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The ssk decrease leans to the left and mirrors the right-leaning k2tog decrease. In some patterns we need to do the decrease on the purl side of the work—ssp. It can seem a little tricky at first so here’s a video to help you through it.
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Cabled decreases are an elegant way to knit double, triple and even quadruple decreases that lay flat. I like using them in my designs that incorporate English tailored shoulders. I often use double decreases on the back shoulder shaping and I find that cabled decreases are a sophisticated alternative for k3tog and sssk.
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I like using a centred double decrease when I want I nice vertical line. It’s a decrease that uses three stitches to create one stitch, thus eliminating two stitches.
This decrease can be found in the lace pattern on Stormwatch.
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Japanese short rows are my favourite method for working short rows. They use less yarn than the wrap and turn method, resulting in an almost invisible turn.
Need a pattern to practice this new technique?
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The Double Bind Off is a decorative bind off similar to the three needle bind off but it results in two columns of knit stitches that lay nice and flat.
Here’s a short video tutorial demonstrating the technique.
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Double Garter Stitch creates a deeply textured fabric that is also reversible.
The result looks complicated but it’s really very simple to do. I do recommend paying attention though, since correcting mistakes is not a simple matter.
This is my favourite way to cast on these days. The long tail cast on is my ‘go to’ cast on but my cast on tension is generally tighter than my knitting tension.
The Fisherman’s Rib Pullover features an interesting cable stitch I developed on my own since I couldn’t find anything like it in my stitch dictionaries. It has a tricky maneuver that I haven’t seen in a pattern so here’s the tutorial.
I like to create openings in my knitting for things like thumb holes, pockets and afterthought heels, although in this case perhaps ‘afterthought’ is a misnomer. I plan in advance for the opening and place a line of stitches in a contrasting colour that reserve the spot for the hole.
