Thank you for your videos! This one "learning to SSK 5 ways" will be one I view over & over again. Please keep sharing, it makes me a better knitter! 👍
Thank you, Dorothy. I add new videos to this channel every Thursday. And on Fridays, I publish weekly articles at www.10rowsaday.com/notebook. Please feel free to use my findings to make your knitting easier and more fun :-)
I love your ACCURATE EXPLANATIONS!!! You seem to be the only person on RUclips who describes the "K" part of SSK by saying "Knit through the back loop". Every other video I've watched just say "then knit both stitches" ... but beginners need hear/know to KnitTBL. AND ... then you also give us four IMPROVED ways of achieving the left-slanting decrease! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! PS: When I was 13 (59 years ago) a left-slanting decrease was done like your #4 SKPO and like #2 in some patterns, never like #1 (in Australia). I still like #2 and #4 best - though I have been confused, up till today, about why my current SSKs look untidy - I've been using #1 Thanks so much for your wonderful videos.
Thank you so much for sharing your bits of experience. It is very interesting to know that this decrease was normally worked like #4 and #2. I've been doing it the "classic" way (#1) for years, but now I always do it as #2 - it is easier and looks much neater. Happy knitting!
What a great tutorial, thank you!! I could see using all of these SSK stitches depending on the look I wish to achieve. Such great options! Thank you so much!!
I've never seen #2 before, but I think I'd like to try that. I've used #4 before so I think those would be my favorites. How about this one: I've used it a lot. Slip the 1st stitch knitwise, slip the 2nd stitch purl wise then knit both together through the back. The stitch lays nice and flat. This looks a lot like #2. Love your videos! Thanks! I'm a subscriber!
Hi Berri. Thank you for subscribing to my channel and many thanks for your suggestion. You are right - the way that you've been using is the same as the way #2. I simplified it a bit and instead of slipping the second stitch purlwise I keep it on the left needle. This saves a bit of time and effort without affecting the look of the decrease. Happy knitting :-)
I loved this! I am using #1 on the project I am currently working on, because I didn't know there were so many other ways to do this until I watched your video. I really want to try the one that looks like a tulip and may move to #2 for future projects. Thank you!
I just started knitting a few days ago and I love all your explanations. They are super clear which is a huge advantage for beginners. Thank you for creating helpful videos for us! ❤️
As a matter of rehabilitation of my hands as I found out what was causing severe arthritis in my hands, correcting my diet and avoiding all dairy, I still needed to work the joints gently to restore function. I had avoided knitting and crocheting especially due to pain. When my hands were recovering, I did get relief by knitting but my fingers were too sore to knit in one style only. This is when I picked up Continental knitting. But I did also find that when doing Entrelac I began knitting backwards. I found that there were stitches when worked as though a left-handed knitter would knit them, completely solved the SSK problem of not forming the neater decreases that we get doing a K2TOG. As I know Continental Combined and had worked a pattern of a Twin-Leaf scarf where I had to P2TOG thru the backloop, I found easier to execute from the front, by using this stitch while working backwards, instead of doing the SSK in the forward pass, I just knit these by knit them wrapped the opposite way, both the first and second stitch to be decreased together and found I could do a K2TOG which looks perfect to the K2TOG on the lefthand side for working a standard Raglan decrease. There is something to be learned from left handed knitters because they face the same issue when they do full-fashioned decreases. So if you knit backward like they knit forwards just for a few stitches, then the right and left leaning columns of stitches match precisely. I learned this in order to put the opposite stresses on my fingers so that both sides on all the muscles of my fingers would again be balanced and I'd then be out of pain. This worked for me. But as the added bonus, it gave me a few more options to try to be able to solve certain problems I just thought had to be lived with. Unless a person really has forward knitting down pat, it can become confusing. But I also speed read and read forwards and backwards and the a words assemble correctly as I had dyslexia as a child. It never went away, I just stopped telling anyone and did it my way which got me from point A to B. There is something to be said for every ability and what we consider as "disability". For the person who naturally reads forwards and backwards, to me it is no problem. Sometimes I watch myself in the mirror and not my hands when I knit and learned what I was doing to solve these knitting problems. We consider things "forwards" and "backwards" do to society's conventions. But if something has to look right and it bothers one enough, there is a solution, just one we may not like. It is good to solve the problem and may not be for every one. But considering your skill, thought you might find it interesting. I found a lady who calls herself "Cyberseams" who teaches left-handed knitting in case you are interested.
