Learn how to make one backward loop (m1BL) to add a stitch to a knitting project with this easy tutorial.
There are a lot of ways to increase or add a stitch to a knitting project and lots of different reasons to choose the different methods. Make one Backward Loop (m1BL) is a very easy way to add a stitch or multiple stitches, you can add a stitch in the middle of a row but you can also add a stitch at the end of a row which you cannot do with a lot of there types of increase stitches.
How is m1BL different from other increase stitches?
Make one backward loop is unique because it doesn’t use any strands or stitches from the row or rows below. That’s why it can be used at the end of a row as well!
Technically there is both a left and right-leaning version of m1BL but they’re pretty similar and most patterns don’t distinguish. When neither is specified the right leaning m1BL is the standard.
How do you make one backward loop (m1BL)?
Make one backward loop (standard right-leaning) uses the same technique as the backward loop cast on! This makes it really easy for beginners as that is often the cast method that new knitters learn first.
- Either between stitches or at the end of the row, loop the working yarn around your left thumb as shown.
- Insert the right needle through the loop from below.
- Drop the loop from your thumb and pull to tighten the new stitch.
- Repeat as necessary to add more m1BL stitches.
- Work the m1BL(s) as normal in the next row.
To make one backward loop (m1BL) left-leaning, simply wrap the yarn around your left thumb in the opposite direction and insert the right needle from the back to the front.
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