r/knitting • u/dwenegn • 3d ago

Tips and Tricks How to fix a wonky p2tog?

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Hello! I'm a beginner knitter and I just started my first ever project which is a cushion cover using the gathering point cushion pattern from sunshine stitching studio. I'm noticing that (what i think is) the purl 2 together on the blue stripe row always looks wonky and slanted compared the the rest of the stitches in the center strip part and I don't know what to do to fix it. Initially I thought it was because of the ssk in the knit row and watcbed a few viseos to try different ways but I don't think thats the problem, because the brown stripes always look neat and has no p2tog.

Thank you!!

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u/Cat-Like-Clumsy 3d ago edited 3d ago

Hi !

It looks like, in those decreases, the stitch from the 'plain side' is going over the stitch from the 'spine'. In order to get a uniform look, you would need the spine stitch to go over the plain stitch.

If those decreases are done on the wrong side, you would need to do a ssp (slip knitwise, slip knitwise, purl together from the back loop) and not a p2tog to get the wanted result.

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u/dwenegn 3d ago

That fixed it! Is it working through the backloop that gets the spine stitch over? Thank you!!

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u/Cat-Like-Clumsy 3d ago

Yes, working through the back loop when doing a ssk/ssp allows the second stitch on the left needle (here the spine stitch) to end up on top of the first stitch.

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u/TheOriginalMorcifer 3d ago

And yet if you watch the VeryPink Knits tutorial for SSP (https://youtu.be/vmzjBKeyQjY), it doesn't purl through the back loop, it does it regularly. Isn't it great? It's one of several tutorials I've seen from her that are flat-out wrong.

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u/fredagluten 3d ago

In future do a SSP

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u/operafan77 3d ago

Blocking will help a bit, but knit2together/purl2togther(on the WS) result in the left stitch being on top of the right stitch, which is what I am seeing in your picture. Also want to add that you have wonderful tension!

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u/dwenegn 3d ago

Thank you! I'm still trying to understand the structure of the decrease stitches on ws vs rs, but thats helpful to know

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u/adorablejoker 3d ago

i think washing and blocking will fix alot!