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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Fri, 24 May 2013 10:20:03 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Decrease: Slip, Slip, Knit (ssk)</title><link>http://www.purlbee.com/decrease-tutorial/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:43:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com)</generator><item><title>Decrease: Slip, Slip, Knit (ssk)</title><dc:creator>purl bee</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:25:35 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.purlbee.com/decrease-tutorial/2007/1/12/decrease-slip-slip-knit-ssk-1.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">59842:1038182:862328</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>We know lots of ways to get rid of stitches, from slipping them to dropping them! SSK stands for Slip, Slip, Knit and is a left slanting decrease.</p>
<p>To begin, slip the first stitch on your left needle to the right by inserting the tip of the right needle into the front of the stitch. Repeat for the second stitch on the left needle. &nbsp;</p>
<p><span class="full-image-float-none"><img style="width: 425px; height: 379px;" src="http://www.purlbee.com/storage/ssk1.jpg" alt="ssk1.jpg" /></span></p>
<p>Now you have two twisted stitches on the right needle; they are facing the opposite direction from all of the other stitches. Slip them back to the left needle so that they remain twisted.</p>
<p><span class="full-image-float-none"><img style="width: 426px; height: 311px;" src="http://www.purlbee.com/storage/ssk2.jpg" alt="ssk2.jpg" /></span></p>
<p>Now knit the twisted stitches together through the back loop, inserting the point of the right needle behind the back needle and into both stitches at once. Try to keep the stitches as loose as possible.</p>
<p><span class="full-image-float-none"><img style="width: 426px; height: 298px;" src="http://www.purlbee.com/storage/ssk4.jpg" alt="ssk4.jpg" /></span></p>
<p><span class="full-image-float-none"><img style="width: 425px; height: 358px;" src="http://www.purlbee.com/storage/ssk5.jpg" alt="ssk5.jpg" /></span>&nbsp;</p>
<p>You have decreased one stitch and created a stitch that slants to the left.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span class="full-image-float-none"><br /></span>&nbsp;<span class="full-image-float-none"><img style="width: 423px; height: 388px;" src="http://www.purlbee.com/storage/ssk7.1.jpg" alt="ssk7.1.jpg" /></span></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.purlbee.com/decrease-tutorial/rss-comments-entry-862328.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>