Technique Info
Abbreviation |
P2SP |
Type |
Double Decrease |
Lean |
Left |
Worked |
Purlwise |
Facing stitch |
R3P3tog |
Right Side stitches |
SK2P, SS2K |
Step-by-step Instructions
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.
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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