Making a yarn-over is a simple way to increase stitches when knitting. Using a yarn-over makes a small hole as well as a new stitch, so is sometimes referred to as a 'visible' increase.
Yarn-overs are used to make garments bigger or to add some shape when knitting .
Some patterns use yarn-over techniques to intentionally add holes as part of the design. Placed carefully yarn-overs can make your knitting appear light and airy.
The most common situation in which you will be asked to do a yarn-over when knitting, is between two knit stitches, but that is not the only way to do it. You can also increase at the beginning of a row as knitting tutorial below explains.
Some knitters become confused when asked to yarn-over at the beginning of a row. They can't understand how to wrap the yarn around the needle when there's nothing to hold it in place?
But all you have to do is drape the yarn over the right-hand needle and immediately make the next stitch. The way you do this will depend on whether you're starting with a knit stitch or a purl stitch, but it's becomes intuitive once you try it.
As many people find it easier, when learning how to knit, to be shown rather than read about it, I thought I would find a really good video that shows you how to do a yarn-over at the start of a row. This is by Michelle Hunter, at Knit Purl Hunter
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