P2SP | Purl 2 Together, Slip 1, Pass Over

Learn the Purl 2 Together, Slip 1, Pass Over — a double decrease that combines three basic actions.
Follow the step-by-step instructions to work this decrease with ease.

• Technique Info
• Step-by-step Instructions

Technique Info: Purl 2 Together, Slip 1, Pass Over

Field	Details
Abbreviation	P2SP
Type	Double Decrease
Lean	Left
Worked	Purlwise
Facing stitch	R3P3tog
Right side stitches	SK2P SS2K
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Step-by-step Instructions

Step 1:

Hold the yarn in front, insert the RH needle purlwise into the first two stitches on the LH needle.

Step 2:

Wrap the yarn counter clockwise around the RH needle.

Step 3:

Pull the new stitch through two stitches and drop them off the LH needle.

Step 4:

Insert the RH needle knitwise into the front of the first stitch on the LH needle, slip it onto the RH needle.

Step 5:

Insert the LH needle into two stitches on the RH needle from left to right, slip them back to the LH needle.

Step 6:

Insert the RH needle purlwise into the second stitch on the LH needle.

Step 7:

Pass the second stitch over the first stitch off the LH needle.

Step 8:

Insert the RH needle purlwise into the first stitch on the LH needle, slip it onto the RH needle.

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