How To Increase Stitches In Pattern - 10 Rows A Day

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“Inc 1 st each side, working inc sts into pat”, “inc and work into pat”, “cont in patt, inc 1 st each side”, “work the inc sts into pat”. If you’ve ever knit a sweater with fitted sleeves or a top-down sweater with raglan lines, you’ve probably seen one of those scary-looking abbreviations.

All of them mean the same thing – we need to add one stitch at each side of the work, and somehow figure out what to do with those new stitches so that they do not disrupt the stitch pattern.

The big question is “how to do it without getting confused and frustrated, and preferably without ruining our project?”

Unfortunately, no magic formula would work for all projects and all stitch patterns. But things get much more manageable when we split this big task into two simple steps: (1) making increases and (2) working the new stitches into the stitch pattern.

With this simplified approach, even beginner knitters will be able to increase stitches in pattern without any problem.

Let’s see how to do it:

In stitch patterns that involve cables and motifs, it is usually recommended to work new stitches in stockinette stitch until you increase enough stitches to form a pattern repeat.

In simpler stitch patterns like ribbing and seed stitch, it’s better to work each new stitch into the stitch pattern. This way your work will look consistent and more polished. Happy knitting!

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