Wow, that's so interesting! Thank you so much for sharing your story and your experience in different knitting styles. I love the "cyberseams" idea :-)
Number five is the one I was taught when I first learned to knit. The old Patons (Beehive) pattern books all call for this type of decrease. I’ve been doing ssk for a while now and I don’t like it. So, thanks for the reminder, I’m going back to to my grandmother’s way!
Excellent. Maryna, I really enjoy your teaching, and videos. Your comparison videos are just stellar. SO FANTASTIC. What a treat to have these done for us so we can look and compare. Great lighting, wonderful close ups, and easy to understand. Thank you so much.
Very easy and clear. I love the last one because its different. Not sure which i like best gor regular stuff. Would have loved so have seen them all side by side pinned down at the end for easy comparison Keep up the great work on the videos.
I also like the last edging best. As well as your clear instruction and the ability to go back to the text to make sure I understood in more modes of learning. The next step is to try it. Thank you Maryna!!
@@10rowsaday lol...not an argument but I was struggling so much understanding SSK and you created such a complete video on this subject. I am grateful. Have a beautiful day!
Thank you SO much for showing the different versions of SSK. My current pattern called for SSK, but in the abbreviations key, the description of the stitch did not match what most videos say is an SSK. It was so confusing for me as a fairly new knitter. Thanks again!!
I recently discovered your channel and find it to be excellent. Concise, clear and to the point. You deserve many more subscribers . BTW, you have lovely hands.
Informative video. It's like you're doing all the trials for me so I won't have to. I wondered why my ssk is crooked, which made it kind of messy looking. Now I can pick one of these decreases based on how I want it to look. Thanks!
The 3rd one is a common one in lace knitting, sl1 k1psso, usually done after a yarn over to make that hole lean. Good video. You should do one on edges, that is keeping your knitted edges looking nice, like when you make a scarf of plain shawl.
Everything old is new again! Learned to do the s1,k1, psso, which you have as skpo. Didn't know SSK, it's in all the recent patterns, and it's not as good as the old way, as you prove!!! Nice video and concise explanation!
I like the "one-move SSK" by Patty Lyons, mainly because there is a point when executing it that I can tighten the slack that occurs in the top stitch of the SSK that creates the left lean. But I love your comparison techniques. They are making me a more thoughtful knitter.
Thanks for this video. I hate doing a normal SSK, or anything with a knit through the back look type stitch. It is great to have some other options in my projects.
I usually end up doing SSK as slip one, knit one, pass the slip stitch over. While it's the more "traditional" one, I find it's the one I tend to go to. I'll have to try some of these other ones.
I am so glad that I found your videos. Excellent tutorials...very clear! Everything is perfect about your tutorials, right down to the background color, which makes your demonstrations clearly visible and easy to follow. This is by far the best demonstration of SSK options that I've ever seen. My favourite SSK to use is knit two stitches through the back loop (#3). However, #5 is the prettiest. I haven't used #5 before, and will give it a try in my next project. Thank you!
That's a great question. I haven't come across a way to make a right-slanting decrease that would be a mirror version of SPPO. I will experiment with the yarn and needles. Hopefully, I'll figure out a way to do it. If I do, I'll make a tutorial about it. Thank you for the suggestion.
Hi :) I had a question do you have any suggestion for decorative Right leaning Decreases please. Like the opposite of the skpo ? I love your videos thank you for sharing you knowledge 🙏 best wishes , Mireille
Hi Mireille. Take a look at the "tulip decreases" described in this tutorial - www.10rowsaday.com/mirrored-tulip-decreases They look very interesting and they can be left-slanting and right-slanting. Have fun :-)
Great video and I love seeing the differences in the techniques. If one wanted to do the more "decorative" version, like versions 3 and 5, what technique would you use to make the right leaning increase get the same effect, for matched decreases? For instance, number 5 has an almost braided look--how could you get that effect with the right leaning decreases? Thanks for the clear and informative videos!
Great question, Bebe! In most cases, simple "knit 2 together" should do the job, but you are right, it won't match the look of decrease #5. For that one, you will probably need to twist the stitches before making the "knit 2 together" decrease, similar to what we do when we make a "true SSK". Of course, the best way to figure it out is to swatch :-)
Hi Maryna! I prefer number 2 as well! I just heard about it last year. I think it produces a very neat result. Some people actually slip the 2nd stitch purlwise which is not necessary. Have you ever seen an SSK done where the two stitches are slipped purlwise?
