Make a stitch

I was just wondering, when a pattern says make 1 stitch into the next stitch- how do I know what increase method I use??:knitting:

When you’re told to make a stitch into the next stitch, it generally means to knit into the front and back of the stitch.

The method you use will affect your stitch count, since a kfb uses a stitch and a m1 between stitches doesn’t.

I agree to ‘make’ or increase IN a stitch, you do a kfb.