How to Increase Stitches at the Beginning of a Row

When you make an actual garment you will have to know how to decrease and increase stitches. For this article we'll deal with just the increase.

Increasing is adding a stitch (or stitches) to your work. There will be many instances when you will need to know how to increase. There are 2 common ways to do this. One way is called KFB. The other is called M1. Both ways will be explained in this article.
M1 means MAKE 1 STITCH.
Put the right knitting needle into the yarn at the bottom, or under, of the stitch on the left needle.

Pull the yarn up and onto the left needle.

Knit that yarn off the needle and you have added, OR MADE a new stitch.

WATCH THIS VIDEO TO SEE A DEMONSTRATION OF 2 WAYS TO INCREASE STITCHES

KFB means KNIT IN THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE SAME STITCH.

Knit one stitch in the regular way but don't slip the stitch off of the left needle.

Knit another stitch through the back of the same stitch while it is still on the left needle.

Slip the stitch off the left needle onto the right needle. You have now added one stitch.

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