Technique Info
Abbreviation |
SP2P |
Meaning |
Slip 1, Purl 2 Together, Pass Over |
Type |
Double Decrease |
Lean |
Right |
Worked |
Purlwise |
Facing Stitch |
SSSP |
Related Stitch |
P3tog |
Step-by-step Instructions
Step 1
Hold the yarn in front, insert the right-hand needle purlwise into the next stitch on the left-hand needle, then slip it onto the right-hand needle.
Step 2
Insert the right-hand needle purlwise into the next two stitches on the left-hand needle.
Step 3
Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle.
Step 4
Pull a new stitch through the two stitches and drop these stitches off the left-hand needle.
Step 5
Insert the left-hand needle into the back of the slipped stitch on the right-hand needle.
Step 6
Pass the slipped stitch over the stitch you just knitted and off the right-hand needle.
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