How to Knit the SSK (Slip one, Slip one, Knit) Knitting Decrease – Including Many Variations! & SSSK

This tutorial shows the traditional way of knitting the SSK (slip, slip, knit) decrease – by slipping both stitches knitwise – whilst also showing a few other variations that can be done.

These include slipping 1 stitch knitwise and 1 stitch purlwise (which most closely mirrors the right-leaning K2tog decrease), slipping both stitches purlwise, and a modified method that untwists the SSK for a smoother finish.

And I also show you how to do a little something extra to your SSKs on the next row to give a smoother, neater finish. Just as an optional extra tip 🙂

An SSK is a single decrease, which means it reduces the total number of stitches on the needles by one. It is also left leaning.
If it’s going to be paired with another decrease it will no doubt be paired with the right leaning K2tog decrease.

As the last part of the tutorial, I show you how to do the SSSK (slip, slip, slip, knit) which is a lot less common but could crop up. This is a double decrease and is also left leaning. It would be paired up with the right leaning K3tog decrease.

If you’re quite happy just learning the main and most popular way of doing the SSK thank-you-very-much, then feel free to just watch the beginning of the video!

Thanks for watching!