Slip, Slip, Knit Variation (ssk)

Slip, Slip, Knit Variation (ssk)

This variation on ssk is often attributed to Elizabeth Zimmerman and Meg Swansen.
This is a left-leaning decrease.
It looks the same on the right side as ssp.
It mirrors with the right-leaning decrease k2tog.

Slip one stitch as if to knit.
 

Slip a second stitch as if to purl.
 

Insert the left needle into the front of the slipped stitches and knit. Since you don’t re-orient the left-hand stitch when you slip it as if to purl, it is twisted as it lies under the right-hand stitch. Proponents of this variation say the decrease is smoother, and a better mirror image of the k2tog.

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

Read the full article, Decoding Decreases
Download a handy pdf with Decoding Decreases and instructions for all of the decreases. 

Sandi Rosner is a knitter who wears many hats: designer, technical editor, writer and teacher. She loves the little details that elevate a knitting project from homemade to handmade. Follow Sandi’s blog at knittinginwinecountry.blogspot.com.