How to increase/decrease evenly!
How to calculate where to inc/dec when pattern says "inc/dec evenly" - You can use this lesson's tips both in knitting and crocheting:
Increase evenly:
The pattern tells you to increase a number of stitches evenly.
Example 1: You have 100 sts and you shall increase 16 sts evenly.
Use a calculator and enter 100 divided by 16 and you will get 6.25.
The number you get should be rounded down to full or half number.
In this example we will round it down to 6.
So you should inc after every 6th stitch like this: Work 6 sts, make 1st inc, work 6 sts, make 2nd inc, work 6 sts, make 3rd inc, work 6 sts, make 4th inc, and continue like this. After your 16th increase you will have 4 sts left on row to work.
Example 2: You have 140 sts and you shall increase 21 sts evenly.
Use a calculator and enter 140 divided by 21 and you will get 6.66.
The number you get should be rounded down to full or half number.
In this example we will round it down to 6.5.
So you should inc after alternating every 6th and 7th stitch like this: Work 6 sts, make 1st inc, work 7 sts, make 2nd inc, work 6 sts, make 3rd inc, work 7 sts, make 4th inc, and continue like this. After your 21st increase you will have 4 sts left on row to work.
Example 3: You have 48 sts and you shall increase 12 sts evenly.
Use a calculator and enter 48 divided by 12 and you will get 4.
If you get an even number and you are working in the round, then it's easy and you can just inc with that number of stitches between each inc.
But if you are working rows back and forth and shall inc every 4th stitch like in this example, then you would have to make an inc after the last stitch on row, which you can't. To avoid this you work a couple less stitches before first inc like this:
Work 2 sts, make 1st inc, work 4 sts, make 2nd inc, work 4 sts, make 3rd inc, work 4 sts, make 4th inc, and continue like this. After your 12th increase you will have 2 sts left on row to work.
Decrease evenly: The pattern tells you to decrease a number of stitches evenly.
Example 1: You have 100 sts and you shall decrease 16 sts evenly.
Use a calculator and enter 100 divided by 16 and you will get 6.25.
If the number is less than .5 then always round the number down, so in this example we round it down to 6.
To make decreases in every 6th stitch, means that you work together every 5th and 6th stitch like this: Work 4 sts, K2tog (5th and 6th sts), work 4 sts, K2tog, work 4 sts, K2tog, and continue like this. After your 16th K2tog you will have 4 sts left on row to work.
Example 2: You have 140 sts and you shall decrease 30 sts evenly.
Use a calculator and enter 140 divided by 30 and you will get 4.66.
When the number is more than .5 you will have to alternate your decreases between lower and higher number.
In this example this means we will alternate dec in every 4th and 5th st, like this:
Work 2 sts, K2tog (3rd and 4th sts), work 3 sts, K2tog (4th and 5th), work 2 sts, K2tog, work 3 sts, K2tog, and continue like this. After your 30th K2tog you will have 5 sts left on row to work.
Example 3: You have 48 sts and you shall decrease 12 sts evenly.
Use a calculator and enter 48 divided by 12 and you will get 4.
In this example this means we will dec in every 4th st, like this:
Work 2 sts, K2tog (3rd and 4th sts), work 2 sts, K2tog, work 2 sts, K2tog, and continue like this. After your 12th K2tog you'll have no sts left on row to work.
Comments (113)
Bjørg S Fevik
02.10.2021 - 15:48:
Jeg har 112 masker og skal øke jevnt fordelt 16 masker på rundpinne. Så skal dette stemme med mønster rapport på 8 masker. Jeg får det ikke til å stemme?
DROPS Design
07.10.2021 - 13:14:
Benny
01.10.2021 - 08:33:
Hei, jeg sliter skikkelig. Jeg har 369 masker og skal felle 45. Klarer ikke å få det jevnt. Håper du kan hjelpe meg.
DROPS Design
07.10.2021 - 13:19:
Maj Banner
28.09.2021 - 20:56:
Hei..kan dere hjelpe meg? Jeg har 370 masker og skal felle 10..strikker jeg da 8 masker å feller 9/10ende maske? På forhånd takk...majbanner.
DROPS Design
29.09.2021 - 12:12:
Trine
18.09.2021 - 21:38:
Jeg har 270 masker og skal dekke 30. Hvor ofte skal jeg gjøre hver felling?
DROPS Design
20.09.2021 - 09:24:
Tanja
09.09.2021 - 00:27:
Bzw kann ich nur 41 mal nach jeder 3 Masche zunehmen und habe am Rundenende 1 Masche übrig.
