M1

#1

I am knitting a child’s hat and it says to K1, M1. I know that M1 meANS TO MAKE ONE STITCH. Does this mean to add a stitch after the knitted one just by looping the wool around the needle?

#2

Sometimes the pattern tells you which M1 increase (replacement) stitch they want. However, M1 usually refers to this method: http://www.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/faq-search.cgi?faqKey=77&store=/stores/eyarn

Amy also has videos listed on the web site showing different increase styles: http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/increases

Welcome to the board.
Katrina

#3

A lot of times a simple backward loop around the right hand needle is all you need to do and works nicely. Maybe that is what you meant.

#4

I think if you do a yarn over to add a stitch it will make a hole or eyelett where you do that…

#5

hey try this… :slight_smile:

#6

You can do a YO, but if you knit through the back loop on the next row, it makes the hole smaller. It’s like doing the backward loop increase.

#7

The backward loop is not the same thing as a yarn over is someone thought maybe it was.