Hi Thea. I don't see any point in slipping two stitches purlwise before making a decrease. We will get the same result when we simply knit those two stitches together through the back loop. It is a valid way to make a decrease, but it produces a twisted stitch. If decreases are done in every or every other row / round, those twisted stitches will form a beautiful decorative line. Happy knitting :-)
Hi Maryna, I think you mentioned a knitting book that you like recently, and I've been trying to find the tutorial where you mention it, without any luck. Do you remember mentioning a knitting book that you really liked?
Hi Nancy, I absolutely love books and use them often when I research various knitting techniques. I made a list of my most favourite knitting books. You can find it at www.10rowsaday.com/books Happy reading :-)
Thank you so much for your brilliant tutorials, always the best! Do you have a pattern for the sweater you are wearing? I would like to make one like it. It looks amazing on you! can you tell me what yarn did you use for knitting it?
Thank you, Naomi :-) No, that pattern is still a bunch of notes. One day I'll put them together in a cohesive pattern. The yarn I used has been discontinued (that's another reason why the pattern release is delayed). It's a pure silk in lace weight that I double-stranded for this sweater.
Hi Helen. To make the swatches featured in this video, I cast on 18 stitches, knit all stitches for two rows (to form one garter ridge that keeps the edge from curling), then I knitted 2 stitches, made a decrease, and knitted to the end of the row. In wrong side rows, I purled all stitches. Happy knitting :-)
Thank you, Marina! Such a great tutorial! My favourite is No 5 - never seen such before and will most definitely try it in one of my projects. Quick question though-is there an equivalent to SPPO for the right leaning decrease?🤔
I haven't tested it yet, but I would say that purling 2 stitches together through the back loop should be the right-leaning equivalent of SPPO. Happy knitting :-)
Can you make a video on how to fix decreases? while making the almost ssk I was slipping purlwise instead of knit caught it after three rows and can definitely tell so i'm wondering if i'll go back and fix it but not really sure how and might just make a mess.
Hi Ophelia, it is a bit tricky to fix decreases and increases. You will need to drop the stitch resulting from the decrease to the decreasing row, carefully undo the decrease releasing the decreased stitch, pick up these two stitches with a knitting needle, re-do the decrease in a correct way, and then fix the dropped stitch up to the current row. It is a tedious "knit surgery", but it is usually faster than unravelling and re-knitting a few rows. Good luck!
The pattern for the sweater should explain how and when to do the decreases. If it doesn't specify, make an SSK-like decrease at the left side of a raglan line, and a "knit 2 together" at the right side of a raglan line.
I love number 5. I see decorative increases and decreases on raglan sweaters people post pictures of on Knitting Paradise and Ravelry, but I cant figure out how to make the left and right sides match.
Randi, the SSK-like decreases shown in this video are all leaning to the left. A right-leaning decrease is "k2tog" (knit 2 stitches together).To make sure your decreases look nice on both sides of the work, make an SSK-like decrease at the right side (beginning of a row) and k2tog at the left side (end of a row).
Excellent video. I really like no. 2. I wonder if it has a name? I'm really looking for an alternative to SSP. The purl through the back loop is getting me down.
Hi Bonnie. The second way is my favourite too - it's even easier than a classic SSK, and it looks better. I haven't come across the name of this decrease, so I'm not even sure whether it has a special name. If you come across its name, let me know. I'll add it to the tutorial. Thank you :-)
thank you Maryna! totally impressed by how professional your videos are. I am here to stay :) btw. do you ever notice any drawbacks to Russian style knitting? I am self-taught RS and recently I've started thinking my stitches are too twisted when I do circular knitting, and that maybe ot her methods give nicer results and I should switch. am I right or is it more of a personal thing? greetings :)
@@drzeworyj You are right - stitches do get twisted when we use Russian knitting style for working in the round. It makes the fabric stronger, so it's hardly a drawback :-) Drawback or not, if you want to untwist stitches when you work in the round, you should use classic knitting. There is no other way around it. Happy knitting!
