How to knit 5 stitches together (decrease)

In this DROPS video we show how to decrease by knitting 5 stitches together.

Knit 5 tog as follows: K 5, pass them back on left needle, pass the next to last st over the last so that this st is around the last st, repeat until all 4 sts have been passed over (= 4 sts dec), pass the last st worked back on right needle.

You must read the pattern to be able to follow. You’ll find patterns using this technique by clicking on the pictures below.
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Riekie Du Plessis wrote:

Thank you for your response on my previous question. Pattern ai-014-bn I've watched the videos for 'knit 5 stitches together and the second video for knit 5 stitches twisted.. I am unable to see te difference. Please advise?

14.10.2023 - 15:48

DROPS Design :

Dear Riekie, when you knit 5 stitches together, you first work and pass them to the right needle, then pass them back to the left needle and start passing the stitches as shown in the video. On the other hand, when you knit 5 stitches twisted, you knit 5 stitches (they are now in the right needle) and start passing the stitches one over the other as shown in the video. So you don't pass them back to the left needle. This way, the inclination of the decrease will be different, one towards the right and the other one towards the left. Happy knitting!

15.10.2023 - 21:20

Truaud wrote:

Bonjour sur le modele elven dance la cape on me demande de tricoter diminuer 4 mailles sur six comment proceder s,il vous plait cordialement mme truaud

06.03.2023 - 09:11

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Mme Truaud, vous tricotez 41 m point mousse fantaisie de chaque côté, vous devez diminuer 4 mailles à intervalles réguliers dans ces 41 m - vous diminuez ainsi 8 m à chaque fois: il reste 37 m point mousse après la 1ère diminution, 33 après la 2ème diminution, etc... (et 196 m sur l'aiguille après la 3ème diminution). Bon tricot!

06.03.2023 - 10:54

Pirc Mariette wrote:

Bonjour,dans un diagramme, au rang suivant, comment fait-on 5 mailles sur l'unique maille restante des diminutions du rang précédent ? Merci pour vos explications

07.02.2023 - 10:12

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Mariette, peut-être pourriez-vous nous indiquer quel modèle vous tricotez? Ce sera ainsi plus simple pour nous de pouvoir vous répondre en fonction du diagramme. Merci pour votre compréhension!

07.02.2023 - 10:49

Netty Vos Schipperen wrote:

Is er meer filmpjes met het minderen van de veehals en de armsgaten Tot aan de schouders spencer maat S voor kleindochter dankjewel wel groetjes Netty vos 🦊

14.12.2021 - 10:30

Birgit Eklund Pedersen wrote:

Diagram Drops children 34-4 Er der ikke byttet om på teksten til “strik 5 masker ret sammen” og “Strik 5 masker DREJET ret sammen”? Vh en begynder

29.09.2021 - 13:52

DROPS Design :

Hej Birgit. Tack för info! Det var fel i den danska översättningen på videon (texten i DROPS Children 34-4 är riktig). Videotexten är nu rättad på danska. Mvh DROPS Design

30.09.2021 - 14:18

Astrid wrote:

Jaa så klart! Jag tänkte inte längre än näsan räckte. :D Tack och ha en fin dag!

06.09.2021 - 08:49

Astrid wrote:

Hej igen. Tack för snabbt svar! Jag stickar DROPS CHILDREN / 34 / 4, storlek 134/140, Frågan gäller delen A1 i mönstret. När jag stickat första 5 maskor ihop och kommer till samma ställe nästa varv, hur gör jag då? 4 omslag med den ihoptagna maskan i mitten? mvh Astrid

06.09.2021 - 08:28

DROPS Design :

HeiAstrid. I videoen viser vi kun hvordan du strikker 5 masker sammen. Når du skal strikke etter A.1 i DROPS Children 34-4, så strikker du 5 masker sammen, 7 maskene rett med 8 kast og så strikker du 5 masker sammen igjen. Du har da minsket med 8 masker, samtidig som du har økt med 8 masker, og når du da på neste omgang skal strikke, strikker du kastene rett slik at det blir et hullmønster og du har det samme maskeantallet som før. mvh DROPS design

06.09.2021 - 08:46

Astrid wrote:

Hur gör jag på nästa rad när jag ska sticka fem maskor ovanför de fem jag just tagit ihop? Det står ingenting i mönstret. Blir det 4 omslag då eller? (Stickar den ljusrosa barntröjan ovan och är på A1 i beskrivningen)

06.09.2021 - 03:02

DROPS Design :

Hei Astrid. Hvilken lyserød barnegenser? Husk å skrive DROPS nr du strikker etter og gjerne hvilken str. så skal vi hejlpe deg så godt vi kan. mvh DROPS design

06.09.2021 - 08:09

Milagros Larrea wrote:

En los vídeos no se esta disminuyendo 5 puntos se están disminuyendo 4 un saludo

13.11.2019 - 14:22

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