Your Quick Reference Guide to Common Increases and Decreases

August 25, 2015 by Sarah White 6 Comments

We say that knitting is just two things: knitting and purling. But that isn’t really true. There are some other moves that admittedly aren’t any more difficult than knitting and purling that are super common and good to know for shaping knitting.

I’m talking about increases and decreases, of course, and we’ve put together an handy infographic that covers the basics of increasing and decreasing, what different methods look like and how they are formed.

Keep it as a reference when you need a refresher, or use it to learn a new skill. (You can find more in-depth tutorials for each one of them at About Knitting if you need more information.)

I hope you like this infographic and if there’s more knitting information you’d like to see in such a format, let me know!

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Janet Fulkerson says
February 23, 2017 at 10:25 am
Can this graph be printed?
stella says
February 28, 2017 at 11:23 am
@ Janet You could download the image. Right click and you will see the options.
Happy knitting.
Judi Ring says
April 30, 2017 at 4:02 am
Downloading the image gives you a picture to fit on one page. This means you only get what will fit on the first page and lose all the rest.
Lori says
June 1, 2017 at 8:46 am
Sarah, thank you for this wonderful and helpful infographic!
KAINATT ALI says
March 30, 2018 at 2:50 pm
Can u share the video of infographics pictures…
Susan Sisk says
January 15, 2020 at 11:42 am
For the centered double decrease it should say slip two stitches -together- as if to knit.

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Christmas Sock Knitting Patterns

Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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