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Okay, so I am working on this dress and I have finished the back skirt peice and the pattern reads decrease one stitch at the beginning and end of every 4th row, which I did. I decreased on the purl rows, so you can figure I am working from the bottom up. Now here is what I don’t get, I used the SSP decrease at the beginning and P2together at the end, (so I would have a right slant and then a left slanting decrease), and one side is 2 inches longer than the other. Is there any reason why, I double checked all my stitches and there are no mistakes. Is it possible that using 2 different decrease methods caused the longer side? If so, any tips for tightening one side? Thanks
I think it has to do with the tension of the stitches as the SSP and P2tog are made. I read a helpful hint to actually do them a stitch in from the beginning and end of the rows, so it would be P1, SSP, then at the other end when you have 3 remaining, do the P2tog, P1.
( I would actually do SL1P, SSP, then P2tog, K1 to keep the edges neat )
HTH 
Hi, I did think of that, but then I thought since I was going to sew the seams together anyway, it would not matter, but thanks for the reply. I really appreciate it! Cheers :cheering:
It may not have anything to do with the decs. Some knitters relax their st tension as they work across a row. No accommodation is made on the return row and the net result is one side elongating. Quickest solution, if you’re prone to this, is to consciously snug up the first several sts when starting the offending edge/side.
HTH,
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