295K views · 1.8K reactions | Kfb increase: Knit a stitch twice: first the normal way and then through the back loop.This is an easy increase often used in garter stitch. It is quite visible when used in stocking stitch though, so for invisible increases in stocking stitch, you should go for “make one” or lifted increases. https://annaplexisinenglish.wordpress.com/kfb/ #knitting | Annaplexis | Facebook

You’d think that if you make a kfb (knit front back) increase on one side, you could make a knit back front on the other and have symmetrical increases, right?❌ ‼️ Wrong! ❌ ‼️(unfortunately 😔)But there is a way to make an opposite leaning kfb: First, change the mount of the stitch, i.e. place it with the left leg in front of the needle, knit the stitch through the front leg, which means you will twist the stitch, but in the opposite direction of a ktbl stitch. Now, with your left needle pick th