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 (101)
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:
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:
Paola
04.03.2021 - 18:29:
Salve, io ho sui ferri 100 maglie e dovrei arrivare a 110 maglie in 20 cm, come devo suddividere gli aumenti, praticamente devo fare una maglia lunga che sia piu stretta sul giro cosce rispetto alla circonferenza fianchi (cioè cm 120 per circonferenza fianchi, contro cm 108 per circonferenza cosce= grazie mille
DROPS Design
05.03.2021 - 00:11:
Lubna Asghar
24.02.2021 - 22:47:
Hei jeg har 272 masker og skal felle 36 masker , det blir 7,5 . Skal jeg felle en hver 7 maske og neste hver 8 maske eller?
DROPS Design
03.03.2021 - 09:30:
FEROL
22.02.2021 - 18:45:
Modele cm095. Bonjour. Je ne comprends pas la page où il y ales explications pour les augmentations à intervalles réguliers et diminutions. Faut il que je les fasse sur le même rang. Pour le devant droit j'ai 54m je dois faire 6 augmentations et 6 diminutions donc j’ai le même nombre de mailles apr, hors vous dites qu’après j'ai 59m !,,Merci de bien vouloir m’aider. Bonne journée
DROPS Design
23.02.2021 - 09:53:
Farstad Hege
21.02.2021 - 08:36:
Hei , jeg har 140 m og skal felle 32 , har prøvd å strikke 2m og 3-4 sammen og etter hver 12 så har jeg strikket 4-5 sammen får det ikke til å gå opp 😳\r\n\r\nHege
DROPS Design
03.03.2021 - 08:34:
Kerstin
17.02.2021 - 21:00:
Jag har 54 maskor och ska minska jämnt fördelat 4 maskor. 54/4 Det blir 12.5. Hur ska jag minska då?
DROPS Design
03.03.2021 - 08:00:
Solfrid
12.02.2021 - 12:25:
Hei. Skal felle masker jevnt fordelt. Har 116 masker. I første omgang skal dette bli til 112 masker etter felling. Hvordan gjør jeg dette?
DROPS Design
15.02.2021 - 08:51:
Trude Oma
08.02.2021 - 10:55:
Hei!Et spørsmål om felling: Når tallet blir 6,5, dvs ikke runde opp eller ned, skal jeg da strikke sammen hhv 5. og 6. maske og 6. og 7. maske annenhver gang? Skal felle fra 234 til 198 masker
Véronique
05.02.2021 - 05:15:
Bonjour, j’ai monté 78 m et je dois répartir 56 augmentations mais en suivant un diagramme pour de futures torsades. Le quotient est 1,39, donc 1, je suppose mais je dois avoir des mailles envers. Comment puis-je faire ? Merci !
DROPS Design
05.02.2021 - 09:41:
Marina
30.01.2021 - 12:44:
Buongiorno cosa significa diminuire 0-2 in modo uniforme = 140-150
DROPS Design
01.02.2021 - 18:55:
Laila
29.01.2021 - 10:18:
Hva menes med å felle på hver pinne og annenhver pinne
DROPS Design
01.02.2021 - 07:59:
Solbjørg
29.01.2021 - 08:59:
Har 198 m skal felle 40 m jevnt fordelt, får 4,95 Er det slik at eg skal felle 4 og 5 m sammen å kun en gang me 3 og 4 m sm.?
DROPS Design
01.02.2021 - 07:54:
Diane
25.01.2021 - 13:30:
Hallo, ik zit vast met mijn breiwerk. Ik moet voor de zijdelingse afkanting aan de rechter kant afwisselend elke 10 +12naald 9x1 steek afkanten. Moet ik dan achtereen 9steken afkanten maar krijg ik dan geen gaten? Het is ongeveer een rechthoekige driehoek dat ik moet breien voor het voorpand van een vestje. \r\nDank u
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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..