Hello All 
Does anyone have any advice for making p2tog look smoother? I have been practising but always seem to get a visible leg 
Been looking around for advice on this but it doesn’t seem to be a common issue!
Would really appreciate any advice from you wonderful people before attempting it in the real thing 
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Welcome to the forum!
It may help us if you post a photo of your p2tog.
Is this in the context of a pattern and if so what is the name of the pattern and designer?
Thanks for your reply 
I’m making Hirne by Kate Davies: Ravelry: Hirne pattern by Kate Davies Designs however I’m knitting it flat rather than in the round to avoid steeking (have done steeking before but decided not to brave it this time!), therefore k2tog in the pattern needs to be p2tog, which I haven’t done much before.
Picture is just a swatch I am practicing on.
Very elegant sweater.
Try slip one purlwise, slip one knitwise, p2tog and see if you think it looks better. An alternative is to move the decreases to the knit rows if possible.
Thanks, yes I’ve tried that and it looks slightly better I don’t know why this stitch seems such a problem for me when I can’t find any reference of it being an issue for others.
I think it might be tricky to move the decreases to the knit row as they will be next to a twisted stitch in the pattern so may look odd.
It’s great having this forum to turn to!
Just to update, I just tried it again doing what you actually said and it’s loads better! Silly me had tried slip purlwise, slip knitwise, then p2tog those two slipped stitches, when I realised you actually meant to p2tog the next two stitches
On the next row I find I need to then put one of the slipped stitches back the right way round, but more than happy to do this for a much better result.
Thanks so much 
I think you slip both back to the left needle and then ourl 2tog. The slipping one knitting puts a twist to make it a bit tighter when worked.
I don’t think you are to purl the next 2 tog as this leaves to 2 slipped stitches unworked altogether. They haven’t been worked which is why you’re finding a twisted stitch on the next row.
It’s sort of like the ssk where you slip one knitwise, slip one purlwise but without the next knit through the back loop step. In the case of the purl sts you just work a p2tog. You don’t even have to slip back to the left hand needle, just insert the left needle into the sts on the right needle and purl 2tog.
Thanks for your replies!
Yes, p2tog the next two stitches did look neater but then started to create its own problems, should have realised it was a bit of an odd solution!
For anyone looking in future, I found this technique really helpful for making it look neater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SAZRlMCyCQ
The pattern I am using also has lots of twisted stiches in it, so I found this easing technique is helping for those stitches too.
