Hello All,
Trying to do a lace pattern and they have a few decreases that I have never worked before.
sk5p, sk6p, sk7p
I get the idea, but how do I do this? I am sure that there are a few different variations on this, so please advise!
Thanks,
Gino
I would read it as slip 1, k5(or 6 or 7) and the pass the slipped stitch over the ones you knit. Does that fit with the look of the pattern?
Hi Ingrid,
Thanks for the help, I do get the stitch, however, I don’t know if there is an easier way to do it…
Meaning, slip 1, knit 5 tog, psso, but how would you do this? I can’t k5tog, it’s too tight on the needles.
Can you sl3, k3tog psso, something like that? Does that make sense? Or will that throw the decrease off from what it’s intending.
It may be that you just knit 5 (or 6 or 7) and pass the slipped st over all the sts. Is it dec 1 st, or dec 6/7/8? Which pattern is it?
No, it’s an actual mulitple stitch decrease. It’s a Niebling Pattern that I am attempting, so far so good, but hit a wall with this decrease. It’s from a charted pattern and the chart glossary states, slip one, knit the number of stitches indicated together, then pass the slipped stitch over.
I think that if I did what I was going to do in my last post, it would be more of a centered decrease, this is a slanted decrease.
If I find out sooner, I’ll post it to the thread. Maybe I’ll try and call Laci’s tomorrow, they are always so helpful.
Thanks all! Stuck until I find out what to do.
why not use a crochet hook instead of the right hand needle to pull the yarn through the k5tog and then place the loop on the right hand needle and then psso?
That is a GREAT idea. I am going to try that and see if that works. I am sure that it will!
Thanks again, this forum is great…
Gino
I almost gave you completely wrong advice! Reading how it was written, (sk5p, etc) I wouldn’t have considered that it was k5TOG at all. To me, it was slip, k5, pass slipped st over. Guess it’s a good thing you weren’t depending on me to help you out!
What if you used the technique of the ssk, meaning slip all the stitches to be knit together to the right needle one by one and then insert the left needle through the back and knit? That loosens up your stitches very nicely I have found.
If the crochet hook doesn’t work, you can try this…
Slip one, knit 1 put the knit stitch back on the left needle, and pass the others (4, 5, or 6) that would be knitted together over the one you just knitted, then put it on the right needle and pass the slipped stitch over it.
That’s what I was going to suggest. You don’t have to k5 together to get the same result.
slip the one that you will psso. Then slip the first 4 of the k5tog. Knit the 5th and then pass the 4 slipped over the one you knit. Then pass the slipped one over them all.