How to Yarn Over (YO) English Style

The Wrap (Yarn Over)
Wrapping To Create Stitches

To perform a yarn over (yo), simply wrap the yarn around the right hand needle the same way you would as when making a knit stitch.
When performing a yarn over in the middle of a row that you are primarily purling, be sure to wrap the yarn all the way around the needle (in the same direction that you normally wrap). It can seem like you are wrapping more than when you YO on a knit row, so make sure after you work the next stitch that you've only created a single yarn over.

Yarn Over By Another Name (Wyf, Wyb)
The most common way to describe a yarn over is the YO abbreviation. However, I have seen patterns that tell you to move the yarn front or back, such as 'wyf' = 'working yarn front' or 'wyb' = 'working yarn back' followed by a knit or purl instruction, which then produces a yarn over. This is the same way that beginners often accidentally produce yarn overs -- by having the yarn in front when knitting or in back when purling. 
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