on the right side of the garment and do not cut more than two stitches at a time to avoid tightening the edge.
