Yarn over (YO) is another method to increase stitches in rows or rounds. Yarn overs create holes or eyelets in knitted items and are most commonly used in lace stitch patterns. A stitch increase with a yarn over is most often followed by a stitch decrease in the same or the next row or round for most lace stitch patterns in knitting. The written instructions and videos below show how to increase a stitch with a yarn over (YO) on a knit row for right-handed knitting.

Abbreviations:

• K: Knit
• YO: yarn over

Yarn Over (YO) in slow motion:

Yarn Over (YO) written instructions:

• Wrap the working yarn from back to front on the right knitting needle
• Bring the working yarn to the back of the right hand knitting needle
• Insert right knitting needle into the first stitch on the left knitting needle
• Knit the first stitch on the left knitting needle to complete the yarn over

Yarn Over with Knit Stitches:
   The video below shows K1, YO, K2, YO, K2, YO, K2, YO, K2

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