How to Knit KRL in 2 Cases (when the row below is K or P row)

A knit loop increase is a way to create one new knit stitch. You’ll lift one leg of the stitch below the one on the needle and knit that stitch. Both methods, KLL (knit left loop) and KRL (knit right loop) create a new knit stitch, but they have slightly different effects.

Step 1:

 Insert your right needle into the right leg of the stitch below the first stitch on the left needle from back to front.

Step 2:

Lift this loop up onto your left needle.

Step 3:

Knit this stitch as normal

Step 4:

Knit the next stitch and continue knitting according to your pattern.

Note: KRL is a fairly invisible increase when it’s all by itself. If you are increasing at the same position every row, even KRL gets pretty visible. So, try to space them out a bit.

The only downside of the KRL increase is that it tends to create a little gap/eyelet. Normally it’s not visible (certainly not as extreme as a M1L or a yarn over), but you’ll see it when you stretch the fabric. You can also knit the lifted stitch (step 2) through the back loop. This helps closing potential gaps, but the increase will be quite a bit more visible then.