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Twisted Yarn Overs and the BYO

In the Minamo pullover, I used Twisted Yarn Over increases, and not just the good old regular Yarn Over (YO) but the Backwards Yarn Over (BYO) too – but knit into the back leg and the front leg respectively to twist the holes shut.

Increasing like this might seem needlessly different when the usual Make One (M1) increases are a lot better known and usually suffice, but I think Twisted Yarn Over increases are better suited for the contiguous set-in sleeve construction.

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January 25, 2017 8 Comments Filed under: Techniques Tags: byo, increases, left handed, m1l, m1r, make one, twisted yarn overs, yo

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