Technique Info
Abbreviation |
SS2P |
Meaning |
Slip 1, Slip 2, Purl 3 Together |
Type |
Double Decrease |
Lean |
Center |
Worked |
Purlwise |
Facing stitches |
SSPP, R2p3tog |
Right side stitches |
S2KP, S2SK |
Partner |
R3K3tog |
Step-by-step Instructions
Learn how to create a double decrease on the wrong side in just 7 simple steps to keep the center stitch on top.
Step 1
Hold the yarn in front, 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
Insert the right-hand needle knitwise into the next two stitches on the left-hand needle then slip both stitches onto the right-hand needle at once.
Step 3
Insert the left-hand needle into the front of three slipped stitches on the right-hand needle from right to left, then slip all stitches onto the left-hand needle at once.
Step 4
Insert the right-hand needle purlwise into the first three stitches on the left-hand needle.
Step 5
Wrap the yarn counterclockwise around the right-hand needle.
Step 6
Pull the new stitch through three stitches.
Step 7
Drop these stitches off the left-hand needle.
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