Teach Yourself Visually Knitting

Shaping

chapter 4

INCREASING MULTIPLE STITCHES EVENLY ACROSS
A ROW

Some patterns ask you to increase a certain number of stitches evenly across a
row. This is called for when the knitting needs to become substantially wider
quickly, rather than gradually. You should use whichever increase method is best
suited to your stitch pattern.

1 To figure out how to increase a certain number of stitches evenly across a
row, start by adding 1 to the number of stitches that need to be added.

2 Divide the number obtained in step 1 into the number of stitches on your
needles. The result of this division is how many stitches you should work
between increases across the row. (For example, if you have 30 stitches on
your needle and you are asked to increase 5 stitches evenly across, then you
knit 5 stitches, increase 1, knit 5, and so on.)

3 If the result of your equation is not exact, you need to approximate and work
fewer stitches between some of the increases. The most important thing is to
spread the correct number of increases across the row as evenly as possible.

Increase row

FAQ

What if I need to increase more than 2 stitches at the beginning or the end of a row?

Some garments require increasing multiple stitches at one or both ends of a piece of knitting. In that case,

you cannot use the increase methods covered here. Instead, you have to cast on the number of increases

called for, using the simple cast-on method (see page 15).

1. Before knitting the row, cast on the number of stitches required in front of the stitches already on
   the needle.


2. Knit the newly cast-on stitches as usual.
   Note: If the instructions call for increasing stitches at both ends of the row, you cast on that number
   of stitches at the beginning of the next two rows because you can’t cast on at the end of a row.

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