R3P3tog is a double decrease method worked on the wrong side. It involves rearranging three stitches before purling them together, and is completed in 9 steps. Follow the clear, step-by-step instructions to learn it easily.
Technique Info: Reorder 3, Purl 3 Together
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | R3P3tog |
| Type | Double Decrease |
| Lean | Right |
| Worked | Purlwise |
| Facing stitches | S2SP P2SP |
| Right Side stitch | R2K3tog |
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Step-by-step Instructions
Step 1
Hold the yarn in front, insert the RH needle purlwise into the first stitch on the LH needle, slip it onto the RH needle.
Step 2
Insert the RH needle knitwise into the next stitch on the LH needle, slip it onto the RH needle.
Step 3
Repeat step 2 with the third stitch.
Step 4
Insert the LH needle into the front of two stitches on the RH needle from right to left, slip them back to LH needle at once.
Step 5
Insert the LH needle into the next stitch on the RH needle from left to right, slip one stitch back to the LH needle.
Step 6
Insert the RH needle purlwise into the three stitches on the LH needle.
Step 7
Wrap the yarn counter clockwise around the RH needle.
Step 8
Pull the new stitch through three stitches.
Step 9
Drop these stitches off the LH needle.
After all, no stitch wants to be left out of the action!
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