ABCs of Knitting - Basic Stitches(Decrease)

	Decrease
The full illustrated descriptions of decreasing stitches.

Stitch Over

Stitch Over

There are many stitch-overs. Here describes one example of them.

	Insert the right needle into the stitch which to go over. And move the stitch like the blue arrow.
	The stitch go over the right-two- stitches, and results one stitch to decrease. If you knit on the 2 stitches be over, it's represented as .

Together(Knit 2 stiches together)

	Insert the right needle 2 stitches as if they are one stitch.
	The left stitch wrap over the right stitch. It cause one stitch decreasing.

Slip, Knit, Pass Over

	Insert the right needle into the stitch knitwise, slip the stitch to the right needle.
	Knit on the next stitch.
	Insert the left needle into the slipped stitch on the right needle.
	Pass over the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch.
	The right stitch wraps over the left stitch.

Close SKPO but purling version

	Insert the right needle into the 2 stitches from back. Slip 2 stitches to the right needle.
	The slipped stitches are twisted. So Slip back the stitch to the left needle to untwist.
	Do same the second stitch.
	Insert the right needle purlwise into the two stitches and purl.
	The right stitch wraps over the left stitch.

Double Vertical Decrease

	Insert the right needle knitwise and slip the two stitches together.
	Knit.
	Insert the left needle into the stitches be slipped.
	Pass over the two stitches together.
	One stitch stands on the 3 stitches. The middle stitch is on the near side.

Double Right-slanting Decrease

	Insert the right needle knitwise into the 3 stitches, knit together.
	One stitch stands on the 3 stitches. The left stitch is on the near side.

Double Left-slanting Decrease

	Insert the right needle knitwise, and slip the stitch to the right needle.
	Knit 2 stitch together.
	Insert the left needle into the slipped stitch.
	Pass the stitch over the two stitches.
	One stitch stands on the 3 stitches. The right stitch is on the near side.