This is a short video in our learn to knit series showing what the abbreviation  psso or “Pass Slip Stitch Over” means and how to do it.  It’s one of the knitting abbreviations that is often used in knitting patterns and is another way to decrease a stitch.

The video indicates that you slip 1, knit 1, and then pass the first stitch over the second. When you “knit 1″ – you can also “purl 1″ and the purl one is actually the one shown in the video. It really depends on what your kitting pattern is asking you to do; a purl stitch or a knit stitch.

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In our learn to knit series this video shows you a couple of easy ways to decrease knitting stitches while you are knitting your project. Please scroll down to view the video.

Knit 2 Together

This simply involves knitting two stitches together. When you learn to knit and you use a knitting pattern, it will appear as k2tog.  However if you are using bulkier yarn in your knitting then this knitting tequnique for decreasing stitches can get a bit thick however on thinner yarn it is fine.

Slip Knit Pass

This is a more streamlined version for chunkier yarns. This method of decreasing a stitch is called Slip Knit Pass and appears on patterns as: skp. To make a Slip Knit Pass, you slip one stitch onto your working needle without knitting it. Then knit the next stitch, and slide that onto your working needle. Now slip the first slipped stitch over the knitted stitch. This reduces the two stitches down to one!

To have a look at how to decrease stitches, click on the video below!

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This video shows you how to weave in your loose ends on your finished piece of knitting using a yarn needle.

Part of successfully finishing off your knitted project relies on managing to weave in the loose ends so they don’t show and also so you don’t end up with very thick seams. This video shows you how to ensure that your final knitted project looks exactly as you want it to!

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This video will show you another stitch commonly used in knitting called the Purl stitch.

The purl stitch is used to knit one side of the stocking stitch which is one of the most commonly used knitting stitches in many patterns so it is really worth learning how to do this stitch and where it can be used.

The video is created assuming you already know the basics of knitting. If you have not learnt the basics yet please watch the knitting instructions video first called “Learn to Knit – How to cast on, knit and cast off. ” This video will give you the knitting instructions to get you started and following that you can then watch this video showing you how to master the purl stitch.

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Using a video is a great way to learn to knit.

In my opinion these are the best videos I have seen on the web for teaching yourself the basics of knitting. They are made by www.cyberseams.com and I love them. They are simple and easy to understand and extremely visual.

This  video gives you the knitting instructions for how to cast on, how to knit  in garter stitch and how to bind or cast off your knitting. These are the basic knitting stitches that you need to know so that you can get going and start your first project!

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