SSK
(Slip Slip Knit)
The most common left-slanting decrease
Here’s how to do an SSK (Slip Slip Knit) or left slanting decrease. 1. (As seen in column to the right) Knit to the place where you need the make the decrease. 2. Insert the right hand needle into the first stitch on the left hand needle and slip it knitwise (as if to knit) onto the right hand needle. 3. Slip the second stitch knitwise onto the right hand needle as in 2. 4. Slide the left hand needle from left to right, into the two slipped stitches and on top of the right hand needle. 5. Take the yarn around the right hand needle and knit the two stitches together. 6. The left slanting decrease is complete. |
SSK Alternate
(as it says another way of pulling off the SSK)
In this alternate method of working an 'ssk' stitch, the second stitch is slipped purlwise, turning the stitch (which still lies under the first slipped stitch). The result is a slightly less harshly-defined line of decrease stitches.
1. Slip one stitch, as if to knit, from the left-hand needle to the right-hand needle.
2. Slip the next stitch, as if to PURL, from the left-hand needle to the right-hand needle.
3. Now insert the point of the left-hand needle into the fronts of the two slipped stitches, and knit them together.
1. Slip one stitch, as if to knit, from the left-hand needle to the right-hand needle.
2. Slip the next stitch, as if to PURL, from the left-hand needle to the right-hand needle.
3. Now insert the point of the left-hand needle into the fronts of the two slipped stitches, and knit them together.