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How to M1 (make one) continental style

Picking Up The Bar
Make One From None
To make one (M1), pick up the bar between two stitches and knit into it. depending on which way you pick it up, you either knit into the front or the back of the stitch. It is important to make the new stitch twisted if you do not want a hole in your work.

A Different Slant (M1L, M1R)
There are other versions of a make one, such as make one left (M1L) and make one right (M1R). Instead of picking up the bar between stitches, you pick up the right or left stitch from a previous row and knit into it. Each of the different versions of make one's produce different looking increased stitches.

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Alternate Step: How to increase M1 (make one) english style 
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How to M1 (make one) english style
The make one (m1) stitch is a simple increase stitch that is easy to learn.
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How to increase KFB (knit front and back) continental style
kfb continentalHow to increase kfb (knit front and back) continental
Learn to increase by knitting into the front and back of a stitch. This will also teach you what the front and back of a stitch are.

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Once you learn to cast on long tail with two tails, you'll never need to measure the yarn for a long tail cast on again!

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