Knitting abbreviation - M1L

Knitting abbreviation M1L stands for make one left. It is a single stitch increase that leans to the left. There are multiple ways of accomplishing this, but most commonly, it means you will be working the bar between stitches.

Insert the left-hand needle from front to back into the strand between stitches and knit it through the back loop.

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