Fantastic explanation! Thank you. I have always used #2, also, as I find it the easiest, but may use #4 and #5 in future projects as well. I can’t wait to see what you think about other choices between techniques for different situations, and learn new stitches to try from you. 👏👏👏🌸🌷🌸🌷🌸🌷🌸
Great question, Avril! I'm not sure but it seems that we should get a similar (but mirrored) result if we purl 1 stitch, then return it back to the left needle, pass the next stitch over it and slip this purled stitch back to the right needle. I'll test this idea and if it works, I'll make a tutorial about it. It is such a lovely way to decrease stitches, it definitely deserves special attention :-)
Hi Avril. I've just made a tutorial about a right-slanting decrease that mirrors this left-slanting decrease. The tutorial is at www.10rowsaday.com/mirrored-tulip-decreases Happy knitting :-)
Many thanks for the suggestion. I started using chunky yarn and 10mm needles a few months ago and got a lot of positive feedback. Thank you for helping me make my tutorials more convenient for you. Happy knitting :-)
All of these decreases match k2tog. I like decrease #3 more than the other ones, but it's all very subjective. Try all of them and decide for yourself. That's the best way :-)
Your hand was blocking the act of knitting each stitch, & you went rather quickly. I have done lots of knitting, but this stitch never comes out correctly. Have restarted a project many times & am determined to get this mastered. Both ssk & psso. Hope you can help. I was watching on my phone. Should probably switch to the computer for clarity.
Sorry the video wasn't clear enough. There are more details about these ways to decrease stitches in a full photo tutorial at www.10rowsaday.com/ssk. I hope it will be helpful. Happy knitting!
In fact, the "true SSK" is the first way described in this tutorial. Way #4 is technically called SKPO which stands for “Slip, Knit, Pass the slipped stitch Over”. It is not really important which of the ways is "original", it is good to have options. Happy knitting :-)
What do you mean, Pat? If the volume is not loud enough, you can adjust it in your computer settings. If it's my accent, sorry, can't do much about it - I guess it's going to stay with me :-)
I found the sound more muffled in this video than in your others - it was a question of clarity, not volume, and I could not correct it by turning up the volume. Your accent is just charming and is a pleasure to listen to.
I learnt no. 4 as a child and find it easy enough and very tidy.
Maryna,
I think that's the best exploration of SSKs. Very clear and concise. Thank you. I look forward to more of videos.
Thank you! Always happy to help :-)
Thank you for your videos! This one "learning to SSK 5 ways" will be one I view over & over again. Please keep sharing, it makes me a better knitter! 👍
Thank you, Dorothy. I add new videos to this channel every Thursday. And on Fridays, I publish weekly articles at www.10rowsaday.com/notebook. Please feel free to use my findings to make your knitting easier and more fun :-)
Best video I’ve seen to tackle the left leaning decrease. Thank you.
Thank you, Jannie Annie :-)
I love your ACCURATE EXPLANATIONS!!!
You seem to be the only person on RUclips who describes the "K" part of SSK by saying "Knit through the back loop". Every other video I've watched just say "then knit both stitches" ... but beginners need hear/know to KnitTBL.
AND ... then you also give us four IMPROVED ways of achieving the left-slanting decrease! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!
PS: When I was 13 (59 years ago) a left-slanting decrease was done like your #4 SKPO and like #2 in some patterns, never like #1 (in Australia). I still like #2 and #4 best - though I have been confused, up till today, about why my current SSKs look untidy - I've been using #1 Thanks so much for your wonderful videos.
Thank you so much for sharing your bits of experience. It is very interesting to know that this decrease was normally worked like #4 and #2. I've been doing it the "classic" way (#1) for years, but now I always do it as #2 - it is easier and looks much neater. Happy knitting!
I really like the clarity of your tutorials and different techniques demonstrated. Thank you. I need to try these
Thank you, Ursa :-) Have fun testing different ways to make decreases!
What a great tutorial, thank you!!
I could see using all of these SSK stitches depending on the look I wish to achieve. Such great options! Thank you so much!!
I've never seen #2 before, but I think I'd like to try that. I've used #4 before so I think those would be my favorites. How about this one: I've used it a lot. Slip the 1st stitch knitwise, slip the 2nd stitch purl wise then knit both together through the back. The stitch lays nice and flat.
This looks a lot like #2.
Love your videos! Thanks! I'm a subscriber!
Hi Berri. Thank you for subscribing to my channel and many thanks for your suggestion. You are right - the way that you've been using is the same as the way #2. I simplified it a bit and instead of slipping the second stitch purlwise I keep it on the left needle. This saves a bit of time and effort without affecting the look of the decrease. Happy knitting :-)
you are a great teacher and make great video lessons, thank you
Thank you so much :-) Happy knitting!
You are the best teacher! Thank you!
Thank you, Paula :-)
I loved this! I am using #1 on the project I am currently working on, because I didn't know there were so many other ways to do this until I watched your video. I really want to try the one that looks like a tulip and may move to #2 for future projects. Thank you!
