Puzzled by increase

How-to Questions
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I am starting a pattern knit only in garter stitch from top down. I have cast on and now have to increase on alternate rows to add stitches for the sleeves. The increase method is yo and it says in the pattern I should have an invisible increase and not a hole. I have holes. I have watched the video and I’m still confused. Am I doing something wrong? Would another increase method be better? Any suggestions would be welcomed.

Thanks

(This is my first post and I’m really looking forward to help.) :??

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If you are doing a yarn over as an increase, you will have a hole. I don’t know why the pattern would tell you that it would be invisible. Other good choices for increases are kfb (knit into front and back of same stitch, also known as a ‘bar increase’) and M1L or M1R, depending on which way you want the increase to slant. You can find videos for all of these here.

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Even if you knit into the back of the yo?

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Even if you knit into the back of the yo?[/quote]

That will make the hole smaller but I still don’t think it would be invisible.

5

Knitqueen,

Thanks - the problem is solved thanks to using a different increase method, and the results actually look better than the photo on the pattern.

:happydance: