How to Decrease a Stitch
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There are dozens of increases which designers use for decorative purposes. Videos presented on this page show you only two popular methods of decreasing stitches:
1. TO WORK TWO STITCHES TOGETHER through the front loop.
You can decrease a stitch either in the knit (k2tog) or in the purl (p2tog) row. (k2tog) produces a right hand slope on the knit side of the fabric . (p2tog) makes a left slanting slope on the purl side.
To knit two stitches together, insert working needle thought two stitches at once, then knit (or purl) them as if they are one stitch. I would like to remind you , that all knitting stitches and technique are EXACTLY the same for both CONTINENTAL and English style of knitting. Let's watch the video.
KNIT TWO TOGETHER. ( K2tog).
2. TO WORK TWO STITCHES TOGETHER through the back loop.
It cab be done either in the knit row: SLIP, SLIP, KNIT 2 TOGETHER (ssk) or in the purl row SLIP, SLIP, PURL 2 TOGETHER (ssp). SSK will produce left-slanting decrease in the knit row. SSP will look as a right-slanting decrease in the purl row.
The only difference which SSK (SSP) decrease has to compare to k2tog (p2tog) is that two stitches are worked together trough their back loops.
SLIP, SLIP, KNIT 2 TOGETHER ( SSK ).
Important Note: To make a decrease in the knit or purl row be sure that they look like a mirror image pair. The standard combination for the knit row is: SSK (left-slanting) and k2tog (right-slanting). For the purl row - p2tog (left-slanting) and SSP (right-slanting).
More videos about advanced methods of knitting can be found at the bottom of Knitting Video page.
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