Another popular technique for achieving a decrease of one stitch is S1, K1, PSSO (or Slip one, Knit one, Pass slipped stitch over)
It is often used in lace knitting and a pattern may ask you to slip the stitch knitwise or slip the stitch purlwise
In this video I show you how to slip a stitch both ways and how to add this simple technique to your knitting toolbox!
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