Purl 2 Together + Slip Slip Purl Tutorial, Purl Soho

Every now and then a pattern will require you to decrease on the purl side of the work. Just like rightside decreases, some purlside ones lean right and some lean left. This tutorial shows you both: the purl 2 together (p2tog) decrease leans left on the purl side and right on the knit side, mimicking a rightside knit 2 together (k2tog). The purl 2 together through the back loop (p2tog tbl) and slip slip purl (ssp) both lean right on the purl side and left on the knit side and correlate with a rightside slip slip knit (ssk). (Note that p2tog tbl and ssp are about the same, except that a p2tog tbl twists the stitches and an ssp does not. ) Heres a little cheat sheet to help you sort it all out P2TOG Purl side: Leans left Knit side: Leans right Mimics: K2tog P2TOG TBL + SSP Purl side: Leans right Knit side: Leans left Mimics: Ssk To view our Slip Slip Knit Tutorial, click here: