Knit Left Loop

Also known as: Left Lifted Increase, Lifted Left Increase, Left-Slanting Lifted Increase, lifted increase after

Abbreviation: KLL, LLI

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Chart Symbol(s)

knitting chart symbol for the Knit Left Loop stitch (abbreviated as KLL, LLI). Variant 1

Definition

A left-leaning lifted increase made by inserting the left needle from front to back into the left leg of the stitch two rows below the stitch just worked on the right needle, then knitting it. Produces a neat, nearly invisible increase.

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