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Increasing the stitches
1 . Increasing one stitch on one side of
knitting width.
SIMPLE M ETHOD
a. Place the carriage on the side which
you want to increase.
b. R aise the end needle to the working
position B. (see Fig. 1 1 9 .)
c. The empty needle will pick up the yarn
as it knits the nex t row.
FULL FASHIONED METHOD
a. Use the transfer tool, move the first
stitch ( 1 ) onto the adjacent empty,
needle (2).
Now second needle from the end
becomes empty.
b. Pick up either neibouring lower loop ( 3 ),
and hook on the empty needle ( 1 ).
2. Increasing more than two stitches on
either s:de of the garment.
a. Place the carriage opposite to the side
you w a nt to increase.
b. bring into action on the side opposite
t o the carriage as many needles as the
number of stitches t o be increased.
c. Move the carriage.
d. The yarn wi l l hang on the increased
needles on both sides.
e . Hang the weight hanger for side tension
and small weight on the yarn which is
shaping zigzag line.
f. Continue the knitting.
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