How To: Make A Right Leaning Purl Decrease

Watch this video to master the right leaning purl decrease, an alternate purl decrease (and mirror to the... Read more

Watch this video to master the right leaning purl decrease, an alternate purl decrease (and mirror to the left-leaning decrease). It’s often called ‘purl 2 stitches together through the back loop’ or p2togtbl.

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Watch this video to master the right leaning purl decrease, an alternate purl decrease (and mirror to the left-leaning decrease). It’s often called ‘purl 2 stitches together through the back loop’ or p2togtbl.

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Level: Easy
Craft: Knitting
Type: Technique

Step by Step

How To: Make A Right Leaning Purl Decrease

Step 1

Start with the yarn ready to work a purl stitch, and the right needle behind the needle.

How To: Make A Right Leaning Purl Decrease - Step 2

Step 2

Insert the right needle into the back of the second stitch on the left needle, from left to right.

How To: Make A Right Leaning Purl Decrease - Step 3

Step 3

Continue by inserting the needle into the first stitch.

How To: Make A Right Leaning Purl Decrease - Step 4

Step 4

Wrap the yarn around the right needle and complete the stitch as for a normal purl stitch.

How To: Make A Right Leaning Purl Decrease - Step 5

Step 5

Let’s see that again from another angle.