Yarn Over (YO) is often used in lace stitches, it creates a decorative hole in the fabric. YO is a neutral increasing stitch that creates 2 stitches out of 1. When doing a YO, you first bring yarn over the working needle, then you work into the next stitch.
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The video shows you how to do Yarn Over (YO) in one row and in its following row.
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Left-Handed Yarn Over (YO)
Since YO is a neutral increasing stitch and doesn’t lean in any direction, it’s left-handed version is performed in the same way. Please watch the video below to learn how to do Yarn Over in left-handed knitting.
If you have questions, please refer to the video tutorial and written instructions above.