S2KP | Slip 2, Knit 1, Pass Over – Vertical Double Decrease

S2KP: The Vertical Center stitch

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
Wrong Side stitch SS2P
Partner S2pp SSP3tog
Symbols Center Double Decrease Symbol - Purlwise Center Double Decrease Symbol - Purlwise
How to Keep the Center Stitch on Top

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 front of the two slipped stitches on the right-hand needle.

Step 4:

Pass the two stitches over the stitch you just knitted off the right-hand needle.

Key Actions

Slip 2 stitch together Knitwise
Knit one
Pass 2 stitches over
S2KP symbol
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