Knit Two Together (K2tog) /
Knit Two Together Through the Back Loop (K2tog
tbl)
K2tog is a right slanting decrease stitch is worked
with the knit stitch or flat stitch. K2tog tbl is a left
slanting decrease stitch worked with the K tbl
(e-wrap) stitch. To work an K2tog or K2tog tbl
stitch on the loom, you will need to pick up one
wrap, put it on the peg on either side (depending on
the stitch), wrap the peg as called for and then
knitting off. You may see them in patterns next to a
yarn over (picking up the
stitch from where the yarn over would be) or near
the ends of the row to decrease. Sometimes loom
patterns will write K2tog when they mean K2tog tbl.
If the pattern is using an k tbl (e-wrap) stitch as
the main stitch, it is likely that the K2tog is
really a K2tog tbl.
With the Flat Stitch
- Move the wrap of the peg to the left on top
of the peg you want to knit a k2tog stitch.
- Bring the working yarn in front of the peg,
above the two wraps.
- Lift the bottom two wraps over the working
yarn to knit off the peg.
- Pull on the new wrap a bit with the knitting tool to make it looser.
With the Knit Stitch
- Move the wrap of the peg to the left on top
of the peg you want to knit a k2tog stitch.
- Bring the working yarn in front of the peg,
above the two wraps.
- Place the knitting tool under bottom wrap
in the groove of the peg.
- Turn the knitting tool up in the groove and
under the wraps on the peg.
- Grab the working yarn by circling around
the outside and then around its top catching it
as you slide the tool down the groove of the
peg. This will create a new wrap on the
knitting tool.
- Grab this new wrap from the knitting tool
with your fingers and pull up to take the other
wraps off the peg and place the new wrap in
your fingers on the peg.
- Pull the working yarn to tighten the new wrap on the peg if necessary.
- Move the wrap of the peg to the right on
top of the peg you want to knit a k2tog tbl
stitch.
- Wrap the peg.
- Knit off tne bottom two wraps over the top wrap.
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