Knitting know how
Simple increase and decrease
Simple increase:
The easiest way to increase is to work into the front and back
of the same stitch. Work the first stitch as you would normally but
do not take the stitch off the needle. Now knit or purl into the back
of the stitch. You now have two new stitches on right hand needle.
Now slide off stitch from left needle.
Simple decrease:
The simplest way to decrease is by knitting or purling two stitches
together.
On a knit row, slide the right needle up through two stitches and knit
them together as if it was one stitch. This is called knit two
together (k2tog)
Use the same method when purling only purl two together (p2tog)