How to Rib English style

Ribbing 
Ribbing is a stitch technique often used on the brims of hats or borders of sweaters to create a flat edge that won't curl like Stockinette Stitch. There are lots of varieties of ribbing, most are just a simple combination of knits and purls (like the 2x2 rib, knit 2, purl 2 stitches). But ribbing can also be created using twists and slips.
The important thing to remember when doing a basic rib stitch is to always move the yarn to the back for knit stitches and to the front for purl stitches. Beginners often create accidental increase stitches when they forget to move the yarn when changing between knits and purls.

English Style
English style knitting, a.k.a. "throwing" means that you wrap the working yarn with your right hand. The term "throwing" comes from the fact that you have to take your right hand off of the needle to wrap the yarn -- that is for right handed knitters, some left handed knitters knit continentally with their right hand --. If you naturally hold the working yarn in your right hand, you would be working English style.
Identifying Knit Stitches
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Identifying Knit Stitches
Being able to see the difference between knit and purl stitches can help you figure out where you are in a pattern.
Alternate Step: How to Rib (continental style)
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How to Rib (continental style)
The rib stitch is used to keep an edge flat, similar to garter stitch.
How to Decrease K2tog (knit two together) english style
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The decrease stitch isn't just used for shaping. It can also be used in lace knitting along with yarn overs and the other slant of decrease, the slip slip knit (ssk).
Advanced Step: How to YO (yarn over) english style
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The Yarn Over (YO) stitch is actually an increase stitch. It's often used to do lace knitting along with decrease stitches so the stitch count remains the same across the row.

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