This is a standard increase that turns one stitch into two stitches.
No, the stitch up after a magic loop slip stitch does not count as your first stitch, the magic loop slip stitch does.
When crocheting you can increase by making two stitches in the same stitch. You can also make a stitch between two stitches.
to increase the stitch length,turn the stitch length dial (1) to decrease the stitch length,turn the stitch length dial (1) while pressing the feed lever
Yes, because you are knitting two stitches from the same stitch.
This process is called increase. You can increase stitches by one when you knit in both the front and the back of a stitch, thus turning a single stitch into two stitches.
Only if you want to increase.
It usually means "make 1" stitch, and is considered an increase. How you perform the increase depends on the pattern. Some knit throught the front and back of the same stitch. Some lift the yarn between the last and current stitch onto the left needle, then knit it through the back loop.
No, it does not increase the number of stitches. It twists the stitch that is worked through the back loop. Twisting is done for artistic effect or to tighten an area that is loose.
keep the first stitch always as a knit stitch on both sides
When you do a double crochet increase, you crochet 2 double crochets into the same stitch.
It depends upon the pattern you're following but, generally speaking, you can increase by either working 2 stitches into a single stitch from the row below OR adding a stitch in the space between 2 stitches on the previous row.