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Increase (kfb) and decrease (k2tog)

Name: Increase (kfb) and decrease (k2tog): 3D knitting lesson
Uploaded: 2026-10-12
Duration: 14 s
Description: To increase, knit into the front of a stitch but leave it on the needle, then knit into the back of the same stitch and slip it off: one stitch becomes two (kfb). To decrease, put the right needle through the next two stitches together and knit them as one: two stitches become one (k2tog). This is a simplified diagram, not real hands.

To increase, knit into the front of a stitch but leave it on the needle, then knit into the back of the same stitch and slip it off: one stitch becomes two (kfb). To decrease, put the right needle through the next two stitches together and knit them as one: two stitches become one (k2tog). This is a simplified diagram, not real hands.

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