I just started knitting a few days ago and I love all your explanations. They are super clear which is a huge advantage for beginners. Thank you for creating helpful videos for us! ❤️
You are most welcome :-) Thank you for watching my tutorials!
I usually use #1 but I will definitely be trying out option #2. Thank you!
My favorite is #4 as an edging for my Selbu mittens. Thank you!
Great video! I liked the SKPO because it's very neat but #2 is so simple! brilliant!
As a matter of rehabilitation of my hands as I found out what was causing severe arthritis in my hands, correcting my diet and avoiding all dairy, I still needed to work the joints gently to restore function. I had avoided knitting and crocheting especially due to pain. When my hands were recovering, I did get relief by knitting but my fingers were too sore to knit in one style only. This is when I picked up Continental knitting. But I did also find that when doing Entrelac I began knitting backwards. I found that there were stitches when worked as though a left-handed knitter would knit them, completely solved the SSK problem of not forming the neater decreases that we get doing a K2TOG.
As I know Continental Combined and had worked a pattern of a Twin-Leaf scarf where I had to P2TOG thru the backloop, I found easier to execute from the front, by using this stitch while working backwards, instead of doing the SSK in the forward pass, I just knit these by knit them wrapped the opposite way, both the first and second stitch to be decreased together and found I could do a K2TOG which looks perfect to the K2TOG on the lefthand side for working a standard Raglan decrease.
There is something to be learned from left handed knitters because they face the same issue when they do full-fashioned decreases. So if you knit backward like they knit forwards just for a few stitches, then the right and left leaning columns of stitches match precisely.
I learned this in order to put the opposite stresses on my fingers so that both sides on all the muscles of my fingers would again be balanced and I'd then be out of pain. This worked for me. But as the added bonus, it gave me a few more options to try to be able to solve certain problems I just thought had to be lived with.
Unless a person really has forward knitting down pat, it can become confusing. But I also speed read and read forwards and backwards and the a words assemble correctly as I had dyslexia as a child. It never went away, I just stopped telling anyone and did it my way which got me from point A to B.
There is something to be said for every ability and what we consider as "disability". For the person who naturally reads forwards and backwards, to me it is no problem. Sometimes I watch myself in the mirror and not my hands when I knit and learned what I was doing to solve these knitting problems.
We consider things "forwards" and "backwards" do to society's conventions. But if something has to look right and it bothers one enough, there is a solution, just one we may not like. It is good to solve the problem and may not be for every one. But considering your skill, thought you might find it interesting.
I found a lady who calls herself "Cyberseams" who teaches left-handed knitting in case you are interested.
Wow, that's so interesting! Thank you so much for sharing your story and your experience in different knitting styles. I love the "cyberseams" idea :-)
Number five is the one I was taught when I first learned to knit. The old Patons (Beehive) pattern books all call for this type of decrease. I’ve been doing ssk for a while now and I don’t like it. So, thanks for the reminder, I’m going back to to my grandmother’s way!
Old ways are often quite good. We should remember to remember those ways :-)
Excellent.
Maryna, I really enjoy your teaching, and videos. Your comparison videos are just stellar. SO FANTASTIC. What a treat to have these done for us so we can look and compare.
Great lighting, wonderful close ups, and easy to understand. Thank you so much.
Thank you :-)
Thanks for this. I've used the #2, almost ssk, but couldn't remember how to replicate it. Love your concise demonstrations.
Thank you maryna for this tutorial the best i've ever watched and i choose the forth ssk-like way it'is a perfect looking version of ssk
Thank you, Ina :-) The fourth way is really neat. It is a bit more tedious than other ways, but the result is totally worth the effort!
Very easy and clear. I love the last one because its different. Not sure which i like best gor regular stuff. Would have loved so have seen them all side by side pinned down at the end for easy comparison
Keep up the great work on the videos.
I agree - the last one is quite a beauty :-) I have a photo of all 5 swatches side by side. You can see it at www.10rowsaday.com/ssk Enjoy :-)
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I also like the last edging best. As well as your clear instruction and the ability to go back to the text to make sure I understood in more modes of learning. The next step is to try it. Thank you Maryna!!
Trying it out is the fun part, Anne :-) Enjoy!
The BEST video about this argument on RUclips !
Thanks a million 😍😍😍
I've found that so helpful being a beginner.
Thank you, Blanka! I wasn't aware of an argument going on, but I'm happy to help clear things out :-) Happy knitting!
