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decreases

Learn to Knit: CDD | Centered Double Decrease

If you want to create a double decrease on the knit side of your work that is vertical then the centered double decrease is what you need!

  1. Slip two stitches together knit wise.
  2. Knit one stitch.
  3. Pass both slipped stitches over the knit stitch.

See it in action in this video:

Learn to Knit: K2tog | knit two sts together

Create a right leaning decrease of one stitch. Worked on knit stitches.

Knit two stitches together at the same time.

Learn to Knit: SSK | slip, slip and knit

Ssk or slip, slip and knit creates a knit decrease of one stitch that slants to the left.
  1. Slip one stitch knitwise.
  2. Slip a second stitch knitwise.
  3. Slip both stitches back from right to left needle.
  4. Knit both stitches together through the back loops.

Alternative faster method (shown in video):

After slipping both stitches to the right needle, when you insert the left needle into the front of both stitches, instead of slipping them back you can immediately knit them together through the back loop to save time.

See this in action in the video here:

Learn to Knit: SSP, Slip slip and purl

Ssp or slip, slip and purl creates a purl decrease of one stitch.
  1. Slip one stitch knitwise.
  2. Slip a second stitch knitwise.
  3. Slip both stitches back from right to left needle.
  4. Purl both stitches together through the back loops.

See this in action in the video here:

Read our Knit Basics Purl Stitch Tutorial

Learn to Knit: P2tog

When you are working purl stitches and want to decrease one stitch then the p2tog or purl two stitches together is the ideal way of decreasing.

All you have to do is purl two stitches at the same time.

Learn to Knit: Decreases

There are many different ways to decrease stitches in your work and they are referred to as 'decreases'.

When decreasing a stitch the way you do it will create a slope in the stitch to either the right or left and you should pick the type of decreases you use to create the end effect you want.

K2tog

Knit 2 stitches together. This creates a right leaning stitch.

SSK

Slip, slip and knit. Slip 2 stitches, one at a time, as if to knit, then knit those 2 stitches together through the back loops. This creates a left leaning stitch.

SSP

Slip, slip and purl. Slip 2 stitches, one at a time, as if to knit, then purl those 2 stitches together through the back loops. This is a trickier decrease to work as working 2 purl stitches together through the back loop requires a sharp needle tip.

 

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