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Knitting Basics
Garter Stitch
Stockinette Stitch
Binding Off
Basic Knit Bind-Off
Basic Purl Bind-Off
Suspended Bind-Off
Single Crochet Bind-Off
Double Crochet Bind-off
Slopped Bind-Off
Binding Off "In Pattern"
Knit One, Purl One Bind-Off
One-Over-Two Bind-Off
Three Needle Bind-Off
Decrease Bind-Off
Cables
Casting On
Long-Tail Cast-On
Single Cast-On
Cable Cast-On
German Twisted Cast-On
Open Cast-On
Alternate Cable Cast-On
Knitting-On
Thumb Cast-On
Tubular Cast-On
Left-Hand Cast-On
Invisible Cast-On
Lace Cast-On
Chain
Crochet
DC
HDC
Decrease
Centered Double Decrease
K2tog
K2tog tbl
KRPR
P2tog
P2tog tbl
SKP
SSK
SSP
YO DEC's
Edge Stitches
Double Edge
Garter Stitch Edge
Slip Stitch Edge
Inceases
YO in Crochet
Holding Techniques
The English Method
The Scottish Method
The Continental Method
Left-Handed Method
Tools of the Trade
Knitting HELP!!!
A Lesson in Gauge
Putting The Pieces Together
Yarn Pilling
Decrease(s)
Decreases remove stitches, narrowing the knitting. The most common ones you will find in patterns are K2tog (knit two together) and SSK (slip, slip, knit).
Ways to Decrease
K2tog
K2tog tbl
KRPR
P2tog
P2tog tbl
SKP
SSK
SSP
Centered Double Decrease
Crossed Right Slanting Decrease
YO DEC (both RS and LS)