@@10rowsaday lol...not an argument but I was struggling so much understanding SSK and you created such a complete video on this subject. I am grateful. Have a beautiful day!
I'm so happy I could help you figure out SSK :-) It's a useful decrease to know, and now you can choose from five different options. Have fun!
@@10rowsaday thank you 💖✨🤗
Thank you SO much for showing the different versions of SSK. My current pattern called for SSK, but in the abbreviations key, the description of the stitch did not match what most videos say is an SSK. It was so confusing for me as a fairly new knitter. Thanks again!!
Thank you, Sabrina! I'm happy I could help you figure out the SSK decrease. Happy knitting :-)
I recently discovered your channel and find it to be excellent. Concise, clear and to the point. You deserve many more subscribers . BTW, you have lovely hands.
Thanks a lot - you are so sweet :-)
Must try this it looks so neat
Thank you so much for your very clear instructions and comments.
Thank you Connie :-)
I love your videos and number 2 is my favourite.
Informative video. It's like you're doing all the trials for me so I won't have to. I wondered why my ssk is crooked, which made it kind of messy looking. Now I can pick one of these decreases based on how I want it to look. Thanks!
That's the whole idea - I do all the testing so you could enjoy knitting :-) I'm thrilled this tutorial helped you find a better way to make SSK.
The 3rd one is a common one in lace knitting, sl1 k1psso, usually done after a yarn over to make that hole lean. Good video.
You should do one on edges, that is keeping your knitted edges looking nice, like when you make a scarf of plain shawl.
That's a great suggestion. I'll definitely look into different ways to make neat edges sometime soon. Stay tuned :-)
Just a quick update - here's a link to the video that shows 5 ways to make neat edges - ruclips.net/video/SL_mcvNcYe8/видео.html
Happy knitting!
I use the SKPO, #4 in your tutorial. It’s much easier for me to do than the SSK.
Thank you, Donna :-)
Everything old is new again! Learned to do the s1,k1, psso, which you have as skpo. Didn't know SSK, it's in all the recent patterns, and it's not as good as the old way, as you prove!!! Nice video and concise explanation!
I wholeheartedly agree - old ways are often the best ;-)
I liked # 2 the best ... Thank you for sharing all of them to see
I agree - #2 is easy to do and it looks better than the usual SSK. Thank you for taking the time to choose your favourite :-)
Thanks for the tutorial,that’s was really helpful 🙏🌷👍
I like the "one-move SSK" by Patty Lyons, mainly because there is a point when executing it that I can tighten the slack that occurs in the top stitch of the SSK that creates the left lean. But I love your comparison techniques. They are making me a more thoughtful knitter.
I love this way of making an SSK! It's easier than the "true SSK" and looks much better. I showed this way as #2 in the video.
Thanks for this video. I hate doing a normal SSK, or anything with a knit through the back look type stitch. It is great to have some other options in my projects.
You are absolutely right - Brianna, it's great to have options :-) Which one of those ways is your favourite?
Love your tutorials!! thank you so much for making this easy to understand : )
I usually use the knit the 2 in the back. It's easy and makes a nice look.
I've not seen the last 2. I may try them.
Thanks
I agree - easy ways are the best! :-)
Really helpful, thank you.
You are most welcome, Catherine :-) Happy knitting!
I usually end up doing SSK as slip one, knit one, pass the slip stitch over. While it's the more "traditional" one, I find it's the one I tend to go to. I'll have to try some of these other ones.
Wonderful tutorial! Hopefully I will learn a lot here! Just subscribed
So uniformly neat to view. Thanks!!!
Thanks, Bonnie :-)
Parabéns tricota bem lindo 🥰💯👏👏
I am so glad that I found your videos. Excellent tutorials...very clear! Everything is perfect about your tutorials, right down to the background color, which makes your demonstrations clearly visible and easy to follow. This is by far the best demonstration of SSK options that I've ever seen. My favourite SSK to use is knit two stitches through the back loop (#3). However, #5 is the prettiest. I haven't used #5 before, and will give it a try in my next project. Thank you!
Thanks again for this reminder. You are a champ! 🥰
Thank you, Bonnie :-)
Hello Maryna! For the #5 SPPO do you have a video to make it look the same for a leaning left decrease? Thank you!
That's a great question. I haven't come across a way to make a right-slanting decrease that would be a mirror version of SPPO. I will experiment with the yarn and needles. Hopefully, I'll figure out a way to do it. If I do, I'll make a tutorial about it. Thank you for the suggestion.
