brRsl cross
An increase worked into a right slanting decrease, so that the number of stitches does not change:
- Slip 1 stitch (along with its yarn over) knitwise.
- Knit the next stitch.
- Pass the slipped stitch (along with its yarn over) over.
- Move stitch from right needle to left needle.
- Pass the following stitch (along with its yarn over) over.
- Move stitch from left needle to right needle.
- Yarn over
- Knit into the same stitch, where the decrease was just worked.
brLsl cross
An increase worked into a left slanting decrease, so that the number of stitches does not change:
- Slip 1 stitch (along with its yarn over) knitwise.
- brk the next two stitches together, yarn over, brk, all into the same stitch.
- Pass the slipped stitch (along with its yarn over) over the set of three stitches just worked.
brRD dec
Right leaning 4 stitch decrease, involves working 5 stitches as follows:
- Slip 2 stitches (along with any yarn overs) separately, knitwise.
- Place next stitch, including the yarn over, on a cable needle or locking stitch marker to the front of the work.
- Knit the next stitch.
- Pass the next stitch on the right needle over the stitch just worked.
- Move stitch from cable needle, including the yarn over, to left needle.
- Move stitch from right needle to left needle.
- Pass stitch from cable needle, including the yarn over, over.
- Move stitch from left needle to right needle.
- Pass the next stitch on the right needle over the stitch just moved.
- Move stitch from right needle to left needle.
- Pass the next stitch on the left needle over the stitch just moved.
- Move stitch from left needle to right needle.
- Tighten stitch if necessary.
brLD dec
Left leaning 4 stitch decrease, involves working 5 stitches as follows:
- Slip 2 stitches (along with any yarn overs) separately, knitwise.
- Place next stitch, including the yarn over, on a cable needle or locking stitch marker to the front of the work.
- Knit the next stitch.
- Pass the next stitch on the right needle over the stitch just worked.
- Move stitch from cable needle, including the yarn over, to left needle.
- Move stitch from right needle to left needle.
- Pass the next two stitches on the left needle over the stitch just moved.
- Move stitch from left needle to right needle.
- Pass the next stitch on the right needle over the stitch just moved.
- Tighten stitch if necessary.
dec5to1
A four stitch decrease worked as follows:
- slip one stitch knitwise
- knit the next three stitches together
- move the stitch just worked from the right needle to the left needle
- pass the next stitch over
- move the stitch back to the right needle
- pass the previous stitch (the one slipped in the first step) over
- tighten the stitch if necessary