Lifted Increases
The Lifted Increase method is also known as a Raised Increase. This method does not create holes and is created by picking up a loop from the stitch in the row below.

Left lifted increase

LLI
Slant: left
Worked: knitwise

Detailed steps

  1. Hold the yarn in back, insert the left-hand needle into the front of left leg of the stitch two rows below the one you just have knitted on the right-hand needle from left to right.
  2. Lift that loop onto the left-hand needle.
  3. Insert the right-hand needle into the back of that loop on the left-hand needle from right to left.
  4. Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle.
  5. Pull the new stitch through and drop the stitch off the left-hand needle.
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Right lifted increase

RLI
Slant: right
Worked: knitwise

Detailed steps

  1. Hold the yarn in back, insert the right-hand needle into the front right leg of the stitch 1 row below the stitch on the left-hand needle from left to right.
  2. Lift that loop onto the right-hand needle.
  3. Insert the left-hand needle into front of the loop on the right-hand needle from right to left.
  4. Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle.
  5. Pull the new stitch through and drop the stitch off the left-hand needle.
  6. Knit the stitch on the left-hand needle as normal.
Available format: IMG

Steps for another way

  1. Hold the yarn in back, insert the left-hand needle into the front of the right leg of the stitch 1 below the stitch on the left-hand needle from left to right.
  2. Lift it onto the left-hand needle.
  3. Insert the right-hand needle into the loop knitwise.
  4. Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle.
  5. Pull the new stitch through and drop the stitch off the left-hand needle.
  6. Knit the stitch on the left-hand needle as normal.

Left lifted increase purlwise

LLIP
Slant: left
Worked: purlwise

Detailed steps

  1. Hold the yarn in front, insert the left-hand needle into the front of the purl bump 2 rows below the stitch you just have knitted on the right-hand needle from bottom to top.
  2. Lift that loop onto the left-hand needle.
  3. Insert the right-hand needle into that loop from right to left.
  4. Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle.
  5. Pull the new stitch through and drop the stitch off the left-hand needle.

Right lifted increase purlwise

RLIP
Slant: right
Worked: purlwise

Detailed steps

  1. Hold the yarn in front, insert the right-hand needle into the front of the purl bump below the stitch on the left-hand needle from top to bottom.
  2. Lift that loop onto the right-hand needle.
  3. Insert the left-hand needle into the back of the loop on the right-hand needle from left to right.
  4. Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle.
  5. Pull the new stitch through and drop the stitch off the left-hand needle.
  6. Knit the stitch on the left-hand needle as normal.

Right lifted increase purlwise

RLIP
Slant: right
Worked: purlwise

Detailed steps

  1. Hold the yarn in front, insert the right-hand needle into the front of the purl bump below the stitch on the left-hand needle from top to bottom.
  2. Lift that loop onto the right-hand needle.
  3. Insert the left-hand needle into the back of the loop on the right-hand needle from left to right.
  4. Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle.
  5. Pull the new stitch through and drop the stitch off the left-hand needle.
  6. Knit the stitch on the left-hand needle as normal.