[Nfb-krafters-korner] FW: SSK Knit Stitch

[Paulette Vickery]

Hi Terry,

The ssk stitch is short for, slip slip knit. It is one way of decreasing a
stitch. To do it, you slip 1 stitch from the left hand needle as if to purl
to the right hand needle, so the stitch will not be twisted, slip another
stitch as if to purl to the right hand needle, then slip your left hand
needle through both stitches and knit them both together at the same time.
This decreases your stitch count by one stitch. I hope this helps.

Paulette

-----Original Message-----
From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Powers, Terry (NIH/NCI) [E]
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:03 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists (nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org)
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] FW: SSK Knit Stitch


What stitch is being described, here.  Only the letters are used, no words.
I might understand if I knew the real name.  I have no idea what is susposed
to take place in this stitch.
I am cleaning up and desiding what to keep.

Terry P.



-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Roe [mailto:dogwoodfarm at verizon.net] 
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 11:55 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] SSK Knit Stitch

Hi Annette,

This is how I do the SSK.  I slip the two stitches as if to knit, one at a
time, from the left needle to the right needle.  Then instead of inserting
the left needle along side the right needle and knitting them together with
the left needle, I slip the stitches off of the right needle back onto the
left needle and then knit them together with the right needle.  The main
purpose of this stitch combination is to put a twist in each stitch to the
right, knitting them together and off the needles with a right twist and
decreasing a stitch in the process.  I believe this also gives the finished
stitch a tilt or slant to the right .  Whether you knit together and off
your needle with the left or right needle doesn't matter because they both
give you the same twist/slant.  I think sliding them back on the left is
easier for me.  Also, if I'm not mistaken, if you do it the way they
suggest, you are pulling your working yarn loop through with the left
needle, dropping the two slipped stitches off the right needle, which then
leaves your new stitch on the left needle and you still have to then slip it
back onto the right needle.  Too much back and forth for me.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 10:37 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] SSK Knit Stitch


> Hi All,
>
>
>
> I am looking for tips on how to perform the SSK stitch in a more efficient
> manner.  I get how to slip each stitch individually and then insert the 
> left
> needle in front of the right needle to knit the stitches together.  I feel
> like I am wasting too much time fussing over getting the 2 stitches 
> together
> to perform the knit part.  Any and all tips welcome.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Annette
>
>
>
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