pfb
Knittingpurl front and back
Description
A knitting increase technique where two stitches are created from one by purling into both the front and back loops of a single stitch.
Detailed explanation
The abbreviation pfb stands for ‘purl front and back,’ a method used to increase the stitch count by one. It serves as the purl-side equivalent of the ‘knit front and back’ (kfb) and involves working the same stitch twice before dropping it from the needle. This technique is commonly used for shaping on the wrong side of the fabric, though it creates a small visible horizontal bar.