Increase - JCrew Hat Pattern

#1

I am working on the J Crew Hat pattern (http://www.vintageknits.com/jcrew.html)and I’ve finished the ribbing and am about to start on ther rest of the hat and it says to increase on the first round by 2 stitches. But it doesn’t say where or what kind of increase.

Does it matter? Can I just do a M1 twice after the first stitch? I am not even sure why I need an increase?

#2

Mk1 would produce a hole in the finished fabric.

Maybe one of these increases will help. :slight_smile:

#3

If you knit the M1 stitch into the back loop after you pick up the bar, you shouldn’t get a hole. You can do one a third of the way in and the other 2/3 of the way. You probably increase now so that when you start decreasing at the top you have the correct number of stitches to do it evenly.

#4

Thanks all! :smiley: