Technique Info: Reorder 2, Knit 3 Together
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | R2K3tog |
| Type | Double Decrease |
| Lean | Right |
| Worked | Knitwise |
| Facing stitches | SK2P SS2K |
| Wrong Side stitch | R3P3tog |
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Step-by-step Instructions
Step 1
Hold the yarn in back, insert the right-hand needle knitwise into the first stitch on the left-hand needle then slip it onto the right-hand needle.Step 2
Repeat the same step with the second stitch.Step 3
Insert the left-hand needle into the front of two 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 knitwise 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 all three stitches.Step 7
Drop the three stitches off the left-hand needle.
Step-By-Step Photos
Step 1
1.1
Hold yarn in back
1.2
Slip 1 stitch knitwise
Step 2
Yep, still slip 1 knitwise
Step 3
3.1
Insert LH needle into the front of the 2 slipped sts (R to L)
3.2
Slip both sts onto LH needle
Step 4
Insert RH needle knitwise into first 3 sts
Step 5
5.1
Wrap yarn counterclockwise around RH needle
5.2
Result
Step 6
Pull new stitch through 3 sts
Step 7
Drop sts off the left-hand needle. Done!
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