How do you knit in front and back of the first stitch?

What does kfb stand for in knitting?

knit into the front and the back of the stich.

What does the term 'knit-wise' mean?

When you insert the needle into a stitch you can insert it front to back (knit-wise) or back to front (purl-wise).

What does the term 'knit wise' mean?

When you insert the needle into a stitch you can insert it front to back (knit-wise) or back to front (purl-wise).

What does knit in front and back of stitch increase one.?

This is a standard increase that turns one stitch into two stitches.

What does Knit into front and back of each stitch mean?

you are basically doing an increase, creating two new stitches from one old one. Start your knit stitch by inserting your needle right to left and out the front of the stitch, wrap your yarn and bring your right needle back out with the new stitch on it, but don't drop the stitch on the left needle yet. now insert the right needle into the back of the stitch from left to right, wrap the yarn and now you may drop the stitch from the left needle.

What does kfb mean in knitting?

Kfb in knitting stands for "knit front and back." It is an increase stitch where you knit into the front of the stitch as usual, but then without taking the stitch off the left needle, you knit into the back loop of the same stitch. This creates a new stitch and increases the total stitch count by one.

Why doesnt my knitting stay straight?

Assuming you are doing stockinette stitch (knit the front side and purl the back side), your knitting is curling because that's precisely what stockinette stitch does. To make it stop, put a band of garter stitch (knit the front side AND the back side) or ribbing around the piece and that will make it lie flat.

Should one knit into the front or back of a stitch when the previous row contained both knit and purl stitches?

There are at least two ways to interpret this question. Taken literally, you're talking about whether to insert the needle into the stitch knit-wise (from front to back) vs purl-wise (from back to front). Whether to knit into the front or back of a stitch is not related to what stitches occurred in the row below, but to what stitches you want to create in the current row. If you wish to make a knit stitch, insert the needle from front to back into the stitch to be worked. If you wish to make a purl stitch, insert the needle from the back to the front. You are allowed to put purl stitches on top of knit stitches and vice versa. It all depends on what pattern or effect you are looking for. For example, many garments begin with a couple of inches of ribbing, such as 1 x 1 ribbing which is done by alternately knitting a stitch, then purling the next stitch. On following rows you simple knit those stitches that were previously knit and purl those stitches that were previously purled. But at the end of the ribbed cuff, hem, or neck, you will need to switch from ribbing to stockinette or some other pattern stitch. Switching to stockinette would mean knitting all the stitches all the way across, even if some of them had been purled in a previous row. ----- The other way to interpret the question is whether you knit into the leg of the stitch that sits in front of or behind the needle, rather than whether you insert the needle from the front of the work or the back of the work. When you wrap the yarn around the needle, you might wrap it counter-clockwise if you are a western knitter (Western Europe and the U.S.), or clock-wise if you are an eastern knitter (Asia). Some knitters wrap CCW on the knits and CW on the purls (called "combination" knitting) because this is the most ergonomic technique. How you wrap the stitch determines how the stitch is placed on the needle. For most American/European knitters the stitch is placed so that the "leading leg" or the branch of the stitch closer to the tip of the needle, is in front of the needle, and the trailing leg is behind the needle. If you knit into the front (leading) leg, you will get a flat stitch. But if you knit into the back (trailing) leg, you will get a twisted stitch. It can be tempting to simply say "always knit into the front of the stitch," but as you can see that would only be true for half of the world's knitters. It is more accurate to say "knit into the leading leg for a flat stitch or the trailing leg for a twisted stitch." This is always true, regardless of whether the stitch being knit is a purl stitch or a knit stitch and regardless of the knitter's style of knitting. Each row is treated as a whole new beginning. The stitch would be made the same way each time no matter where you make it, according to what the pattern says. Some advanced knitters do prefer to start and end every row with the same stitch, regardless of what the pattern says because it makes a kind of seam which makes stitching a garment together.

What do it mean tb1 mean an in knitting?

I think you mean tbl (L instead of 1), which is to knit through the back loop. (Regular knit stitch is through the front loop).

How do you knit a knot?

There are many different variations on knot-type stitches. Probably the simplest would be to pull five loops from a single stitch, the knit those five stitches back together. You can pull multiple loops in a stitch by inserting the needle through the front of the stitch (front-to-back) and pulling a loop, then from the back-to-the-front and pulling a second loop, and so on until you've pulled five loops. Insert the left needle into all five loops at once, and in front of the right need. Now with both needles through all five loops, knit the five loops together. One knotted stitch made.

How do you knit twice into yarn over?

Usually the pattern you are working will tell you the preferred method. Typically it is done through knitting into the front and then into the back of a stitch. A regular knit stitch is done like this: Put right-hand needle through the right-most stitch on the left needle, wrap yarn over right-hand needle, pull stitch through, and pull loop off the left-hand needle A knit stitch through the back is done like this: Put right-hand needle through the right-most stitch on the left needle on the back side of the needle (that's from the right side, but catch the back side of the loop) , wrap yarn over right-hand needle, pull stitch through, and pull loop off the left-hand needle To do them in the same stitch: perform a regular knit stitch, but do not pull the loop off the left hand needle (if feels very awkward, but don't panic), then put the needle through the back of the loop and complete the knit. The end result is one more stitch than you had before. http://handmadebyjody.blogspot.com http://handmadebyjody.etsy.com

How do you knit cable stitch Cr6F?

To knit a cable stitch Cr6F (Cable Right 6 Front), first, you need to place 3 stitches on a cable needle and hold it at the back of your work. Then, knit the next 3 stitches from your left needle. After that, knit the 3 stitches from the cable needle. This creates a twisted cable effect that shifts the stitches to the right, giving the design a textured appearance.