Knit Inc Sampler Squares Lesson 7: Four Double Increases

Let's finish off the Knit Increase Sampler Squares series with four types of double increases. 

Before You Begin

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Materials

• Ewe Ewe Yarns Wooly Worsted (50g/1.75 oz, 95 yds, 80 m) colors 50-Pistachio and 10-Berry
• addi Natura Bamboo US size 8 (5 mm) DPNs

Thanks to Ewe Ewe Yarns for providing all of the colorful Wooly Worsted yarn I'm knitting with in this series. Also, thanks to Skacel for providing the DPNs used in this series. They are available locally at many yarn shops and online at Makers' Mercantile.

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Lesson 7

Double Lifted Increase

Even though this method is traditionally called a Double Lifted Increase, it is more closely related to the Median Increases from Lesson 3.

Knit one into the stitch below the first stitch on the left needle leaving the stitch on the left needle. Knit into the back loop/leg of the stitch on the left needle, dropping the stitch off the left needle. Locate where the first k1b was made and insert the right needle through the stitch from front to back. Knit one into the stitch below again.

Remember - The double lifted increase is created by knitting 1 below, 1 into the back loop/leg, and 1 below the next st. It can be abbreviated (k1b, kb1, k1b) next st.

(k1, yo, k1) next st

Knit one, leaving the stitch on the left needle. Bring the yarn forward and over the right needle. Knit one, dropping the stitch off the left needle.

Knit Front, Back, Front (kfbf)

Knit one, leaving the stitch on the left needle. Knit into the back loop/leg, leaving the stitch on the left needle. Knit one, into the front loop/leg, dropping the stitch off the left needle.

(k1, p1, k1) next st

Knit one, leaving the stitch on the left needle. Bring the yarn forward between the needles and purl into the same stitch, leaving the stitch on the left needle. Bring the yarn back between the needles and knit into the same stitch, this time dropping it off the left needle.

Block Patterns

For Blocks 1-12, the diagonals of each square were located at the needle change when sts are arranged on 4 dpns.

For Blocks 13-16, the double increases are made into the center stitch on each needle to create the diagonal. Blocks will not lay flat while knitting.

Block 13

Increases are made with a Double Lifted Increase.

CO 12.

Rnd 1 and all odd Rnds: k all sts.
Rnd 2: [k1, (k1b, kb1, k1b) next st, k1] 4 times.
Rnd 4: [k2, (k1b, kb1, k1b) next st, k2] 4 times.
Rnd 6: [k3, (k1b, kb1, k1b) next st, k3] 4 times.
Rnd 8: [k4, (k1b, kb1, k1b) next st, k4] 4 times.
Rnd 10: [k5, (k1b, kb1, k1b) next st, k5] 4 times.
Rnd 12: [k6, (k1b, kb1, k1b) next st, k6] 4 times.
Rnd 14: [k7, (k1b, kb1, k1b) next st, k7] 4 times.
Rnd 16: [k8, (k1b, kb1, k1b) next st, k8] 4 times.
Rnd 18: [k9, (k1b, kb1, k1b) next st, k9] 4 times.

BO.

Block 14

Increases are made by working a (k1, yo, k1) into a single stitch.

CO 12.

Rnd 1 and all odd Rnds: k all sts.
Rnd 2: [k1, (k1, yo, k1) next st, k1] 4 times.
Rnd 4: [k2, (k1, yo, k1) next st, k2] 4 times.
Rnd 6: [k3, (k1, yo, k1) next st, k3] 4 times.
Rnd 8: [k4, (k1, yo, k1) next st, k4] 4 times.
Rnd 10: [k5, (k1, yo, k1) next st, k5] 4 times.
Rnd 12: [k6, (k1, yo, k1) next st, k6] 4 times.
Rnd 14: [k7, (k1, yo, k1) next st, k7] 4 times.
Rnd 16: [k8, (k1, yo, k1) next st, k8] 4 times.
Rnd 18: [k9, (k1, yo, k1) next st, k9] 4 times.

BO.

Block 15

Increases are made with a kfbf.

CO 12.

Rnd 1 and all odd Rnds: k all sts.
Rnd 2: [k1, kfbf, k1] 4 times.
Rnd 4: [k2, kfbf, k2] 4 times.
Rnd 6: [k3, kfbf, k3] 4 times.
Rnd 8: [k4, kfbf, k4] 4 times.
Rnd 10: [k5, kfbf, k5] 4 times.
Rnd 12: [k6, kfbf, k6] 4 times.
Rnd 14: [k7, kfbf, k7] 4 times.
Rnd 16: [k8, kfbf, k8] 4 times.
Rnd 18: [k9, kfbf, k9] 4 times.

BO.

Block 16

Increases are made by working a (k1, p1, k1) into a single stitch.

CO 12.

Rnd 1 and all odd Rnds: k all sts.
Rnd 2: [k1, (k1, p1, k1) next st, k1] 4 times.
Rnd 4: [k2, (k1, p1, k1) next st, k2] 4 times.
Rnd 6: [k3, (k1, p1, k1) next st, k3] 4 times.
Rnd 8: [k4, (k1, p1, k1) next st, k4] 4 times.
Rnd 10: [k5, (k1, p1, k1) next st, k5] 4 times.
Rnd 12: [k6, (k1, p1, k1) next st, k6] 4 times.
Rnd 14: [k7, (k1, p1, k1) next st, k7] 4 times.
Rnd 16: [k8, (k1, p1, k1) next st, k8] 4 times.
Rnd 18: [k9, (k1, p1, k1) next st, k9] 4 times.

BO.

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