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Increase or decrease evenly calculator (knitting & crochet)

Spread increases or decreases evenly across a row or round and get stitch-by-stitch instructions.

Stitches now

Stitches to add or remove

Abbreviations

K knit · M1 make one (increase) · k2tog knit two together (decrease) · sc single crochet · 2 sc in next increase · sc2tog single crochet two together (decrease). If you crochet with UK terms, read sc as dc.

How to use it

Enter how many stitches you have now.
Enter how many stitches to increase or decrease.
Choose whether you are working flat (rows) or in the round, and knitting or crochet.
Follow the instructions. Repeats are grouped in brackets.

Questions

How do I increase evenly across a row?

Divide your stitches into equal sections, one more section than the number of increases when working flat, and increase between sections. This calculator does the division and spreads any leftover stitches evenly.

Which increase should I use?

In knitting, M1 (make one) is a neat, almost invisible increase. KFB also works. In crochet, work two stitches into the same stitch.

Why is working flat different from working in the round?

Flat rows have two edges, so the increases are kept away from the edges, which leaves one more section than increases. In the round there are no edges, so there is one section per increase.