Free How To Knit Instructions from Fiber Images

materials source: Craft Yarn Council of America

Increasing (inc)
There are different methods to increase stitches. Knit in front and back of the same stitch is described here. This may also be done on a purl stitch by purling in the front and back of one stitch.

	1. Insert needle into the front of the stitch. Knit the stitch but do not remove from left needle.
	2. Insert right needle into back of the same stitch and knit again.
	3. Remove the stitch from the needle.

Decreasing (dec)

	Knitting 2 Stitches Together (k2tog): To knit 2 stitches together, just insert the right needle into two stitches at the same time as shown in the diagrams to the left. This decrease will slant to the right.
	Purling 2 Stitches Together (p2tog): Purling 2 stitches together is done by inserting the needle into 2 stitches at once, and then purling them as if they were one stitch as shown in the diagram to the left.

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