Transcription: Shaping a knitted item can be accomplished by decreasing and increasing. In this lesson, you will learn two methods to decrease stitches and two ways to increase stitches. For these exercises, start with 20 stitches on your needle and a few rows of stockinette stitch completed. Decreasing is necessary to shape a neckline. Increasing is necessary to enlarge a sleeve above the cuff area. Decreasing means to reduce the number of stitches. Because each method of decreasing produces a slightly different look on the fabric, pattern instructions will generally specify the method, the placement along ...
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