Learn R3K3tog in 5 steps.
It reduces three stitches to one with the center stitch on top — same result as R2P3tog and SSPP, often paired with SS2P.
Technique Info: Reorder 3, Knit 3 together
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | R3K3tog |
| Type | Double Decrease |
| Lean | Center |
| Worked | Knitwise |
| Facing stitches | S2KP S2SK |
| Wrong side stitches | SSPP R2P3tog |
| Partner | SS2P |
| Symbols |
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Step-by-step Instructions
Step 1
Hold the yarn in back, insert the RH needle purlwise into the first stitch on the LH needle, slip it onto the RH needle.
Step 2
Insert the RH needle knitwise into the next stitch on the LH needle, slip it onto the RH needle.
Step 3
Repeat step 2 with the third stitch.
Step 4
Insert the LH needle into the front of two stitches on the RH needle from right to left, slip them back to LH needle at once.
Step 5
Insert the LH needle into the next stitch on the RH needle from left to right, slip one stitch back to the LH needle.
Step 6
Insert the RH needle knitwise into the three stitches on the LH needle.
Step 7
Wrap the yarn counter clockwise around the RH needle.
Step 8
Pull the new stitch through three stitches.
Step 9
Drop these stitches off the LH needle.
Now that you’ve learned how it works, you might be wondering about the name…
Why Reorder 3 when only two stitches actually swap places?
Hmmm… I can only explain it this way: the third one watched it all happen — and that counts as emotional involvement.
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