Knitting Help - Knit Front and Back, or kfb

Instruction for working the "kfb" increase stitch, or knit front and back.

[cherylsmith]

You are very good at clearly demonstrating and explaining knitting. And as a bonus I love your nails!

[Carox]

Very clear and concise instructions. The use of large needles helped me to see exactly where to put my needles. Thank you very much.

[helencaudill]

thank you for all the information and knowledge you give with each video ... I have learned more from you than anyone. Thank you

[metanoia]

As always, excellent tutorial. You are a talented teacher. And you always have the most beautifully manicured nails (and I don't even like manicures).

[catherinegautier]

Thank you so much for all the information you give, I'd be lost without your help.

[Breathinez]

I love your videos. You explain knit stitched and patterns very well.

[yorker]

your teaching videos are amazing and make everything understandable .... thanx very much

[emullinsstreams]

For some reason, even when I actively try to knit more loosely, I end up with super tight stitches every time I have to kfb. 😕

[verypinkknits]

You can turn the captions off by clicking the red "CC" button at the bottom of the video player, then select "Turn Captions Off". That should help!

[verypinkknits]

I'm assuming that's a 2 stitch increase? Work kfb, as I demonstrate in this video, then knit into the front of the stitch again.

[dafabnam]

This was really useful! Thank you so much for making this video! ^-^

[mrswendyrob]

I have a question that doesn't really matter, it's just something that I'm curious about. I was a crocheter before I learned to knit, and in crochet, you just make multiple stitches in one stitch; there's nothing about the front or back of the stitch. Why, in knitting, is it knit into the front and the back, rather than just knitting two stitches into one? Would it mess things up to knit twice into the front? I'm not thinking about ignoring the right way to do it in knitting, it's just a logistical question.

[littlelulu]

You make everything look so easy. Where are you pulling it through after you wrap it through that final time.

[verypinkknits]

Are you asking what the abbreviations mean? Knit 1, then repeat Make 1, Knit 3 nine times, Make 1, Knit 2. Hope that helps!

[AnnieofBlueGables]

Awesome! Please explain k0 (1, 2, 3), p1, p2tog, yo, p4
What the heck is k0? And how ever do you not knit a stitch and progress?

[ricegnome]

Great video...but How do I K1fb&f?

[verypinkknits]

Or you can click and drag the actual closed caption words to a different part of the screen if you'd like to leave them on!

[loriwells]

I am trying to do this increase but I am having trouble with it being too tight.  The first 1 or 2 increases are okay until I try the 3rd.  I can barely bring the stitch from the back forward. I am doing a small stuffed animal that has only 5 cast on stitches then you kfb to make 10.  I finally was able to do it by pulling the right needle out very far and then swinging around to the back but now my stitches look loose.  Any tips on how to do this to make it easier?  I purled a row and now have to make 20 out of 10 stitches.  Is there a substitute increase for this? I knit British style and have limited mobility because of arthritis that has settled in to my joints.  The first joint on all my fingers are impacted the worst. 

[isetta]

Does anyone know how to fix a f&b when unraveled? I am doing this scarf where every row starts and ends in this stitch and I had to restart from the beginning cause I made a boo boo and could non fix it...I am a bit of a perfectionist... Thank you to anyone that can help.

[eltsip]

Thanks for all your videos, they are awesome and very helpful. I have one question though. Is it the same if a pattern tells us to knit, front, back, front and back of a stitch? In particular, the pattern I'm working on tells me to knit front, back, front and back of next stitch, then slip those 4 stitches into left needle, knit them, and then pass the 2nd, 3rd and 4th stitches over the 1st.