BRAVO!! I'm about to frog my armholes because I'm not a fan of the KFB purl bump....I thought there has to be another way... and found you! THANKS SO MUCH for showing me this alternative Knit-Front-Slip! You've created a new acronym in knitting KFS!
I, too, love the look of the KFB purl bumps, but I have trouble accomplishing the KFB as I knit so tightly. Was looking for an alternative, and here it is! Thank you; I've learned much from your videos.
Staci, Maybe the 2nd thing you wanted to talk about was mirroring the stitch ... like you would on a raglan sweater? I'm going to work up a sample using this stitch in a raglan motif and see how it works out. Always love the techniques you share with us!! I've learned more from you in the past couple years than I did over the last couple decades by other means! Thank you for your love of knitting!
Clear and careful demonstration. In all my right-handed life I've never been able the carry the yarn in my right hand unless I'm using two yarns. I don't know why I can't produce good stitches with the right. It's so embarrassing and makes it hard to teach knitting. Good to meet you. 😃
This is mad! I’m a beginner and my first time doing a kfb I have just learnt I’m using it as a slip stitch! I came on to this channel as I was worried I was doing a kfb wrong. So I guess either way I do it is ok.
YES!!! Omg so much easier! I am getting SO frustrated with these stupid kfb increases, it just DOESN'T work for me...everything gets so tight I can't do anything! Thank you for all of your videos, you are incredibly helpful!
This looks like a great alternative to the standard knit and yo increase beginning each row in crescent shawls, which creates a very inelastic edge. Can't wait to try this. Thanks, Staci :) Love your videos!!
Fantastic and so clever. Not sure why I'm surprised, seems to be the way you roll. I absolutely love that new way. Thank you Stacy and Casie brilliant idea.
Thank you! I am a crocheter getting back into knitting (I used your videos to make socks). My friend showed me the continental method and I'm thrilled she did! The pattern I'm using to learn just happens to have KFB. So I've been working on that stitch. Next time I'm going to use this easier option! :)
Tried the KFS increases on the toe of socks I started knitting. Worked great! This may be my go to increase for socks instead of the M1 or lifted increases.
This is actually awesome! I'm a new knitter and I'm working on a shawl. KFB is used a lot but I like this version better. Can't wait to try it, thanks!
I love learning from your videos. Your instructions are so clear and easy to understand. I've never actually used the KFB stitch, and now I know two new techniques for increasing stitches. I was making a dishcloth last week (which I learned how to do from your video) and I was wondering how you could increase in the middle of your work without making a lacy hole. Now I know 2 ways. Thank you!
OMG, this is on the same level as the German short rows for me--life altering! Thank you so much for all of your videos; I have a special playlist for them & refer back frequently. You're the best!
I can't tell you how much I appreciate and love your videos. You are so succinct !! Thank you so much for all the time you put into these video tutorials! They mean so much to me :)
I like the look of kfb also, when it fits into the pattern decoratively, and I agree with your comment that it "looks like a ballet" when you're doing it, lol. However, sometimes a smoother result is more desirable. I just finished my first crescent shawl, which uses several kfb increases at the beginning, the area that ends up being top center of the shawl. After restarting several times, I finally got my tension loose enough to greatly reduce the tightness of the "hump" in that area, but even after blocking it isn't as smooth as I would have liked. I now realize my kfb increases might be the reason for that. Not a huge deal, but still, I'm going to try this alternative next time and see how it looks. Thanks for the video, and thanks to Casey for suggesting it. :)
Oh this is awesome to know. I had a sweater where I was a stitch short & did a KFB to rectify my mistake, and I can see it in the body. Still learning from my mistakes. 😉 I will use this for future reference. Thanks.
Crazy how simple that is. I actually like it aesthetically more than the traditional kfb. Hey, you up for a video suggestion? Helix knitting! There are a couple of (relatively craptacular) videos out there, but it'd be a great addition to your library thanks to your teaching skillz. It's the premier way to do single-row color stripes since a traditional jog correction doesn't work with stripes less than two rows tall. Working on a project doing it now and it's magical as hell.
Nancy Campbell much better name since it is easier to understand exactly how to do it from the name alone and not read or watch a description in how todo it.
