Decreasing While Maintaining Ribbing Pattern // Technique Tuesday

This video demonstrates two approaches to maintaining a ribbing stitch pattern while decreasing.
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Introduction 0:00
Establishing the placement of decreases: 1:07
Approach 1: Decreases lean toward area changing in size: 2:49
Decreases charted: 8:08
Approach 2: Decreases lean toward edges: 9:28
Comparison of results: 14:26
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[@amorimpacheco]

It always amazes me how clear a and detailed your explanations are! You're the best knit techniques teacher I know. Thank you!

[@racqthebelle]

You are a life saver! I’m test knitting a pattern and could not figure out how to do the rib decrease in pattern. Your instructions not only helped me figure it out, but it helped me fundamentally understand what is actually happening to the yarn and which direction I’m trying to move it in.

[@DaphneNik]

Mrs Richardson you deserve a PhD in knitting! All of your videos are just exquisite. Thank you

[@arlenebaratta5706]

Thank you sooooooooo much for this EXCELLENT tutorial for understanding decreases!

[@annaliebel6421]

Roxanne, thank you so much for the fantastic explanation! I love creating something myself instead of following a ready pattern, and your videos help A LOT to actually get the project done! It’s not often easy to find tutorials that help us to understand the patterns instead of just how to follow them. Brilliant!

[@jacquelinebacovcin3443]

Your explanation of which stitch is on top and how that affects the decrease is fabulous. It makes so much sense, in a way that I never heard before.

[@dirtydamfino1429]

FANTASTIC explanation! Thank you! The charts really helped, but also after 10+ years of knitting, your explanation about slanting decreases finally clicked for me to understand it.

[@TheSuzberry]

This is terrific. You have explained more than you may realize with this video.

[@imenabbasi8772]

I am so glad I found your channel honestly you deserve a million subscribers keep it up you rock!!!!

[@kimminott]

Hi thank you for your help with this I have been watching and waiting for tutorials by you which show in detail how to decrease and increase whilst maintaining the many different patterns that I may come across and showing what it would look like using a graph pattern as well. With someone with your talents and expertise actually explaining in detail and knitting it at the same time!! My dream has finally come true and your skills your time your effort and my patience and determination have paid off!!! Thank you so much this means so much I feel like I’ve won the lottery!! I’m disabled and I learn visually so this means the world to me if only you knew how much!!!! I can’t wait for the rest of your tutorials on these increases and decreases Whilst maintaining a pattern. Also if at all possible Please could you do a video with a simple 4 rows or more if possible in a lace pattern repeat that includes yarnovers slip knit psso, and other decreases that keeps the SAME number of stitches for every row. It would be very much appreciated. Thanks again in advance Hugs 🤗

[@dlee4032]

Which just proves no-one is ever too old to learn..Thank you Roxanne

[@adrianajones3262]

Fantastic instruction!!! You did an amazing job. Concise and clear with the “why” behind the action so we can apply in the future…👏👏👏👏 just…👏👏👏👏 THANK YOU

[@joanneyoung1081]

Thank you, Roxanne . Your video came in handy with a rib pattern decrease.

[@snailbait]

Thanks! I've had a 3x3 ribbed knit cap on circulars since last winter... now I can finally bind it off properly!

[@flem6384]

Thank you so much for your videos that are so clear ! They make me understand what's happening, not only copy your gestures. With love from a french male knitter ;o)

[@semprelegato10]

You must be psychic, as I am planning a project which requires decreases in ribbing and I've been knittering (muttering while knitting) swatches.....so I swatched along with this tutorial and now can select what I need. Thank you. By the way I've been knitting fr over 60 years and NEVER noticed the way the needle was pointing and just had to remind myself which leaned right and which leaned left. Another thank you. I never use charts but might start cause the way you explain it, makes visual sense and a shortcut for me. Thanks again.

[@feliciaweatherspoon2303]

Thank you, Roxanne for sharing your tutorial video!! ❤

[@dlee4032]

Hi Roxanne Thank you again for this great tutorial. I keep this in my bookmarks so I can remind myself if I forget the process. I knit a lot of 2x2 jumpers so it is SO great. Regards

[@revtastic]

Masterclass! Thank you so much for explaining this, you are a wonderful teacher.

[@robynkirk3144]

Thank you. Robyn Kirk

[@karensemones9302]

Your technique videos are very helpful. Thanks.

[@christines1924]

Very informative!! Always thought about this and now I know the eloquent way of doing it.😁

[@michellejones299]

I would have paid to watch this video - thank you!

[@katgore99]

Thank you for the explanation and working the decrease direction.

[@christinegorton236]

This is a very good tutorial.

[@lindseybischinger7957]

Thanks so much for taking the time to make videos like this! Really helpful and easy to follow

[@bebejohnson1201]

Very helpful! I want to make a sweater that has a ribbed collar and want to make it bigger to turn it into a hoodie but wasn't sure how to handle the decreases from the top of the hood down to the number of ribbing stitches called for in the collar. Thank you! I will still have to--gulp-- do math, but I think I can figure it out now!

[@sibelbatmaz4513]

Super super, thanks 🙏💐

[@amarasharon]

a very valuable tutorial!! Excellent.

[@lindachandler2293]

Love this, especially the first way

[@nataliepetcoff5865]

Thank you!!! The Petite Knit Hipster hat pattern uses something like this pattern and Ive been struggling through it. (the pattern is translated from Swedish and the wording has me very confused on top of this being a semi-complicated decrease for a beginner knitter such as myself.)

[@karenmitchell532]

Perfect... explained it all.

