[Nfb-krafters-korner] How to Make SSK Knitting Stitches

[Theresa Taylor]

Awesome directions Thanks Dixie!
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From: "Dixie" <blueherons at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 12:21 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] How to Make SSK Knitting Stitches


> How to Make SSK Knitting Stitches
> By an eHow Contributor
> SSK knitting stitches are easier to make than they sound. SSK is an
> abbreviation for "slip slip knit." It is a way of decreasing the number of
> stitches on your needles, and is used to make your knitted piece smaller.
> .Difficulty: Moderately EasyInstructions.Things You'll Need:
> Knitting needles
> Yarn
> 1Start with at least three stitches on your left needle.
>
> 2Slip one stitch from your left needle to your right needle. Do not knit
> this stitch. Simply put your right needle through the stitch and slip it 
> off
> of the left needle and onto the right needle.
>
> 3Repeat Step Two. You now have two slipped stitches on the right needle.
>
> 4Insert the left needle through the two slipped stitches on the right
> needle.
>
> 5Wrap the yarn around the right needle and knit the two stitches as you
> would ordinarily knit one stitch.
>
> 6The two slipped stitches have become one stitch. You have decreased one
> stitch and should have one fewer stitch on your needles at the end of this
> row than you did in the previous row.
>
> and I also found the following:
>
> Slip Slip Knit (SSK)
> By Sarah E. White, About.com Guide
> Slip Slip Knit.
> (c) Sarah E. White, licensed to About.com, Inc.Definition:
> Slip slip knit or SSK is a basic way to decrease stitches. It makes a
> decrease that slants to the left and is often paired with knit two 
> together,
> which is a right-slanting decrease.
>
> To execute this decrease, slip the first stitch as if to knit, slip the
> second stitch as if to knit, then slide the left-hand needle into the 
> front
> part of both stitches and knit them together.
>
> Also Known As: SSK
>
> Hope that is helpful?
>
> Dixie
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