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

[Eileen Scrivani]

Susan,

When I work an SSK I slip both stitches, one at a time knitwise so they get 
twisted onto the right needle.  Then I don't knit them off the right needle, 
but then slip both of them purlwise so they don't untwist back onto the left 
needle.  Once they are both back on the left needle, I then K2tog through 
the back of the loops.  I've been told by my guild members this is technical 
correct and looks just as an SSK that has been knitted off the right needle 
does.

HTH.

Eileen

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From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 7:26 AM
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] How to Make SSK Knitting Stitches

> Okay, both of these explinations are clear, but they are not describing 
> the same actions.  The first is slipping the stitches from left to right 
> and not twisting those stitches, where the second explination is slipping 
> the stitches from left to right as to knit which will put a twist to the 
> stitch once it is on the right needle.  Will that make a difference in the 
> stitches?
>
> Susan R.
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
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>> 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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