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Decrease - P2 sts tog

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When you decrease in purled stitches, you purl 2 sts together into 1 stitch.
In our video we first show how to do this the continental style, and then US style.

Patterns using this technique

DROPS 252-35

DROPS 252-35
DROPS 253-14

DROPS 253-14
DROPS 253-7

DROPS 253-7
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DROPS 254-25
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Video #225, listed in: Learn to knit, Decrease, Basic decrease techniques

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Country flag Rossella wrote:

Buongiorno, perché avete tolto il video su \"2 maglie insieme a rovescio ritorto\"? nel maglione sparrow song c\'è questa tecnica, ma il video non è più disponibile. Grazie della risposta, cordiali saluti

29.02.2024 - 11:21

DROPS Design :

Buongiorno Rossella, è questo il video che sta cercando? Buon lavoro!

02.03.2024 - 12:01

Country flag Mariagrazia wrote:

Per il cappello quando si dice 2 e 2 maglie per le diminuzioni si intende lavorare quattro maglie a rovescio per volta? Grazie

14.12.2022 - 21:29

DROPS Design :

Buonasera Mariagrazia, a quale modello sta facendo riferimento? Buon lavoro!

28.12.2022 - 20:01

Country flag Birgit wrote:

Hvordan lukker man ad 2 masker vrang der er 11 masker på 2 pinde Ved siden af hinanden. Det er foden af baby futter

04.11.2021 - 16:15

DROPS Design :

Hei Birgit. Hvilken oppskrift er det? Om det er 11 masker der det skal strikkes 2 og 2 vrang sammen, kan du se hva det står hva maskeantallet skal være til slutt. Skal det være 5 masker igjen, strikker du de siste 3 maskene sammen. Skal det være 6 masker igjen, strikker du 2 og 2 sammen, men siste maske strikkes alene. mvh DROPS Design

08.11.2021 - 11:11

Country flag Petra wrote:

In het patroon staat dat ik in het rond moet breien, de patentsteek, maar in het filmpje breien ze heen en weer. Nu snap ik het niet meer. Niemand heeft dat ook eerder gevraagd.

04.01.2021 - 14:09

DROPS Design :

Dag Petra,

Je hebt je vraag geplaatst bij een filmpje over hoe je moet minderen en ik weet niet precies welk patroon je maakt, maar we hebben een uitleg op de site waarin de belangrijkste varianten van de patentsteek is beschreven, deze vind je hier. Bij iedere steek staan ook linkjes naar video's.

17.01.2021 - 15:08

Country flag Sjaan De Regt wrote:

In het patroon staat dat ik in het rond moet breien, de patentsteek, maar in het filmpje breien ze heen en weer. Nu snap ik het niet meer. Niemand heeft dat ook eerder gevraagd.

04.01.2021 - 14:08

Country flag Anne Kolni wrote:

Video fungerar inte. Står bara och tuggar... //Anne

26.07.2017 - 11:54

Ivy wrote:

Thank you for showing left handed and right handed directions

31.05.2017 - 00:03

VERA wrote:

Thank you!

30.07.2013 - 19:26

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