Good one. I learned this as a kf and slip in front? I slip in front as if to purl. It's my go to for toe up socks. It makes it easy to tell if I'm on an increase or a regular round.
I like it! You know, I have always done thst little tug thing...It just makes me Ferlinghetti better about my stitches.. I do the same thing when crocheting.. The TUG reins!
oh my! Merry Christmas to me! I believe knitting should be enjoyable not frustrating: you have made it enjoyable: simple explanations great time savers! Thank You: Glad I "accidentally " discovered your site!
Thank you for mentioning about the podcast. I am a new sub so thank you, I don't even know about the podcast. So once again thank you. I will definitely listen to the podcasts.
Awesome Staci!!! Thanks Bunches!!! I have not really been a fan of the small hole that is left with a KFB, I'm very excited to try this increase out!!! ; >
This has been my go-to increase for a while now, so here's the two places I've found it _doesn't_ work, for anyone stumbling across it for the first time: 1) When starting a hat with a pinhole cast-on. Most patterns will tell you to cast on a small number of stitches with a provisional cast-on, then KFB each stitch. I'm not sure if this is an artefact of my knitting, but when I tried substituting KFSB instead, I couldn't pull the pinhole tight; the slipped stitches stayed a bit baggy and wrecked the tension. I guess half the stitches being on a different level of the knitting messed stuff up. The 'purl bumps' of KFB aren't too noticeable in this application anyway, so I just stick with KFB here. 2) During colour work. Specifically, the first row after you change colours. Because the slipped stitch is part of the row below, it will be your previous colour, not your current colour, just like a M1 increase. I do a twisted YO increase here, or possibly a KFB if the bump won't be obvious. Aside from those (for me at least, rather niche) situations, the KFSB increase has worked great.
VeryPink Knits but ssk is a decrease? Is there an increase with that abbreviation I haven't heard of? Or are you thinking of m1r? This stich is basically a faster alternative for m1l after all.
Oh, my! I wrote that answer, then got in the car to run errands, and realized I had totally blown it. I lost my mind for a minute there - yes, SSK is a decrease. If you're looking to mirror increases, I'd stick with Make 1 stitches (right and left).
I've been looking for an alternative. I don't mind the trad kfb look on the edge of a corner to corner blanket as it is a bit of boarder but not in the middle of my work. Just wondering if the pfb can be done in a similar way
I learned how to do the KFB to increase and really hated doing it and so when I put my needle in the back , I said why not just slip that stitch over, I got so excited thinkin I made that up , so I wanted to tell you and lo and behold it had already been worked. Yikes.
Can you use this with KFBF? If so can you so us or point us to the video? and on the reverse how again do you do that? I'm new to this stitch completely :) I'm going to search your channel I'm bran new and I love your video! will subscribe!
This will be fun to try next time I need to do an increase. Do you see any reason not to use it instead of M1L or M1R? Do you lose the slant? Did you make this up yourself?
I'm going to try this technique in the next pair of toe up socks I knit. I hate doing the M1 with tiny needles, but I don't like the look of a kfb in my toe increases.
I have been using this for toe-up socks. The increase is easy to see because the two stitches sit tight to one another and look a bit like a "v". For a nice, tight finish, knit the slipped sts through the back loop on the next round.
Interesting, trying. But do you do the same on each side of the marker? You've just shown the left side after the marker, what about the stitch prior-same method?
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BRAVO!! I'm about to frog my armholes because I'm not a fan of the KFB purl bump....I thought there has to be another way... and found you! THANKS SO MUCH for showing me this alternative Knit-Front-Slip! You've created a new acronym in knitting KFS!
I am working on a sleeve and this saved me! As a newish knitter, my tension was SO tight on the kfb increase. This totally helped, thanks!
I, too, love the look of the KFB purl bumps, but I have trouble accomplishing the KFB as I knit so tightly. Was looking for an alternative, and here it is! Thank you; I've learned much from your videos.
Staci, Maybe the 2nd thing you wanted to talk about was mirroring the stitch ... like you would on a raglan sweater? I'm going to work up a sample using this stitch in a raglan motif and see how it works out. Always love the techniques you share with us!! I've learned more from you in the past couple years than I did over the last couple decades by other means! Thank you for your love of knitting!
