Three Minute Techniques: K2tog and SSK

The basic facts about K2togs and SSKs!
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[@cindyduppong9181]

Thank you for a clear demonstration and explanation of mirroring and of blended and full fashioned increases. When I work the SSK, I tweak the stitches as I drop them off the needle after I knit them. The tweak is to drop the worked stitches one at a time (instead of both together) with a tiny tug between the stitches. This tightens up the rightmost stitch and makes it just the teeniest bit smaller.

[@HeatherStorta]

Ohh, good tip, thank you!!

[@Chrisesparkle]

I have not heard of full fashioned decreases. When would they be useful? My SSKs always appear slightly larger however much I try😀 Thanks for your videos. They always have something interesting.

[@HeatherStorta]

Full Fashioned decreases are really useful! You can use them to draw attention to the decrease line (they can look really nice along a neckline in a simple stitch pattern). They are the type of pairs you should use in colorwork patterns - since the stitch "going away" disappears to the WS, instead of it being brought up to the RS of the work, interrupting the colorwork pattern. I still struggle with my ssk being slightly larger. It's one of my constant knitting struggles!