{"id":15688,"date":"2015-04-18T21:21:41","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T04:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/?p=15688"},"modified":"2019-10-26T06:47:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T13:47:36","slug":"increase-vs-yarn-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/increase-vs-yarn-over\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Between An Increase And A Yarn Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube id=lTWpPa1hcSc]<\/p>\n<h2>The Problem<\/h2>\n<p>There&rsquo;s a small debate over whether or not a Yarn Over is considered an increase. This post discusses the similarities and differences between traditional knitting increases and a yarn over.<\/p>\n<h2>Definition Of An Increase<\/h2>\n<p>Before we can talk about what makes a Yarn Over, we first need to define what makes an increase.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>An increase is a method of adding an extra stitch to your knitting.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In general increases are meant to be invisible and are most often used for shaping. Some common increases are the <a href=\"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/knit-right-loop-increase\/\" title=\"How to Knit the Knit Right Loop Increase (KRL)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Knit Right Loop (KRL)<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/knit-front-and-back-increase-kfb\/\" title=\"How to Knit the Knit Front and Back Increase (KFB)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Knit Front and Back (KFB)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[wc_box color=&rdquo;info&rdquo; text_align=&rdquo;center&rdquo;]<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/johnnyvasquez.leadpages.net\/leadbox\/14b521353f72a2%3A9446b00bd\/5862357393735680\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click Here To Download Our Guide: 5 Tips To Instantly Improve Your Knitting<\/a><\/b><script data-leadbox=\"14b521353f72a2:9446b00bd\" data-url=\"https:\/\/johnnyvasquez.leadpages.net\/leadbox\/14b521353f72a2%3A9446b00bd\/5862357393735680\/\" data-config=\"%7B%7D\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/johnnyvasquez.leadpages.net\/leadbox-857.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>[\/wc_box]<\/p>\n<h2>Definition Of A Yarn Over<\/h2>\n<p>Yarn over&rsquo;s technically are an increase, because they are meant to add a stitch to your knitting.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A Yarn Over is a knitting stitch that adds a stitch to your knitting fabric while leaving a hole below.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The biggest difference between a tradional increase and a yarn over is they are often paired with a decrease. This keeps your fabric from adding a stitch because the decrease removes the additional stitch. Yarn Over&rsquo;s can be used for shaping, but are most often performed in lace and openwork stitch patterns.<\/p>\n<p>[adrotate banner=&rdquo;4&Prime;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube id=lTWpPa1hcSc] The Problem There&rsquo;s a small debate over whether or not a Yarn Over is considered an increase. This post discusses the similarities and differences between traditional knitting increases and a yarn over. Definition Of An Increase Before we can talk about what makes a Yarn Over, we first need to define what makes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15689,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"stitch-attributes":[],"pattern-repeat":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15688"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15688"},{"taxonomy":"stitch-attributes","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stitch-attributes?post=15688"},{"taxonomy":"pattern-repeat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yarnist.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pattern-repeat?post=15688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}