Clear and careful demonstration. In all my right-handed life I've never been able the carry the yarn in my right hand unless I'm using two yarns. I don't know why I can't produce good stitches with the right. It's so embarrassing and makes it hard to teach knitting. Good to meet you. 😃
This is mad! I’m a beginner and my first time doing a kfb I have just learnt I’m using it as a slip stitch!
I came on to this channel as I was worried I was doing a kfb wrong.
So I guess either way I do it is ok.
Staci, I am so thankful that your irises have healed so you can continue to bring us your wonderful tutorials.
Knitting more than 50 years and still learning! thanks for this tip + video; I'll be using this alternate to kfb. : )
YES!!! Omg so much easier! I am getting SO frustrated with these stupid kfb increases, it just DOESN'T work for me...everything gets so tight I can't do anything! Thank you for all of your videos, you are incredibly helpful!
This looks like a great alternative to the standard knit and yo increase beginning each row in crescent shawls, which creates a very inelastic edge. Can't wait to try this. Thanks, Staci :) Love your videos!!
Fantastic and so clever. Not sure why I'm surprised, seems to be the way you roll. I absolutely love that new way. Thank you Stacy and Casie brilliant idea.
Thank you! I am a crocheter getting back into knitting (I used your videos to make socks). My friend showed me the continental method and I'm thrilled she did! The pattern I'm using to learn just happens to have KFB. So I've been working on that stitch. Next time I'm going to use this easier option! :)
Tried the KFS increases on the toe of socks I started knitting. Worked great! This may be my go to increase for socks instead of the M1 or lifted increases.
This is actually awesome! I'm a new knitter and I'm working on a shawl. KFB is used a lot but I like this version better. Can't wait to try it, thanks!
Helpful video. It helped me in doing my shawl I'm working on currently. I've played it back several times.
I love learning from your videos. Your instructions are so clear and easy to understand. I've never actually used the KFB stitch, and now I know two new techniques for increasing stitches. I was making a dishcloth last week (which I learned how to do from your video) and I was wondering how you could increase in the middle of your work without making a lacy hole. Now I know 2 ways. Thank you!
OMG, this is on the same level as the German short rows for me--life altering! Thank you so much for all of your videos; I have a special playlist for them & refer back frequently. You're the best!
Oh where has this been all my life!?! Thanks for sharing, it's a perfect alternative!
I can't tell you how much I appreciate and love your videos. You are so succinct !! Thank you so much for all the time you put into these video tutorials! They mean so much to me :)
I like the look of kfb also, when it fits into the pattern decoratively, and I agree with your comment that it "looks like a ballet" when you're doing it, lol. However, sometimes a smoother result is more desirable. I just finished my first crescent shawl, which uses several kfb increases at the beginning, the area that ends up being top center of the shawl. After restarting several times, I finally got my tension loose enough to greatly reduce the tightness of the "hump" in that area, but even after blocking it isn't as smooth as I would have liked. I now realize my kfb increases might be the reason for that. Not a huge deal, but still, I'm going to try this alternative next time and see how it looks. Thanks for the video, and thanks to Casey for suggesting it. :)
Oh this is awesome to know. I had a sweater where I was a stitch short & did a KFB to rectify my mistake, and I can see it in the body. Still learning from my mistakes. 😉
I will use this for future reference. Thanks.
Crazy how simple that is. I actually like it aesthetically more than the traditional kfb. Hey, you up for a video suggestion? Helix knitting! There are a couple of (relatively craptacular) videos out there, but it'd be a great addition to your library thanks to your teaching skillz. It's the premier way to do single-row color stripes since a traditional jog correction doesn't work with stripes less than two rows tall. Working on a project doing it now and it's magical as hell.
After I found your channel here I found your podcast by chance and whenever I look something up I click on your videos they are the best. Thank you.
I love it. I don't always like the purl bump showing, so this is great. Can't wait to try it.
You have solved my knitting problem AND stopped my awful cussing as well - two excellent fixes :). Thank you so much xxx
Thank you so much. I have never liked the purl bump in my increase. Great way to make an increase.
