How to Yarn Over
Have at least one stitch done on your right needle., If the first stitch and the next stitch are both knits, wrap the yarn under and over the needle., If the first stitch was a knit, and the next stitch is a purl, wrap the yarn around the needle...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Have at least one stitch done on your right needle.
The left needle will have the rest of the stitches.
In this tutorial, the stitch just before the yarn over will be called the "first stitch." The stitch after the yarn over will be called the "next stitch." Pay attention to your stitch pattern.
When working the English style, you will need to move the yarn into the correct position.
This will depend on what the first stitch was, and what the next stitch will be. -
Step 2: If the first stitch and the next stitch are both knits
Bring the yarn towards you, under the right needle.
Next, drape the yarn over the top of the needle, away from you.
This is called a "yarn forward" or "yfwd" in knitting patterns. , Bring the yarn under the right needle, towards you.
Drape the yarn over the top of the right needle, away from you.
Next, wrap the yarn under the needle back towards you again.
This is called a "yarn 'round need" or "yrn" in knitting patterns. , Simply drape the yarn over the top of the right needle as you bring it towards you.
This is called a "yarn over needle" or "yon" in knitting patterns. , Drape the yarn over the top of the right needle, away from you.
Next, wrap the yarn under the right needle, towards you.
This is called a "yarn 'round need" or "yrn" in knitting patterns. , Stick the right needle through next stitch on the left needle.
Wrap the yarn under and over the tip of the right needle.
Use the tip of the right needle to pull the yarn back through the stitch.
Keep the working yarn on the right needle, and slip the stitch off the left needle.
Some patterns call for you to yarn over twice.
Simply wrap the yarn around the right needle like you did previously, then complete the next stitch. , When you do the next row, you will eventually go over the extra stitch you got from the yarn over.
You will get a lace-like hole that also acts as an increase. -
Step 3: wrap the yarn under and over the needle.
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Step 4: If the first stitch was a knit
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Step 5: and the next stitch is a purl
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Step 6: wrap the yarn around the needle
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Step 7: from back to front.
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Step 8: If the first stitch was a purl
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Step 9: and the next stitch is a knit
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Step 10: bring the yarn towards the front.
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Step 11: If the previous stitch and the next stitch are both purls
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Step 12: wrap the yarn
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Step 13: over the needle from front to back.
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Step 14: Finish the next stitch.
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Step 15: Finish the row
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Step 16: as the pattern directs.
Detailed Guide
The left needle will have the rest of the stitches.
In this tutorial, the stitch just before the yarn over will be called the "first stitch." The stitch after the yarn over will be called the "next stitch." Pay attention to your stitch pattern.
When working the English style, you will need to move the yarn into the correct position.
This will depend on what the first stitch was, and what the next stitch will be.
Bring the yarn towards you, under the right needle.
Next, drape the yarn over the top of the needle, away from you.
This is called a "yarn forward" or "yfwd" in knitting patterns. , Bring the yarn under the right needle, towards you.
Drape the yarn over the top of the right needle, away from you.
Next, wrap the yarn under the needle back towards you again.
This is called a "yarn 'round need" or "yrn" in knitting patterns. , Simply drape the yarn over the top of the right needle as you bring it towards you.
This is called a "yarn over needle" or "yon" in knitting patterns. , Drape the yarn over the top of the right needle, away from you.
Next, wrap the yarn under the right needle, towards you.
This is called a "yarn 'round need" or "yrn" in knitting patterns. , Stick the right needle through next stitch on the left needle.
Wrap the yarn under and over the tip of the right needle.
Use the tip of the right needle to pull the yarn back through the stitch.
Keep the working yarn on the right needle, and slip the stitch off the left needle.
Some patterns call for you to yarn over twice.
Simply wrap the yarn around the right needle like you did previously, then complete the next stitch. , When you do the next row, you will eventually go over the extra stitch you got from the yarn over.
You will get a lace-like hole that also acts as an increase.
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