Page 2: Increases and Decreases

There are a number of methods of increasing and decreasing, used for different purposes, but for most basic patterns, you will be able to get by with a few simple methods.

Increases:
The basic left-handed increase is 

PICS NEEDED:
INCREASE - RIGHT-HAND RAISED
INCREASE - LEFT HAND RAISED
INCREASE - LIFTED

DECREASE - SSK
DECREASE -- K2TOG

 

 

A Few Online Knitting Resources: 
KnittingHelp.com
-- online resource for knitting stitches, including video clips of knitting stitches
Knitlist.com -- online listserv for knitters
Knitty.com   
Learntoknit.com


Clipart courtesy of Straw into Gold

Copyright Notice: The Author of this work retains full copyright for the written material on this page. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial private research or educational purposes provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are preserved on all copies.

Copyright 2003, M. E. Riley