What a beautiful set of needles! If I hadn't just gotten a set of the Platinas I would've definitely considered these.
This is quite nice! Love adding to my repertoire! It really looks good in the work! Thanks for sharing.
Really great idea! and doesn't leave any holes. I agree that sometimes the purl bumps are decorative but not always Thanks very much -
Loving this increase so neat and far easier to do than M1, or Kfb. Thank you. Hope your eyes are better.
Knit front, slip back. KFSB.
Nancy Campbell much better name since it is easier to understand exactly how to do it from the name alone and not read or watch a description in how todo it.
Thanks for this! I've definitely found patterns where I don't want the purl bump so I'm going to use this :D
Good one. I learned this as a kf and slip in front? I slip in front as if to purl. It's my go to for toe up socks. It makes it easy to tell if I'm on an increase or a regular round.
I like it! You know, I have always done thst little tug thing...It just makes me Ferlinghetti better about my stitches.. I do the same thing when crocheting.. The TUG reins!
oh my! Merry Christmas to me! I believe knitting should be enjoyable not frustrating: you have made it enjoyable: simple explanations great time savers! Thank You: Glad I "accidentally " discovered your site!
Nice! Will try this when putting the edging on my mitered square blanket! Thanks, Stacy!
I really like the knit front, slip. Thanks for sharing... you did an excellent job!
Great! I encountered kfb for the first time & its awkward for me. Easy to follow tutorial
Thank you for mentioning about the podcast. I am a new sub so thank you, I don't even know about the podcast. So once again thank you. I will definitely listen to the podcasts.
I have a pattern where there are left and right increases would this stitch work for these?
Same question here. This kfsb looks like a left leaning decrease no?
If so, what would be the "mirror" right leaning increase?
You always make things so clear! Thank you!
Love the technique. Both can be useful depending out what your project needs. Thanks for the tip.
Love this! Thanks for yet another awesome technique video (and thanks to Casey for having you do it)!!! 😘
Perfect timing!!! I'm trying my first raglan sweater, grandson sized that is. Maybe I'll try this new stitch? Thanks so much.
well since i'm a new knitter and have never even made a increase will just go with the easier one for now. thanks!
Love this new method and having another choice for increases. Thank you.
Awesome Staci!!! Thanks Bunches!!! I have not really been a fan of the small hole that is left with a KFB, I'm very excited to try this increase out!!! ; >
I am so excited about this!!!!!! A new KFB for me.... thanks for sharing!
Thank you! I love your videos!! The instruction is so clear and very helpful!
I think that is wonderful, thank you for showing an alternate way to KFB !
This has been my go-to increase for a while now, so here's the two places I've found it _doesn't_ work, for anyone stumbling across it for the first time:
1) When starting a hat with a pinhole cast-on. Most patterns will tell you to cast on a small number of stitches with a provisional cast-on, then KFB each stitch. I'm not sure if this is an artefact of my knitting, but when I tried substituting KFSB instead, I couldn't pull the pinhole tight; the slipped stitches stayed a bit baggy and wrecked the tension. I guess half the stitches being on a different level of the knitting messed stuff up. The 'purl bumps' of KFB aren't too noticeable in this application anyway, so I just stick with KFB here.
2) During colour work. Specifically, the first row after you change colours. Because the slipped stitch is part of the row below, it will be your previous colour, not your current colour, just like a M1 increase. I do a twisted YO increase here, or possibly a KFB if the bump won't be obvious.
Aside from those (for me at least, rather niche) situations, the KFSB increase has worked great.
Killersquirrel66 thanks for commenting. I was just watching the pinhole cast on so your comment came in very handy and I will keep it in mind.
Thank you for your very amazing helpful comment. You showed us that kfb is the best since it's perfect in all cases and situations
Love it, thank you very much. Your tutorials are the best.
Interesting new technique... how would that be worked on the purl side? For pfb and pbf?
I was wondering the same thing.
Thanks for the new technique and the helpful tip. I always love your videos.
Thank you! KFB is my go to increase but this is a great improvement! Cheers!
Thanks so much for this. You may have just saved my life.
Oh! I Love the look of those needles!!!
