[SS2P] Slip 1, Slip 2, Purl 3 Together

Learn how to create a double decrease on the wrong side in just 7 simple steps to keep the center stitch on top.

Note: The SS2P is not an ideal match for the S2KP if you're aiming for a pair of vertical double decreases.

Technique Info: Slip 1, Slip 2, Purl 3 Together

Field Details
Abbreviation SS2P
Type Double Decrease
Lean Center
Worked Purlwise
Right Side stitch S2KP
Symbols Center Double Decrease Symbol - Purlwise Center Double Decrease Symbol - Purlwise Center Double Decrease Symbol - Purlwise

Step-by-step Instructions

Step 1:

Hold the yarn in front, insert the right-hand needle knitwise into the next stitch on the left-hand needle then slip it onto the right-hand needle.

Step 2:

Insert the right-hand needle knitwise into the next two stitches on the left-hand needle then slip both stitches onto the right-hand needle at once.

Step 3:

Insert the left-hand needle into the front of three slipped stitches on the right-hand needle from right to left, then slip all stitches onto the left-hand needle at once.

Step 4:

Insert the right-hand needle purlwise into the first three stitches on the left-hand needle.

Step 5:

Wrap the yarn counter clockwise around the right-hand needle.

Step 6:

Pull the new stitch through three stitches.

Step 7:

Drop these stitches off the left-hand needle.
SS2P symbol
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