Knitting for Beginners: How to decrease your knit stitches (K2tog)
When shaping a knit piece, you’ll have to know how to increase and decrease your knit stitches. A SUPER easy way to decrease your stitches is to knit 2 together or also known as the K2tog knit stitch.
The k2tog knit stitch is a beginner-friendly decrease knit stitch that can be used on all different knit projects.
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K2tog knit stitch
The k2tog knit stitch is just that, we are taking 2 stitches and knitting them together. Grab your knit piece and let’s decrease those stitches.
Even though we are knitting 2 stitches together, doesn’t mean we are decreasing 2 stitches. We are only decreasing by 1 stitch.
- Bring 2 stitches to the front of your left knitting needle. Do not slip any off.
- Insert your right needle into BOTH of the stitches as if you’re going to knit.
- Bring the working yarn around the right needle, and knit the stitches together.
- Slip the stitches off, and you have decreased 1 stitch!
Now, shaping your knitwear just got a little bit easier.
Remember to always keep track of your decreased stitches, as you don’t want to decrease too many stitches on your knitted piece.
Happy Knitting!