Technique Info

Abbreviation

P2tog

Meaning

Purl 2 Together

Type

Single Decrease

Lean

Right

Worked

Purlwise

Facing Stitch

SSP

Right Side Stitch

K2tog

Variations

P3tog, P5tog
P2tog knitting symbol

Step-by-step Instructions

Step 1

Hold the yarn in front, insert the right-hand needle purlwise into the first two stitches on the left-hand needle.

Step 2

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

Step 3

Pull the new stitch through two stitches.

Step 4

Drop the two stitches off the left-hand needle.

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