Knot Knecessarily Known Knitting

There are many, many ways to increase in knitting. This is different from crochet. Increases in crochet are easy — just work in the same stitch again! But in knitting, we have different ways to increase. Very often, these methods result in a slant. In other words, the method produces an increase that does not have bilateral symmetry. If you are working two increases close together, you may want to work them so they mirror each other, with one increase leaning one way and the other leaning the other way. This will produce bilateral symmetry that pleases the human eye and mind. One of my favorite ways to do this is with a make 1 increase. There are three basic ways to execute a make 1. 1. Lift up the running thread between stitches and work it, typically twisted shut. 2. Create a yarn over on the previous row or round, then work it, typically twisted shut, on the next row or round. 3. On the previous row or round, cast-on a twisted (backward) loop on the right needle; then work it...