No-decrease decrease
This is an interesting way to create
shaping without eliminating and then
having to add stitches. It uses the
Double Stockinette Stitch.
This 6 st dec involves 13 sts after a
yf sl1yo.
1st RS row, work after a yf sl1yo:
*brk1, sl1 wyif (this is a normal sl1
carrying yarn in front); rep from *
5 times, brk1, cont in brioche.
WS row: work to the brk st before the
dec, brk1, *sl1 wyif, k1; rep from *
5 times, sl1 wyif, cont in brioche.
Foll RS row: work to the yf sl1yo
before the dec, work the yf sl1yo, *k1,
sl1 wyif; rep from * 5 times, k1, cont
in brioche.
Work the last two rows until desired
height. Then switch back to brioche
over all stitches. |
The sample shows the ‘no decrease decrease’. |
4-Stitch decrease in one row
This decrease is used to eliminate 4
sts at once, maintaining the ‘marked’
stitch in the center on top. This really
pulls in and can be an attractive
decrease.
It involves 5 stitches - a brk st,
a yf sl1yo, a second brk, a yf sl1yo
and a third brk. The second brk is
the ‘marked’ central stitch and will
lay on top.
Work to 2 st before marked st, sl 3
sts at once kwise (stick right needle
so that the second ‘marked’ brk is
slipped first - 5 loops slipped), brk2tog
(that’s the third brk and the inbetween
yf sl1yo), then pass the other sts over
the just worked st so that the ‘second’
brk stays on top. |
4-stitch decrease in one row |
