How to: Knit a left leaning decrease (SSK)

In this video we will show you how to work a left leaning decrease, which is really useful for any knit... Read more

In this video we will show you how to work a left leaning decrease, which is really useful for any knit projects that require shaping. This technique is often abbreviated to SSK or ‘slip, slip, knit’.

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In this video we will show you how to work a left leaning decrease, which is really useful for any knit projects that require shaping. This technique is often abbreviated to SSK or ‘slip, slip, knit’.

See the step by step guide here
Level: Easy
Craft: Knitting
Type: Technique

Step by Step

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Step 1

To the left, to the left! To start, insert your needle into the next stitch as if to knit it, but slide it off without knitting it

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Step 2

Repeat step 1 for the next stitch, so you now have 2 slipped stitches on your right needle.

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Step 3

Now, insert your left needle from left to right through those 2 slipped stitches.

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Step 4

Wrap your yarn and work as if it is a normal knit stitch. Congrats Gang, you have now worked a left-leaning decrease.