Comments on: Centered Double Decrease http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:06:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: beth http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-6528 beth Tue, 14 Mar 2006 02:21:30 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-6528 I've been doing this in lace a lot lately and I found a more comfortable way to pass the stitches over: I use my thumb and finger of my left hand (whichever finger is most easily available) to pinch the knitting, directly below the 2 slipped stitches, and pull downwards. This stretches the slipped stitches a little bit, leaving a space that I can easily fit my left needle into. I knit English. Not sure if this would be harder in Continental. I’ve been doing this in lace a lot lately and I found a more comfortable way to pass the stitches over:

I use my thumb and finger of my left hand (whichever finger is most easily available) to pinch the knitting, directly below the 2 slipped stitches, and pull downwards. This stretches the slipped stitches a little bit, leaving a space that I can easily fit my left needle into.

I knit English. Not sure if this would be harder in Continental.

]]> By: Linda http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-6529 Linda Tue, 14 Mar 2006 02:24:39 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-6529 Does it help you at all to poke the left needle into the stitches to be passed over from right to left (backwards)? You also COULD slip the two stitches together as if to knit, slip the 3rd stitch as if to knit, and then slip them all back to the left needle and knit together through the back loop, couldn't you? Is it any better? I did not have a hard time with this technique, but I think I was doing lace knitting when I did it, which is quite a bit looser. Does it help you at all to poke the left needle into the stitches to be passed over from right to left (backwards)?

You also COULD slip the two stitches together as if to knit, slip the 3rd stitch as if to knit, and then slip them all back to the left needle and knit together through the back loop, couldn’t you? Is it any better? I did not have a hard time with this technique, but I think I was doing lace knitting when I did it, which is quite a bit looser.

]]> By: lucia http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-6534 lucia Tue, 14 Mar 2006 03:18:50 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-6534 I'll try a few ways. I also tried passing over each stitch individually. that was easier, but slower. So, over all not a benefit. I think part of the problem is these are socks, so I am trying to knit firmly. With lace, I'd be knitting looser, and it would be easier. I’ll try a few ways. I also tried passing over each stitch individually. that was easier, but slower. So, over all not a benefit.

I think part of the problem is these are socks, so I am trying to knit firmly. With lace, I’d be knitting looser, and it would be easier.

]]> By: Dagmar Ballard http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-6730 Dagmar Ballard Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:21:52 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-6730 Please help! I'm a beginner knitter! What do they mean when they say-psso pass slip stitch over knitted stitch. Please help! I’m a beginner knitter! What do they mean when they say-psso pass slip stitch over knitted stitch.

]]> By: lucia http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-6731 lucia Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:43:14 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-6731 Good Question. First, the psso instruction will always follow the instruction to slip a stitch, then knit a stitch. So, the full instruction is "Slip 1 (knitwise), knit 1, psso" After Slipping 1, and knitting one, insert the left needle tip into the second stitch from the edge of the right needle tip. (That's the one you slipped.) Lift it over the stitch you just knit and drop it. You've decreased a stitch. Good Question.

First, the psso instruction will always follow the instruction to slip a stitch, then knit a stitch. So, the full instruction is
“Slip 1 (knitwise), knit 1, psso”

After Slipping 1, and knitting one, insert the left needle tip into the second stitch from the edge of the right needle tip. (That’s the one you slipped.) Lift it over the stitch you just knit and drop it.

You’ve decreased a stitch.

]]> By: Dagmar Ballard http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-6736 Dagmar Ballard Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:37:12 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-6736 lucia, thankyou so much for explaining psso to me. lucia, thankyou so much for explaining psso to me.

]]> By: Peter Jones http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-7293 Peter Jones Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:39:49 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-7293 Your site is very useful. Your site is very useful.

]]> By: The Knitting Fiend » Blog Archive » Zig & Zag Sockulator http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-8907 The Knitting Fiend » Blog Archive » Zig & Zag Sockulator Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:46:11 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-8907 [...] For a "Zig" the double increase (DD) is worked as follows: insert two stitches as though you are going to k2tog then slip them knitwise, k1, insert tip into both slipped stitches pass slipped stitches over knit stitch. This is illustrated in Another Double Decrease. [...] […] For a “Zig” the double increase (DD) is worked as follows: insert two stitches as though you are going to k2tog then slip them knitwise, k1, insert tip into both slipped stitches pass slipped stitches over knit stitch. This is illustrated in Another Double Decrease. […]

]]> By: Lucy http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-11723 Lucy Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:11:55 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-11723 I am a beginner knitter and got stuck on the p2sso stitch in the instructions on my first hat in the round. Thanks for this great page with pictures, NOW I get it!!!! Merry Christmas, great blog! LU I am a beginner knitter and got stuck on the p2sso stitch in the instructions on my first hat in the round. Thanks for this great page with pictures, NOW I get it!!!!

Merry Christmas, great blog!
LU

]]> By: kirsti http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-12637 kirsti Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:00:59 +0000 http://www.thedietdiary.com/blog/lucia/766#comment-12637 I am trying to find pictures of how to successfully execute a P2SSO stitch. I can not find any on the internet and was wondering if you could email me with attachments, showing how this is done.Thank you for your time in this matter. Kirsti I am trying to find pictures of how to successfully execute a P2SSO stitch. I can not find any on the internet and was wondering if you could email me with attachments, showing how this is done.Thank you for your time in this matter.
Kirsti

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