MIRRORED 'Tulip' Decreases

There is a lovely left-slanting decrease that forms a line of purls, each nestled in a knit stitch. They look (at least, to me :-) like a set of tulip flowers framed by two leaves.

I mentioned this decrease in the tutorial about ["Five Ways to Knit an SSK-like Decrease"]. Then I've got a question about a right-slanting decrease that would mirror this "tulip" decrease. After a bit of fiddling with yarn and needles, I did find a way to make a right-slanting decrease that looks like a set of tulips.

When used together, these decreases will work great for making beautiful raglan lines, shaping of a sleeve cap, sides of a sweater or pretty much any kind of tapered shaping.

Let's see how we can make these decreases in just a few simple steps.

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Happy knitting!

Maryna

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