Comments on: Increases: The More the Merrier

By: How to Knit Neutral and Directional Increases | Lion Brand Notebook

How to Knit Neutral and Directional Increases | Lion Brand Notebook — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:00:44 +0000

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By: Increasing “In Pattern” | Lion Brand Notebook

Increasing “In Pattern” | Lion Brand Notebook — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:03:14 +0000

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By: How to Evenly Space Your Increases/Decreases | Lion Brand Notebook

How to Evenly Space Your Increases/Decreases | Lion Brand Notebook — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:03:19 +0000

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By: Less is More, pt. 1: Crochet Decreases | Lion Brand Notebook

Less is More, pt. 1: Crochet Decreases | Lion Brand Notebook — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:02:50 +0000

[...] lace patterns, even some cable patterns will require you to increase and decrease. I wrote about increasing awhile back, so let’s talk about decreasing now. There are so many different ways to decrease [...]

By: rose

rose — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:46:47 +0000

I am somewhat new to knitting,I am mostly a crochet. The instruction for my top I do not understand help line read, This is for the shape shoulder, cast off 16 sts beg next and following alt row? can you help me please. yo is easy kfb?????

Zontee says: Hi Rose, the direction you’re describing above means that you cast off 16 stitches the way you would at the end of a project, but then you work all the way across the rest of the stitches as you normally would. Then when you turn the project around to work the other way, you will again cast off 16 stitches, so that now both sides have 16 stitches cast off. This is so that you continue to work the stitches in the middle (I’m guessing probably for the neck of your sweater), while the shoulders are already finished. Also, please keep in mind that if you need help with patterns, you can e-mail our Pattern Support Team at support@lionbrand.com .

Regarding your second question: YO is NOT the same as kfb. A yarn-over is an increase that creates a little eyelet or hole in the work; it’s often used decoratively for lace. Knitting in the front and back of the same stitch is increasing into the stitch and is often used because it’s less noticeable in a piece if you don’t want it to have a hole; it’s more like a crochet increase, in the sense that you’re working two stitches into the one original stitch to create your increase. As Laura’s article says, there are three different kinds of knitting increases.

By: Isabel C-S

Isabel C-S — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:06:43 +0000

I have a question for you. I am also relearning to knit at the same time that I’m teaching a group of teenagers of inner city and we are having fun doing it. Well, here is my question, when the pattern calls for an increase, after we do, do we need to knit them in that row or in the next. I always knit them in the same row of the increase but I want to make sure I’m doing it right (instructions do not specify). We are enthusiatic about the lavender hat too. Thank you.

Zontee says: Hi Isabel, when you increase, that counts as knitting them in the current row (each increase is different as described above — for a yarn-over, you don’t knit it at all to make the stitch, but for a make 1 or a kfb, you are knitting them to create new stitches). You won’t knit them again until you finish the row and work all the way back to them again. See our YouTube channel for increase videos — link is in the original article.

By: KimberlyD

KimberlyD — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:26:02 +0000

I liked the big green ball…haha! I too liked the hat and found the pattern, guess I got a new project now, thanks for showing it here. It got me looking at the other hat patterns, so many to do, so little time…haha!

By: Arleen

Arleen — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:45:17 +0000

I am looking for a crochet scarf pattern that incorporates beads. Have you seen any other than store bought scarves?

Thank you,
Arleen

By: Cathy Taylor

Cathy Taylor — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:20:48 +0000

If you are looking for the lavender hat pattern it is available on the lion brand website under patterns. One of my crochet class students made two and they are lovely.

By: Suzie Q

Suzie Q — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:22:11 +0000

I would also like to find the instructions for that beautiful lavender hat shown in the picture above. Could someone help me find it. Thanks, SQ Zontee says: Hi Suzie, again, it's a hat pattern on LionBrand.com -- click here to see it.