Kitsap
This cozy stockinette cardigan is trimmed with a whimsically asymmetrical neckband worked in garter stitch.
Kitsap
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How-To: Slipping Stitches
Learn the difference between slipping a stitch purlwise and and slipping it knitwise.
Hi, this is Amanda from Berroco, and I'll be demonstrating the difference between slipping a stitch purlwise and slipping it knitwise. In most cases, you're going to be slipping it purlwise, unless your knitting instructions tell you otherwise. To slip a stitch purlwise, you insert your needle into the next stitch as if to purl, and just slide it from your left needle to your right needle. To slip a stitch knitwise, insert your needle as if to knit, and then slip that from your left needle to your right needle.
And when you look at the two next to each other you can see the difference. On the one that's been slipped purlwise, the right-hand leg of the stitch is in the front of the needle and the left-hand leg is in the back. And then if you look at the one that was slipped knitwise, the right-hand leg is in the back and the left-hand leg is in the front. That's all there is to it - thanks for watching.
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How-To: Decreases Part 3
Learn how to work the following decreases: SKP, SK2P, and S2KP.
Hi, this is Amanda from Berroco and I’ll be demonstrating some of the most commonly used decrease stitches in our patterns. The yarn I’m using is Berroco Vintage. In this video, I’ll be covering slip one knit one pass slipped stitch over, slip one knit two together pass slipped stitch over, and slip two knit one pass two slipped stitches over.
Slip one, knit one, pass slipped stitch over is abbreviated as SKP, and this stitch is also exactly like it sounds - you slip the first stitch, then you knit the next one, then you pass that first slipped stitch up and over your knitted stitch and off the tip of your needle.
Slip one, knit two together, pass slipped stitch over is abbreviated as SK2P. This stitch is similar to just an SKP, but you decrease two stitches. So, you slip the first stitch, then knit two together, and then pass the slipped stitch up and over your knit two together and off the tip of the needle. And two stitches are decreased.
Slip two, knit one, pass two slipped stitches over is abbreviated as S2k1psso or S2KP. And this stitch is also related to the SKP and decreases two sts instead of one, but it creates a different look than the slip one, knit two together, pass slipped stitch over. To work the stitch, you slip the next two stitches on your needle, then knit one, then pass those two slipped stitches up and off the end of the needle. And this creates a centered-looking double decrease.
How-To: Decreases Part 2
Amanda demonstrates how to work the following decreases: k2tog tbl, p2tog, p3tog, and p2tog tbl.
Hi, this is Amanda from Berroco and today I’ll be demonstrating some of the most commonly used decrease stitches in our patterns. The yarn I’m using is Berroco Vintage. I’ll be covering knit two together through the back loop, purl two together, purl three together, and purl two together through the back loop.
Knit 2 together through the back loop is abbreviated as k2tog tbl. Knitting through the back loop will twist the stitch. When you’re knitting just one stitch through the back loop, this is the way that you insert your needle into the stitch, going into the back leg of it. So, if you’re going to knit two together through the back loop, you will go ahead and insert your needle into the next two stitches in the back loop, just like that, and then you can go ahead and knit it as you normally would. And that’s knitting two together through the back loop.
Purl two together is usually abbreviated as p2tog. This stitch is also just like it sounds - instead of purling into just one stitch like you normally would, you insert your needle into the next two stitches as if to purl, and then purl them like you normally would.
Purl three together is abbreviated as p3tog, and it’s the same as purl two together, except you are decreasing two stitches instead of one. So, instead of inserting your needle into the next two stitches on your left needle, you insert it purlwise into the next three. And then you purl them as you normally would. And two stitches have been decreased.
Purl two together through the back loop is abbreviated as p2tog tbl. This stitch is similar to purling two together, except you do it through the back loops. It feels a little bit awkward, but the result is that the stitch will slant in the opposite direction of a purl two together. The first step is to slip the next two stitches knitwise to your right needle, then transfer them back to your left needle. And now you can see that they’re twisted, so that the left leg of each stitch is on the front side of the needle. The next step is the awkward part, and what you need to do is use your right needle to come through the back of these two loops from left to right. It feels a little bit weird, but you can see this is what it’s going to look like, and then you just wrap your yarn as you normally would to purl, and complete the stitch. And the result is a decrease that slants in the opposite direction of a knit two together.