Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
Left leaning decreases can look so different for each knitter! A lot depends on the way you hold your needles and your knitting style. Here are several options you can use, including ssk. Most appear as untwisted stitches that mirror the k2tog (knit two together, right leaning decrease), and I've also shown the k2tog tbl (knit two together through back loop) which is a twisted stitch, but looks neatest for some knitting styles.
Left leaning decreases can look so different for each knitter! A lot depends on the way you hold your needles and your knitting style. Here are several options you can use, including ssk. Most appear as untwisted stitches that mirror the k2tog (knit two together, right leaning decrease), and I've also shown the k2tog tbl (knit two together through back loop) which is a twisted stitch, but looks neatest for some knitting styles.