You are the best!
Oooh, thank you so much :-)
Hi :) I had a question do you have any suggestion for decorative Right leaning Decreases please. Like the opposite of the skpo ? I love your videos thank you for sharing you knowledge 🙏 best wishes , Mireille
Hi Mireille. Take a look at the "tulip decreases" described in this tutorial - www.10rowsaday.com/mirrored-tulip-decreases They look very interesting and they can be left-slanting and right-slanting. Have fun :-)
Thank you so much for your help and your fast response 🙏 I appreciate it so much !!
Thank you! Wonderful explanation. ❤️
Thank you, Bonnie :-)
Great video and I love seeing the differences in the techniques. If one wanted to do the more "decorative" version, like versions 3 and 5, what technique would you use to make the right leaning increase get the same effect, for matched decreases? For instance, number 5 has an almost braided look--how could you get that effect with the right leaning decreases? Thanks for the clear and informative videos!
Great question, Bebe! In most cases, simple "knit 2 together" should do the job, but you are right, it won't match the look of decrease #5. For that one, you will probably need to twist the stitches before making the "knit 2 together" decrease, similar to what we do when we make a "true SSK". Of course, the best way to figure it out is to swatch :-)
Hi Maryna! I prefer number 2 as well! I just heard about it last year. I think it produces a very neat result. Some people actually slip the 2nd stitch purlwise which is not necessary. Have you ever seen an SSK done where the two stitches are slipped purlwise?
Hi Thea. I don't see any point in slipping two stitches purlwise before making a decrease. We will get the same result when we simply knit those two stitches together through the back loop. It is a valid way to make a decrease, but it produces a twisted stitch. If decreases are done in every or every other row / round, those twisted stitches will form a beautiful decorative line. Happy knitting :-)
Thank you so much Maryna! I will use your way in most cases. Right now I’m working with a very thin yarn! You are so kind!! Thank you!
Hi Maryna, I think you mentioned a knitting book that you like recently, and I've been trying to find the tutorial where you mention it, without any luck. Do you remember mentioning a knitting book that you really liked?
Hi Nancy, I absolutely love books and use them often when I research various knitting techniques. I made a list of my most favourite knitting books. You can find it at www.10rowsaday.com/books Happy reading :-)
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your brilliant tutorials, always the best!
Do you have a pattern for the sweater you are wearing? I would like to make one like it. It looks amazing on you!
can you tell me what yarn did you use for knitting it?
Thank you, Naomi :-) No, that pattern is still a bunch of notes. One day I'll put them together in a cohesive pattern. The yarn I used has been discontinued (that's another reason why the pattern release is delayed). It's a pure silk in lace weight that I double-stranded for this sweater.
Could you please tell us how to set up the swatches that you are using on here?
Hi Helen. To make the swatches featured in this video, I cast on 18 stitches, knit all stitches for two rows (to form one garter ridge that keeps the edge from curling), then I knitted 2 stitches, made a decrease, and knitted to the end of the row. In wrong side rows, I purled all stitches. Happy knitting :-)
@@10rowsaday , thank you ever so much. I now use No4 to make the decreases on my sock patterns now... and they look amazing.. thank you again x
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Thank you, Marina! Such a great tutorial! My favourite is No 5 - never seen such before and will most definitely try it in one of my projects. Quick question though-is there an equivalent to SPPO for the right leaning decrease?🤔
I haven't tested it yet, but I would say that purling 2 stitches together through the back loop should be the right-leaning equivalent of SPPO. Happy knitting :-)
@@10rowsaday I just found my answer in one of your videos “mirrored tulip decreases”! These look so pretty! Thanks so much for sharing!
Can you make a video on how to fix decreases? while making the almost ssk I was slipping purlwise instead of knit caught it after three rows and can definitely tell so i'm wondering if i'll go back and fix it but not really sure how and might just make a mess.
Hi Ophelia, it is a bit tricky to fix decreases and increases. You will need to drop the stitch resulting from the decrease to the decreasing row, carefully undo the decrease releasing the decreased stitch, pick up these two stitches with a knitting needle, re-do the decrease in a correct way, and then fix the dropped stitch up to the current row. It is a tedious "knit surgery", but it is usually faster than unravelling and re-knitting a few rows. Good luck!
Please can you show how you decrease on both side of of the garment such as raglan sweqter. Thank you.
The pattern for the sweater should explain how and when to do the decreases. If it doesn't specify, make an SSK-like decrease at the left side of a raglan line, and a "knit 2 together" at the right side of a raglan line.
