The abbreviation KFB stands for “Knit front back” and refers to a popular knitting increase where you knit twice into the same stitch – once through the front of the loop and one more time through the back loop of the same stitch.
Abbreviation: kfb. Knitting in the front and back of the same stitch is one way to increase the row by one stitch. In this video we will show you how to increase a stitch using the knit front back method.
Knit Front and Back (kfb) is a very common single increase that turns one stitch into two. On the knit side of stockinette, a kfb looks a bit like a purl stitch, and in fact, it is sometimes called a “bar increase” because of the horizontal “bar” on the increased stitch.
Unlike a “kfb” (knit front & back), the stitch you create from a m1 lays flat (whereas a kfb creates a little bump in the fabric). This makes it a great increase for stockinette stitch fabric.
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Kfb means to knit into the front of the stitch and then into the back of the same stitch. By doing this you will be increasing by one stitch. It means do it twice on the same row.
There are lots of ways to increase the number of stitches on your needle. Knitting in the front and back (or KFB knitting as it's known in patterns) is a rather easy stitch that will increase the number of stitches in your project. This stitch basically turns one stitch into two.
Leaning: KFB is a left-leaning increase because the new stitch appears to the left of the original stitch. Usage: You can use it anywhere you need to work an increase, but keep in mind that this type of increase is more visible.
KFB is helpful when knitting sweater patterns where you need to keep track of how many increases you've worked, too. Because it makes a little bump at the base of the new stitch, you can easily count the number of stitches you've made.
The yarn over (yo) creates a hole in the fabric and is mostly used in lace knitting. Kfb (knit front and back) creates a small bump that looks like the bump of a purl stitch, but can be hidden in the surrounding pattern. How a stitch pattern looks can be drastically altered by the knitting increase method you use.
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Kfb and M1 both do the same basic thing; they increase the number of stitches on your needle. However, they look and behave quite differently. The principal difference between the two increases is that kfb uses one stitch to make two whereas the M1 does not use any, the increase being made between stitches.
A useful increase is the 'Make 1'—usually abbreviated to 'M1' in patterns. It can lean to the left or the right, and can be made on the knit or the purl side. If you twist the new stitch as you make it, you avoid leaving a hole.
If you remember that SM1 and SM2 are the names of the stitch markers and not verbs "to slip the marker" then it make sense. Round 1: Knit 1, make 1 right, knit to 1 stitch before Stitch Marker 2, make 1 left, slip marker. ( Which marker? The one that was just mentioned in the sentence, which was Stitch Marker 2).
