Glossary: make 2
M2 = make 2
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Work to the place where the increase is to be made. Insert the left needle from front to back into the horizontal strand between the two stitches:
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Knit the stitch through the back loop as shown.
Repeat
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On the purl side, insert the needle from front to back and then purl the stitch through the back loop.