Lesson 3: How to Increase Stitches + Video
If you’re new here, start from the beginning: → [Learn to Knit]
Now that you can knit your first rows, it’s time to take a small step forward.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to increase stitches — a simple way to make your knitting grow and change shape.
This is where knitting becomes a bit more flexible… and a lot more interesting 😉
🎥 Video
Lesson 3: Easy increases knitting Garter stitchWhat You’re Doing
When you increase, you’re adding new stitches to your work.
This allows your knitting to grow wider and change shape — something you’ll use in many projects.
You’re no longer just creating fabric… you’re starting to control it.
🧶 Why Increases Matter
Increases are used to:
- Shape garments (like sleeves or necklines)
- Create wider sections in your knitting
- Add design details
This is one of the first steps toward understanding how patterns are built.
✋ What You Learned
- How to add stitches
- How knitting can change shape
- How to begin controlling your fabric
🧪 Practice
Before moving on:
- Try increasing every few rows
- Notice how your fabric grows
- Don’t worry if it’s not perfect — just observe
You’re exploring how knitting behaves.
➡️ Next Lesson
Great progress — now it’s time to learn the stitch that changes everything.
→ Lesson 4 — The Purl Stitch
You’re starting to move beyond the basics now.
Take it step by step — it all builds from here.
Happy knitting,
Carolina – So Woolly