K3Tog | Knit 3 Together Made Easy - 4 Steps

Get to know the Knit 3 Together decrease — it reduces three stitches to one, with clear step-by-step instructions.

• Technique Info
• Step-by-step Instructions
• Step-by step Photos

Technique Info: Knit 3 Stitches Together

Field	Details
Abbreviation	K3tog
Type	Double Decrease
Lean	Right
Worked	Knitwise
Facing stitch	SSSK
Wrong Side stitch	P3tog
Related Stitches	K2tog, K5tog
Symbols

Step-by-step Instructions

Step 1:

Hold the yarn in back, insert the right-hand needle knitwise into the first three stitches on the left-hand needle.

Step 2:

Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle.

Step 3:

Pull the new stitch through all three stitches.

Step 4:

Drop the three stitches off the left-hand needle.

Step-by step Photos

Step 1

1.1

Hold the yarn in back

1.2

Insert RH needle knitwise

1.3

into first 3 sts on LH needle

Step 2

Wrap the yarn around the needle

Step 3

Pull the new stitch through all three stitches

Step 4

Drop the three stitches off the left-hand needle

K3tog: Right-leaning Double Decrease

All stitches slant to the right in a consistent and tidy way

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