I love number 5. I see decorative increases and decreases on raglan sweaters people post pictures of on Knitting Paradise and Ravelry, but I cant figure out how to make the left and right sides match.
Randi, the SSK-like decreases shown in this video are all leaning to the left. A right-leaning decrease is "k2tog" (knit 2 stitches together).To make sure your decreases look nice on both sides of the work, make an SSK-like decrease at the right side (beginning of a row) and k2tog at the left side (end of a row).
This is so helpful, thank you!!
Thank you. I'm so happy you find it useful :-)
Great!
Excellent video. I really like no. 2. I wonder if it has a name?
I'm really looking for an alternative to SSP. The purl through the back loop is getting me down.
Hi Bonnie. The second way is my favourite too - it's even easier than a classic SSK, and it looks better. I haven't come across the name of this decrease, so I'm not even sure whether it has a special name. If you come across its name, let me know. I'll add it to the tutorial. Thank you :-)
is there an explanation why we need to slip knitwise and then return?
We need to do it to untwist the stitch. This way the decrease will form a neater line of stitches.
thank you Maryna! totally impressed by how professional your videos are. I am here to stay :)
btw. do you ever notice any drawbacks to Russian style knitting? I am self-taught RS and recently I've started thinking my stitches are too twisted when I do circular knitting, and that maybe ot
her methods give nicer results and I should switch. am I right or is it more of a personal thing? greetings :)
@@drzeworyj You are right - stitches do get twisted when we use Russian knitting style for working in the round. It makes the fabric stronger, so it's hardly a drawback :-) Drawback or not, if you want to untwist stitches when you work in the round, you should use classic knitting. There is no other way around it. Happy knitting!
Thankyou so much..I liked 4:)
Fantastic explanation! Thank you. I have always used #2, also, as I find it the easiest, but may use #4 and #5 in future projects as well. I can’t wait to see what you think about other choices between techniques for different situations, and learn new stitches to try from you. 👏👏👏🌸🌷🌸🌷🌸🌷🌸
Does decrease number 5 have a mirrored equivalent?
Great question, Avril! I'm not sure but it seems that we should get a similar (but mirrored) result if we purl 1 stitch, then return it back to the left needle, pass the next stitch over it and slip this purled stitch back to the right needle. I'll test this idea and if it works, I'll make a tutorial about it. It is such a lovely way to decrease stitches, it definitely deserves special attention :-)
Hi Avril. I've just made a tutorial about a right-slanting decrease that mirrors this left-slanting decrease. The tutorial is at www.10rowsaday.com/mirrored-tulip-decreases Happy knitting :-)
This is fantastic thank, you!
If you ues thicker yarn for the needle around 10 or 11. We can see the stitch better
Many thanks for the suggestion. I started using chunky yarn and 10mm needles a few months ago and got a lot of positive feedback. Thank you for helping me make my tutorials more convenient for you. Happy knitting :-)
Which one matches a K2tog best? Do you have any alternatives to K2tog?
All of these decreases match k2tog. I like decrease #3 more than the other ones, but it's all very subjective. Try all of them and decide for yourself. That's the best way :-)
Your hand was blocking the act of knitting each stitch, & you went rather quickly.
I have done lots of knitting, but this stitch never comes out correctly. Have restarted a project many times & am determined to get this mastered. Both ssk & psso. Hope you can help.
I was watching on my phone. Should probably switch to the computer for clarity.
Sorry the video wasn't clear enough. There are more details about these ways to decrease stitches in a full photo tutorial at www.10rowsaday.com/ssk. I hope it will be helpful. Happy knitting!
No 4 is the original way. I’ve always done if this way.
In fact, the "true SSK" is the first way described in this tutorial. Way #4 is technically called SKPO which stands for “Slip, Knit, Pass the slipped stitch Over”. It is not really important which of the ways is "original", it is good to have options. Happy knitting :-)
check out the new and improoed ssk very simple
Cannot see because of the text.
If you find the subtitles get in the way, turn them off by clicking the CC icon at the bottom right corner of the screen.
What's wrong with the sound???
What do you mean, Pat? If the volume is not loud enough, you can adjust it in your computer settings. If it's my accent, sorry, can't do much about it - I guess it's going to stay with me :-)
I found the sound more muffled in this video than in your others - it was a question of clarity, not volume, and I could not correct it by turning up the volume. Your accent is just charming and is a pleasure to listen to.