Lifted increase Lifted increase is made by working into the stitch below as well as into the stitch itself. The result is almost invisible, but there is a definite slant to the stitches. It is good to pair increases to each side of a centre point.
![Lifted knit increase](https://www.knittingkingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lifted-knit-increase.jpg)
To pair lifted increases on the either side of a centre stitch work a left increase before the centre stitch and a right increase after it.
![Lifted knit increase 2](https://www.knittingkingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lifted-knit-increase-2.jpg)
For a lifted knit right increase, insert a needle in the top of a loop just below the stitch, knit loop and then knit stitch on needle.
![Lifted knit increase 3](https://www.knittingkingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lifted-knit-increase-3.jpg)
For a lifted knit left increase, insert left needle in the top of the completed stitch, and then pull it back gently and knit it.
![Lifted knit increase 4](https://www.knittingkingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lifted-knit-increase-4.jpg)
For a lifted purl right increase, insert needle in the top of the loop just below the stitch, purl loop and then purl stitch on needle.
![Lifted knit increase 5](https://www.knittingkingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lifted-knit-increase-5.jpg)
For a lifted purl left increase, insert the left needle in the top of the just completed stitch, pull back gently and purl it.