Knitting How To

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• 1 tarly // Feb 17, 2010 at 1:30 am

  What pattern are you knitting, if from the net a link would be good, otherwise some lines of the pattern might let us tell you how to incorporate the new stitches into the pattern. Or you could join Ravelry, there are lots of friendly helpful people there who would help with your question, they might even have knitted the pattern you are making.
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• 2 Your // Feb 17, 2010 at 1:49 am

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• 3 J-Dawg // Feb 17, 2010 at 2:26 am

  If you’re not knitting the sleeve as a tube you can add the increases where your seam will be – that way your pattern won’t get messed up.

  If you’re knitting the sleeve as a tube do all your increases in the part that will be under the arm. Then they won’t show.

  Hope this helps…
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• 4 Theresa P // Feb 17, 2010 at 2:52 am

  i use marker at start of pattern and that lets me know where pattern starts.as you increase you have to incorporate the new stitches into the pattern according to the pattern.at the start of the row you start the pattern from end to start and at the end of row start to end.sounds complicated but it is not .hope this helps(my sister writes out the pattern repeat backwards for the start of the row as she finds that easier)
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  plenty of practise

• 5 Me // Feb 17, 2010 at 3:31 am

  the best way of doing this is to do m1’s evenly around.

  for example say you have 40 stitches, and you need to add 4, then k10, m1, k10, m1, k10, m1, k10, m1, or, if you do flat objects instead of rounds, or are a stickler (like me) do k5, m1, k10, m1, k10, m1, k10, m1, k5, then it’s neater for a non-round project, either way you have 4 more stitches and no moving around of the others

  if you don’t know how to do m1’s then try going to the site:
  http://www.knitting.co.nz/site/page_affix/toaffix_learntoknit6/
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• 6 VanessaFas // Feb 17, 2010 at 4:13 am

  It depends on how good the pattern is!
  Some tell you to increase 5 stitches evenly, but don’t say where/how.
  Other patterns say k13, m1, k13, m1, etc., which is very clear.

  If you have a pattern that doesn’t specify, then increase them evenly spaced, so they don’t bunch up. Divide the # of stitches by # you must increase, then use the kfb method, so no lacy holes will appear.
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