Tanja
08.09.2021 - 23:41:
An der Halsblende muss man bei 124 Maschen , 44 Maschen verteilt zunehmen ,nach meiner rechnung 2,8 jede 3 Masche . Aber am schluss habe ich anstatt 168 Maschen nur 164 Maschen. Können sie mir bitte sagen ,nach wieviel Maschen ich richtig abnehme ,dass die Maschenanzahl stimmt ? Vielen Dank
DROPS Design
09.09.2021 - 09:26:
Flora Almaraz
18.08.2021 - 23:17:
How does an increase work in a group. Pattern 171-21 says to work A.3 as before 2 dc + 2 ch + 2 dc around every ch-space and to increase 9 dc-groups evenly on the round?
DROPS Design
30.08.2021 - 18:47:
Shanthi
19.05.2021 - 11:39:
Thank you DROPS. !!!!! 😊
Jeannette
18.05.2021 - 12:58:
Jeg skal tage jævnt ind jeg har 196 masker på pinde og skal tage 56 ind
DROPS Design
19.05.2021 - 08:31:
Shanthi
17.05.2021 - 11:15:
With ref to the knitted jumper BLUE NOVEMBER with balloon sleeves pattern how do you decrease 29 stitches out of 67 stitches to get 38 stitches ? Every alternate stitch has to be decreased, so can you explain how it is done ? I loved the pattern and have reached up till the end of the sleeve. Kindly guide me. Thank you. Reposting my question again since I wasn’t clear with which jumper I was talking about earlier :) Thanks in advance!
DROPS Design
18.05.2021 - 08:40:
Shanthi
16.05.2021 - 20:16:
In the knitted jumper with balloon sleeves pattern how do you decrease 29 stitches out of 67 stitches to get 38 stitches ? Every alternate stitch has to be decreased, so can you explain how it is done ? I loved the pattern and have reached up till the end of the sleeve. Kindly guide me. Thank you.
DROPS Design
17.05.2021 - 10:31:
Cristina
06.04.2021 - 11:05:
Mi scusi, non avevo detto qualche schema stavo seguendo quindi rifaccio la domanda completa: Salve. Vorrei sapere se nel fare 1 aumento in 16 maglie devo farlo al centro (dopo l’8* maglia) o dopo le 16 maglie. Sto seguendo lo schema del Carly Pullover, misura M. La ringrazio
DROPS Design
06.04.2021 - 11:51:
Cristina
04.04.2021 - 02:10:
Salve. Vorrei sapere se nel fare 1 aumento in 16 maglie devo farlo al centro (dopo l’8* maglia) o dopo le 16 maglie. La ringrazio
DROPS Design
05.04.2021 - 23:47:
Mariel Henriksen
01.04.2021 - 19:41:
Hei, jeg har 280 masker og skal felle jevnt fordelt til jeg har 140 masker på rundpinne. Strikker jeg en maske, felle 2 og 3 maske? Så strikke en maske igjen? 280/140=2..
Linda
27.03.2021 - 10:42:
Hei, jeg har 208 masker og skal øke 156 m gjevnt fordelt på rundstrikk. Kan du hjelpe meg å tenke her🙂
DROPS Design
07.04.2021 - 08:24:
Nicoletta Chiavinato
22.03.2021 - 09:52:
Buongiorno, in riferimento alla mia richiesta di conoscere il modello di berretto presente in questa pagina, che mi avete risposto che il modello è il n. 109-4, lo stesso purtroppo non è disponibile. Esce che non ci sono modelli che corrispondono alla ricerca. Grazie
DROPS Design
23.03.2021 - 17:47:
Nicoletta Chiavinato
21.03.2021 - 16:28:
Buongiorno vorrei realizzare il berretto presente in questa sezione ma non lo trovo. Potete aiutarmi? Grazie mille!
DROPS Design
21.03.2021 - 23:18:
Paola
06.03.2021 - 18:56:
Ok!! Grazie per il consiglio\r\nBuona serata\r\n
Paola
05.03.2021 - 07:13:
Non sto seguendo un modelli precuso. Voglio realizzare una maglia con filato cotton merino un po' lunga che sia un po' più stretta alla base rispetto alla circonferenza fianchi....volevo provare a studiare le misure ed il calcolo dei punti da sola
DROPS Design
06.03.2021 - 17:37:
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Hei. Strikker «Rikke»- jakke. Det står st jeg skal øke 72 m jevnt fordelt på første omgang på ermet. Jeg strikker str L, å der er det kun opplegg på 66 m. Strikkekalkulatoren vil ikke regne ut da antall økemasker er høyere enn maskene på pinnen…. Hvordan skal jeg øke??