How to Knit the Afterthought Yarn Over Increase

Example of the Afterthought Yarn Over

This video knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the afterthought yarn over increase. Increases are a way to add stitches to your work and are used to shape your fabric. This technique combines a yarn over (YO) with a stranded increase. The effect is similar to the yarn over increase, but with a smaller eyelet hole.

Pattern:

Step 1: Take your working needle and insert it through the space under the ladder (the space between two stitches) before your next stitch.

Step 2: Wrap your working yarn around your working needle and pull it through the space.

Step 3: Knit the next stitch off your main needle.

Example of the Afterthought Yarn Over
Example of the Afterthought Yarn Over