Make 1 Raised (LLI/RLI)

Photo tutorial for the raised/lifted Increase

 

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LLI/RLI

My everyday and go-to increase is the Make 1 that is worked into the bar between stitches.
But… depending on the yarn and the stitch pattern, sometimes another increase works better and/or is more invisible. You simply have to try what works best with your yarn and pattern.
The raised (or lifted) increase — an increase that is worked into a stitch on a previous row/round — is often a good bet.

I found that it makes a much smoother top for the ZiggurHat I’m knitting right now. This hat starts with a provisional cast on with increases introduced almost right away.

With my normal go-to increase:

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Rather bumpy. You can see the bumpy centre line of the crown.

With the raised increase:

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Nice and smoooooth!


Right-Leaning Lifted Increase (RLI)
(for left-leaning, see below)

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1. This is the stitch to raise.

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2. Insert Right Needle from behind.

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3. Place the stitch on Left Needle with right leg of stitch toward you.
(The  ‘normal’ next stitch that was sitting above is overlapped a little.)

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4. Knit the raised stitch.
The stitch on the Left Needle is still the ‘normal’ next stitch.

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5. Here the ‘normal’ stitch has been knitted. You have increased 1 stitch.
Not very difficult, right!

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And almost invisible. If you look closely you can see both a right-leaning and a left-leaning stitch in this fabric.

Left-leaning Lifted Increase (LLI)

The left leaning increase is made two stitches below the last knitted stitch.

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1. Raise this stitch …

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2. Insert Left Needle from behind so that left leg of stitch faces front.

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3. Knit into the back leg of this stitch. You have increased 1. Good!

The almost invisible increases circled.
Right-leaning on the left.
Left-leaning on the right.

 

Yarn in photos: Wollmeise Merino DK, Wasabi (green), Jeton (brown)


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