Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Take your lifeline skills one step further and learn how to place it through the common 2-stitch decrease sk2p or sl1, k2tog, psso.

*To learn more about placing lifelines, check out my full tutorial here:* youtu.be/hU1AQ06Ijv0?si=xX67c8JiEkpnZ26Y

*If you want to knit a swatch and test the method with me:*
Using a DK weight yarn and 2 - US 6 (4 mm) DPNs, cast on 23 sts using the long tail cast on method. Do not join to work in the round.

Knit 3 rows (garter edging).

Row 1 (RS): Knit.
Row 2 (WS): K3, p17, k3.
Row 3: Knit.
Row 4: K3, p17, k3.
Row 5: K6, sl1, k2tog, psso, k5, sl1, k2tog, psso, k6. [19 sts rem]
Row 6: K3, p13, k3.
Row 7: Knit.
Row 8: K3, p13, k3.

Place the lifeline on Row 5 through the decrease stitches and rip back to make sure you picked up all of the stitches in the correct orientation!

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