As soon as you learn to knit and feel comfortable with the basics, you begin to realize that unless you want to knit large rectangular objects for the rest of your life, you’re going to need to learn some new tricks! One such trick is increasing and decreasing stitches. This is a basic technique that will allow you to make custom shapes, clothes, and fancy designs and garments.
So bring your favorite needles, some of that spare yarn you have hiding in your stash, cast on 20 sts or so and we’ll go for a trial run by working some increases then working some decreases.