Decrease number of stitches in a row

If you are left-handed, then change the option below, and all diagrams and descriptions will alter to suit you.

If you decrease stitches at the end (or beginning) of a row, then the row gets shorter, but the knitting stays flat.

Knit until you have two stitches left on the row.

Push the needle through both loops of the two stitches. (Normally, you would only push the needle through one.)

Then continue with the stitch as normal. It is rather tight to do! When you have finished, you will have knitted those two stitches together, so now have one less stitch. You can do the same at the start of the row as well.

If you decrease the number of stitches in the middle of the row, this will make the knitting start to curve. For the piece of knitting below, I started by knitting several rows the same length. Then, in each row, I knitted two stitches normally, then knitted together the next two stitches, throughout the row. At the end, I knitted the last two stitches together and put the strand of wool through the last loop.

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