Lifted Increase Stitch

The lifted increase can be used almost anywhere since you can barely see it. The caveat, though, is that your knitted fabric may pucker if there are fewer than three rows between them because you work the stitch by pulling up a loop from the previous row. This increase is also the most common type of dip stitch.

Lifted Increase Stitch
Advantage Visually subtle
Disadvantage If there are less then 3 rows between increases, it may draw together
When Used Invisibility is needed

Right Slant Lifted Knit Increase
Left Slant Lifted Knit Increase
Right Slant Lifted Purl Increase
Left Slant Lifted Purl Increase

This stitch is worked on the left side of the loom generally at the second stitch of an even row.

  1. Move the wrap on the last peg over one to the left.

  2. From the back, pick up the purl bump of the stitch one below the wrap of the peg to the right of the empty peg with your knitting tool and place it on the peg without twisting it.

  3. Knit the new wrap.

This stitch is worked on the right side of the loom generally at the second stitch of an even row.

  1. Move the wrap on the first peg over one to the right.

  2. Follow the bar that runs in between stitches between the first and third peg.

  3. Working from the inside of the loom, pick up the stitch where the bar enters it on the third peg with your knitting tool.

  4. Twist it clockwise to create a wrap and place it on the empty peg.

  5. K tbl the new wrap.

This stitch is worked on the left side of the loom generally at the second stitch of an even row. Use it in purl stitches such as when increasing evenly spaced in a rib.

  1. Move the wrap on the last peg over one to the left.

  2. From the back, pick up the purl bump of the stitch one below the wrap of the peg to the right of the empty peg with your knitting tool and place it on the peg without twisting it.

  3. Purl the new wrap.

This stitch is worked on the right side of the loom generally at the second stitch of an even row. Use it in purl stitches such as when increasing evenly spaced in a rib.

  1. Move the wrap on the first peg over one to the right.

  2. Follow the bar that runs in between stitches.

  3. Working from the inside of the loom, pick up the stitch where the bar enters it on the third peg with your knitting tool.

  4. Twist it clockwise to create a wrap and place it on the empty peg.

  5. P tbl the new wrap.