SPSP: Slip 1, Purl 2 together, Pass Over

Learn the steps for Slip 1, purl 2 together, Pass Over — a right-leaning decrease (as seen from the right side) that reduces two stitches on the wrong side.

• Technique Info
• Step-by-step Instructions

Technique Info: Slip 1, Purl 2 Together, Pass slipped stitch over

Field	Details
Abbreviation	SP2P
Type	Double Decrease
Lean	Right
Worked	Purl
Facing stitches	SSSP
Related Stitch	P3tog,
Symbols

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 counter clockwise 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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