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Double Knitting > Lifted Increase
The most versatile increases to use in double knitting are those that:
- preserve the alternate stitch order of the 2 sides of the fabric on the
knitting needles and
- don't reveal the opposite yarn strand on the facing side of the fabric.
Although the Make 1 Increase is easier to
execute in double-knitting, another increase that works is the Lifted Increase. The Lifted
Increase creates a new stitch using the purl bump of the stitch that is one row
below the stitch on the left hand needle.
Knitwise Lifted Increase:
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Step 1: Insert right hand needle from front to
back and from the top down through the purl bump directly below the stitch being worked on the left
hand needle. In this example: The right
needle is inserted in the purl bump under the facing knit stitch. |
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Step 2: Knit this purl bump. Do not
remove the stitch above the bump from the LH needle. Follow pattern
instructions for next stitch.
Review the Position of the Working Yarn tutorial as a reference for
yarn positioning. In this example:
The purl bump is knit using the facing yarn. In double knitting, you will typically repeat the lifted
increase for each side of the fabric, without dropping the stitches from the
needle. Once the lifted increase stitches are complete, then the
stitches above them are worked off the needle, preserving the alternate
sequence of stitches on the needle. |
Purlwise Lifted Increase:
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Step 1: Insert right hand needle from back to
front and from the bottom up through the purl bump directly below the stitch being worked on the left
hand needle. In this example: The right
needle is inserted in the purl bump below the opposite purl stitch. |
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Step 2: Purl this bump. Do not remove the
stitch above the bump from the LH needle. Follow pattern instructions
for next stitch.
Review the Position of the Working Yarn tutorial as a reference for
yarn positioning. In this example:
The purl bump is purled using the opposite yarn. |