Technique Info
Abbreviations |
3 into 3 LL, 3-3 LL |
Meaning |
3 into 3 Gather Left Leaning |
Type |
Cluster |
Category |
Estonian Techniques |
Related Stitches |
3 into 3 RL, 3 into 3 Center |
Step-by-step Instructions
Step-by-step instructions for working the 3 into 3 Gather Left Leaning technique — a method that increases and decreases stitches at the same time while keeping the stitch count unchanged. Each step is clearly explained to help you follow along easily and create this left-leaning gathered cluster.
Step 1
Hold the yarn in back. Insert the right-hand needle knitwise into the next 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
Repeat the same step with the third stitch.
Step 4
Insert the left-hand needle into the front of the three slipped stitches on the right-hand needle from left to right.
Step 5
Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle.
Step 6
Pull the new stitch through all three stitches.
Step 7
Do not slip the three original stitches off the left-hand needle. Bring the yarn between the two needle tips to the front.
Step 8
With the yarn in front, reinsert the right-hand needle knitwise into the back of the same three stitches.
Step 9
Wrap the yarn counterclockwise again and pull a second loop through, just as in Steps 5 and 6.
Step 10
Slip the three stitches off the left-hand needle.
Result
There are now three stitches on the right-hand needle created from three stitches on the left-hand needle.
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