Thank you so much, Staci! That is definitely one I'm going to use in future projects!
Love it!!! I like the Knit Front, Slip back. Very catchy and easy to abbreviate-kfsb
if I wanna mirror the stitch ( knit front and slip ) what would I do? would kfs work either side of the center column?
good question
SSK (slip slip knit) is still the mirror stitch, SSK does not leave a purl bump, and does not require modification.
VeryPink Knits but ssk is a decrease? Is there an increase with that abbreviation I haven't heard of?
Or are you thinking of m1r? This stich is basically a faster alternative for m1l after all.
Oh, my! I wrote that answer, then got in the car to run errands, and realized I had totally blown it. I lost my mind for a minute there - yes, SSK is a decrease. If you're looking to mirror increases, I'd stick with Make 1 stitches (right and left).
If you are working a round toe vs wedge toe I. Toe up socks would this work for both left and right increases?
Very helpful thank you from Turkey.
hi Stacey, will the new knit front and slip stitch ok leave a whole in the work like yarn overs do?
Awesome! Would you recommend the knit slip technique for making increases in amigurumi?
Super nice, thank you for the new stitch!
Thanks! I love the look of that increase!
Love your videos. Always look for them first. When I do KFB increases back to back for raglan sweaters, I always get a ladder in between them, why?
I've been looking for an alternative. I don't mind the trad kfb look on the edge of a corner to corner blanket as it is a bit of boarder but not in the middle of my work. Just wondering if the pfb can be done in a similar way
I have a scarf pattern that has a KFBF could i still slip the back then knit the front a second time? This looks much easier. Thank you! 😃
thank you so much for sharing this stitch I love it
Wow easier and niceier 😍 thank you 🌺
I love this.... can't wait to give it a try. Thanks 😊
So great! Thanks!
I learned how to do the KFB to increase and really hated doing it and so when I put my needle in the back , I said why not just slip that stitch over, I got so excited thinkin I made that up , so I wanted to tell you and lo and behold it had already been worked. Yikes.
This is incredible! Thank you so much, I can't wait to try this!
This is wonderful! Thank you for this great tutorial.
Tried this and really like it. Thanks for the vid!
Can you use this with KFBF? If so can you so us or point us to the video? and on the reverse how again do you do that? I'm new to this stitch completely :) I'm going to search your channel I'm bran new and I love your video! will subscribe!
This is a great technique! Thanks
Really love this! Such a good idea
This will be fun to try next time I need to do an increase. Do you see any reason not to use it instead of M1L or M1R? Do you lose the slant? Did you make this up yourself?
Does this also work well with 'in the round' knitting?
KFSB works for me! Thank you.
Would this look the same worked in the round?
I'm going to try this technique in the next pair of toe up socks I knit. I hate doing the M1 with tiny needles, but I don't like the look of a kfb in my toe increases.
I have been using this for toe-up socks. The increase is easy to see because the two stitches sit tight to one another and look a bit like a "v". For a nice, tight finish, knit the slipped sts through the back loop on the next round.
I love this...thanks!!
I wonder if KFS would be nicer looking on the last of the row stitches instead of KFB. My KFB on the edge never looks right to me.
Thank you its look very easy and nice
Funny. That's how I learned to do increases when I was a child, almost 50 years ago, in Denmark 😄
Thanks for sharing this technique it will work great for my stuffed animals 😊
Interesting, trying. But do you do the same on each side of the marker? You've just shown the left side after the marker, what about the stitch prior-same method?
Yes, the same on both sides of the marker.
How would this technique work in the Shaker Dishcloths? I finished my first and have some issues with the tightness of the KFB.
It probably won't change the tightness/looseness, but you can always give it a try.
Love it! Thanks for sharing!
The 'KFSlip' Stitch name is perfect. So, it works for increase in both sides of a raglan i.e.? Or should we mirror it in a special way?
Thank you!!!
to bad you didn't receive an answer because i'm trying to figure out the same thing two years later.
I love this! Thanks so much!
Ohhhh, I really like this!
Any downside of using this increase?
Amazing! Thanks for the tip. Love your videos
I've also seen knit back front (kbf). Don't know how it looks in comparison.
Brilliant!
Thank you so much.