Double increase in half twisted rib

How-to Questions
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Anyone able to tell me, or share a video, on how to make a double increase in half twisted rib please?

1x1 half twisted rib

RS k1tbl, P1

WS k1, P1tbl

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Here’s a couple of possible ways to do that in rib although you would have to adapt it to twisted rib either by wrapping the yarn clockwise or twisting on the following row.

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Thanks. I’ve been trying that first one exactly as the video but got holes and a weird strand in front of the purl. I didn’t know wrapping the other way would make a twisted stitch, that’s really helpful. I’ll try it with this method and some other increases. I’ve been struggling too with kfbfb because the knits are already in the back for the twist so I was stuck there.

I will try again.

Edited to add. There are lots of videos on decreases in twisted rib but none on increases which makes me wonder if everyone just avoids this in general.

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I am still trying. I’ve done another bazillion swatches.

The info about wrapping clockwise is helping for various parts of the trials, thanks.

Now I am really struggling to make a right leaning increase, M1R, it keeps looking left leaning and it must be due to the knit stitch next to it is twisted. I’m working the bar after a purl and before a knit. The purls are not twisted, the knits are ktbl on the RS and Ptbl on the wrong side. Is this why my M1R won’t lean right? My M1L (after a knit before a purl) is fine.

Any advice?

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You might try not twisting some of the sts or sts near the increase. In a general view, an untwisted stitch here or there doesn’t really show against the overall pattern.

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