INCREASE

Increase

In knitting, an increase is the creation of one or more new stitches, which may be done by various methods that create distinctive effects in the fabric.

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increase

Noun

  1. An amount by which a quantity is increased.
  2. For a quantity, the act or process of becoming larger
  3. The creation of one or more new stitches; see .

Verb

  1. To become larger.
  2. To make (a quantity) larger.
  3. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific.
  4. To become more nearly full; to show more of the surface; to wax.
    The Moon increases.


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