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To lose stitches for
shaping or making decorative patterns
you can knit or purl two stitches (k2
tog, p2 tog) together at the beginning,
end or any given point in a row. This
is the simpler method and forms a slant
to the right if the stitches are knitted
together through the front and a slant
to the left if the stitches are knitted
together through the back of the work.
Slip stitch decrease
produces a more decorative effect. A
knit row decrease - abbreviated as s1,
k1, psso - forms a slant to the left
on the front of the knitting; on a purl
row - s1, p1, psso - slant to the right
is formed.
Knitting two stitches
together
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In
a knit row (K2tog)
Insert your right hand needle
through the front of the first
two stitches on your left hand
needle. Knit them together as
a single stitch. |
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In
a purl row (P2tog)
Insert your right hand needle
through the front of the first
two stitches on your left hand
needle. Purl them together as
a single stitch. |
Slip stitch decreases
Fancy openwork patterns
such as Ric Rac depend on slip stitch
decreases.
In a knit row
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1
Insert your right hand needle
"knitwise" and lift
off the first stitch from your
left hand needle |
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2
Leave the stitch on the needle
and knit the next stitch on your
left hand needle in the usual
way. |
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3 Using the point
of your left hand needle bring
the slipped stitch off your right
hand needle over the knitted stitch.
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In a purl row
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1
Insert your right hand needle
"purlwise" and lift
off the first stitch from your
left hand needle. |
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2
Leave the stitch on the needle
and purl into the next stitch
on your left hand needle in the
usual way. |
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3 Using the point
of your left hand needle bring
the slipped stitch off your right
hand needle, over the purled stitch
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Stitch
Gauge |
Casting
On |
Casting
Off |
Holding
the needle & yarn |
Basic Stitches
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Increasing
Stitches |
Decreasing
Stitches |
Cables
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Knitting
in the Round |
Working
with More Than One Yarn Colour
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Button
Holes |
Edges
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Seams
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Finishing
Techniques |
Abbreviations
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