Centered Double Decrease (cdd)

Centered Double Decrease (cdd)
or
Slip Two, Knit One, Pass Two Slipped Stitches Over (s2kp2)
 

This is a centered double decrease.
 

Slip two stitches together as if to knit.

Knit one.

Pass the slipped stitches over.

Decrease How Tos:

Right-Leaning Single Decreases
Knit Two Together	Purl Two Together
Left-Leaning Single Decreases
Slip, Slip, Knit	Slip, Slip, Knit Variation	Slip, Slip, Purl
Knit Two Together Through the Back Loops	Purl Two Together Through the Back Loops	Slip, Knit, Pass Slipped Stitch Over
Right-Leaning Double Decreases
Knit Three Together	Purl Three Together
Left-Leaning Double Decreases
Slip, Slip, Slip, Knit	Slip One, Knit Two Together, Pass Slipped Stitch Over	Slip, Slip, Slip, Purl
Centered Double Decrease
Centered Double Decrease

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