M1R Increase (Make 1 Right) Left Handed - Continental

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Make 1 (M1) increases are used in many different types of knitting projects from socks to gloves, lace work to sweaters. Being able to create a M1 increase that leans right (M1R) vs a M1 which leans to the left (M1L) will allow you to create knitting that carries nice clean lines that will improve the look of your work. The url for the M1L video is • M1L (Make 1 Left) incr...
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[@1RKruemel]

Thank you Bill! Happily avoiding those "GIGUNDO!" holes now. :) Your channel is the ressource I go to first whenever I need help understanding knitting techniques - thank you for these videos!

[@shahilagh]

I m grateful for leftie education. I learned form you quickly!!! Once watching. Whereas watching right handed was difficult…. When I was at school like 10 years old nobody told me you don’t learn because of this and I always felt I do t know and so I lost my confidence in doing handcrafts! Now years later I see I have so much passion and talent in doing handy works. Such a shame how exclusive education can leave ppl feel frustrated and also society loses the contributions those people can make !

[@Shakanta]

Thank you for this, your instructions are always so clear and simple to follow :)

[@joolsmind]

I find myself going through your videos for all my knitting projects! super helpful content, thank you 💓

[@dasgnsdjflbka]

Thanks! It's so hard to find left handed instructions, the struggle

[@Em-sv3ks]

Your videos have really helped me. Sometimes my local yarn store isn't sure what to make of my knitting style!

[@amberm4181]

Thanks you for your videos!! Fellow lefty here

[@lmrk5705]

Thank you so much Bill. You're a champ!!!

[@AmyKnits]

Thank You, Bill!

[@kittenkorleone2918]

Bill, i need help with whatever a Make 1 backward loop. There are some right handed videos out here but I'm having a mental block about doing it. You've helped me by leaps and bounds and i salute you for it. I can't understand why it is that with lefties being 12 percent of population, why is so little help available. I have a funny story about the LYS owner was di intrigued by my left handedness, she asked me (a newbie) to demonstrate for her how i knit when I actually was gonna ask her for help. I kinda felt freakish. So funny. If you could give a tip or pointer it would be greatly appreciated.

[@YarnCrafts4lefties]

So glad you found them helpful tonksloopy :-)

[@tonksloopy]

Hi! Got here from "On the Other Hand" from Ravelry :D Thanks so much for the videos, they're great.

[@Aida1938]

I love your tutorial thanks I found you

[@Marielm1]

Thank you.

[@trollmamma]

good video I have dune an increases on the next stick and knitted one on the front and in the back of the stitch looks the same ?? ( sorry my bad eng )

[@LindaHay-yo5js]

Do you reverse the pattern - make one right when it says M1L? since patterns are written for right handed knitters?

[@YarnCrafts4lefties]

It depends on what I am doing. When it comes to the heel of a sock or the shoulder increases in a sweater I ABSOLUTELY switch out the increases and decreases to ensure a smooth visual like. On scarves, shawls etc I do not bother to swap them out. On a flat piece which does not need to fit the body I am perfectly happy with making a mirror image. If there is a necessary clean visual line, such as shoulder increases in a sweater I will absolutely swap them out in order to have the linear delineation be clean. I hope this help :)

[@vanessaramirez1125]

When the pattern (right-handed instructions) calls for M1L - do we lefties make a M1R? And vice a versa?

[@YarnCrafts4lefties]

You got it. :)

[@melaniekay3647]

Came here to ask this exact question, thank you both!!

[@annaadamska8645]

I heard that left handed M1R is done like M1L for right handed. Could you tell me, when in the pattern there is M1R, K3, M1L, should I as a left handed person do M1L, K3, M1R?????

[@YarnCrafts4lefties]

When making clothing, such as sweaters, gloves, etc., it's important to swap the increases so the visual lines are clean. When making a hat, scarf or shawl it is completely up to you if you wish to swap them or not. Hope this helps.

[@annaadamska8645]

@@YarnCrafts4lefties Ok, so if the sweater patterns says M1R, K3, 1L then I do M1L, k3, M1R as shown for lefties, yes?

[@YarnCrafts4lefties]

@@annaadamska8645 you got it!

[@corgiagility2704]

@@YarnCrafts4lefties Thank you so much for this answer! I’ve always wondered and am starting a sweater today.

[@kathyfransen586]

So if the R handed pattern calls for a M1R, should I do a M1L?

[@YarnCrafts4lefties]

It really depends. In a scarf I wouldn't bother changing them but in a sweater where the slant impacts the visual line then yes, I would swap. :)

[@peggylynne]

I have been looking all over for this information. Bill, you are the absolute best resource for learning left-handed knitting. Thank you so much!

[@jacquisimao5390]

​@@peggylynneditto and ditto! Thank you Bill ❤