Want your double decrease to look centered?
Here’s how to place the top stitch right in the middle — just 4 clear steps using the slip 2, knit 1, pass slipped stitches over method.
Technique Info: Slip 2, Knit 1, Pass Over
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | S2KP |
| Other name | CDD |
| Type | Double Decrease |
| Lean | Center |
| Worked | Knitwise |
| Facing stitch | R3K3tog |
| Wrong side stitch | SS2P |
| Partner | SSPP R2p3tog |
| Related Stitch | S2SK |
| Symbols |
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Step-by-step Instructions
Step 1:
Hold the yarn in back, insert the right-hand needle knitwise into the first two stitches on the left-hand needle then slip both stitches onto the right-hand needle at once.
Step 2:
Knit the next stitch.
Step 3:
Insert the left-hand needle into the two slipped stitches on the right-hand needle. It is best to insert the needle into the front of the stitches, from left to right.
Step 4:
Pass the two stitches over the stitch you just knitted off the right-hand needle.
Key Actions
Step-By-Step Photos
Step 1
1.1
Hold yarn in back
1.2
Insert RH needle knitwise into 2 sts
1.3
Slip them onto RH needle
Step 2
Step 3
Insert LH needle into front of 2 slipped sts from left to right
Step 4
Pass 2 slipped sts over the stitch
S2KP - Result
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