What does sl1 K1 mean in knitting?
In this DROPS video we show how to decrease by sl1, K1, psso. These abbreviations in the title means that you decrease 1 stitch by first slipping a stitch, then knitting a stitch, then passing the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch.
What does SL 2 mean in knitting?
2y. If sl2 means to slip both purlwise, it won’t matter if you slip one at a time, or both together, as they’re both just sliding from one needle to the other. If sl2 means to slip both knitwise, then it matters.
What does sl1 Purlwise mean?
To slip a stitch purlwise, you insert your needle into the next stitch as if to purl, and just slide it from your left needle to your right needle. … On the one that’s been slipped purlwise, the right-hand leg of the stitch is in the front of the needle and the left-hand leg is in the back.