[@michellelindgren8419]

Hi Rox. It was really helpful to me that you pointed out how the needle points in the direction that the decrease will lean. So on the purl decreases, does the needle point in the opposite direction that the decrease will lean?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Technically, purl sts don't lean at all on the purl side of the fabric, because the appearance of a lean comes from the legs of the stitch, which can't be seen on the purl side. The sts *do* stack though, and the needle will point toward the stitch that will end up on top when you're decreasing in purl. Whether you think about it as "opposite of k2tog" when you p2tog, or if you think about it as needle points right, lean is right for a knit; needle points left, left st on top for a purl, it doesn't matter, because both will get you to the right end result. Whatever helps you remember it is the way that you should use.

[@snowpixxie6673]

How should I decrease if I have a 2x2 ribbing pattern? I am knitting a hat and I am soon reaching the part where I want to bind off, but I want to have a nice, smooth finish, so what would be best to decrease ?

[@judygreczyn9752]

I have a pattern that is sl1 knit 1 below k1b , purl 1 I need to decrease at each end can you help.

[@suttonregi]

I'm confused.. did you stitch mark both sides? because on the back it's the opposite of the front so the knits would be pearls? did I miss something...??

[@Serenity-fu8xz]

Hey thank you for this video hey I’m wondering I’m knitting a one by one rib hat and I wanna decrease in a spiral kind of you know how it starts at the right and it kind of leans to the left so it makes kind of a flower pattern could you do a video on that I’d so appreciate it

[@gloriavella3025]

This is terrific can I use this to decrease in a beanie 2x2 rib or 1x1 rib thanks

[@a333aaa]

does this apply to increases and decreases for fisherman's rib as well? trying my hand at making a top in circular bi-colour fisherman's rib and can't for the life of me figure out the best way to increase!!

[@sy2.083]

Do you have a video on decreasing a 1x1 ribbed hat?

[@lakishavaughan3270]

Hello, Thank you for the video it was informative. I have a question. If you were knitting 2x2 ribbing with 14 central stitches left on your needle, would you do the ssk and k2tog the same as the first decrease you demonstrated?

[@avrilcleland6728]

Thanks for this Roxanne but I have a wee question re applying directional decreases to fisherman's rib in the round what's the best starting point?

[@nathalieslachmuylders]

Tx very much Roxanne! I used the first part of your video for the decreases on my Rain Or Shine Mittens and linked to your video in my project notes. Knittingmystash22 on Ravelry. Cheers from Ireland

[@paulagrnsy]

Personally, I would never choose the option that includes SSP. I did a lace pattern once with that and I don't like it. Did you say why one would choose to decrease the rib stitches that way?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

There are a variety of reasons, one of which might be that the area of fabric that is not decreased is framed with purl columns, rather than knit columns, or is made up of a completely different stitch pattern (i.e. there may not be a column of knits you can use to work the decreases). Any time you need to decrease in pattern in order to preserve both knits and purls, you are likely to be in a position where an ssp might be necessary.

[@2giusinos]

Good morning! Thank you for the tutorials!!! I do have a question. Have you done this in the round? I’m quickly approaching the crown decreases for a hat with 2x2 ribbing and want to have nice, clean decreases like you have in your video. Thank!

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Yes, you can do this in the round, but you have to think about how many decs you want to do per round, and then decide if you want sections that form wedges with right and left leaning decs, or if you want them to all be leaning in the same direction (all left or all right).

[@margiewatkins9076]

I have a question about decreasing rate from hip to waist when knitting a sweater done in 2x2 rib. Where would be the best place to ask it?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

You could start a new topic thread in my Ravelry group.

[@Alex-sh2kf]

Could you show how to do a decrease k2p2 in the round for a hat?

[@mekastar6751]

Thanks Roxanne! I love your videos! After I decreased and turn my work it becomes purl 2 knit 2 what to I do then?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Work the stitches as they present. If it looks like a knit, knit it. If it looks like a purl, purl it.

[@mekastar6751]

Roxanne Richardson Wow thank you so much! That was the quickest response ever! You’re the best!!!🥰🙏

[@melvinbeli1]

I need to decrease on a 1x1 ribbing. i want both decreases to be close to the underarm, one on either side (i'm using magic loop). Is there any way to do this and get back on pattern? This probably should be self evident but at the moment I can't get that "ah ha". Thanks a lot. Your videos great :D Thanks

[@RoxanneRichardson]

It's the same as for the 2x2 rib. Lean the decreases so that a knit is on top of the decrease. With 1x1 rib, after the first decrease, the rib pattern will be off, but when you decrease the next time you will be back in pattern.

[@melvinbeli1]

@@RoxanneRichardson Thanks :) If I'm trying to only decrease one stitch every 5 rows or so it'd just have to be out of pattern for that many rows?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

@@melvinbeli1 Yep.

[@melvinbeli1]

@@RoxanneRichardson Thanks :) I always can count on you and your videos

[@kirstenjeri]

do you only decrease on the rs?

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Shaping (increases and decreases) is often done on the RS only, because it's easier to keep track of the stitch pattern, but there are times when a pattern might need to do them on the RS and WS, if the decreasing has to occur on every row. If the math worked out that you needed to do them every 5 rows, most patterns would have some of the decreases worked every 4 rows, and then switch to every 6 rows, in order to keep them on the RS.

[@kirstenjeri]

@@RoxanneRichardson Thankyou so much

[@user-mb2pg6en9v]

👍👍👍💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@ceciliaforletta400]

Mi occorre la traduzione in italiano

[@RoxanneRichardson]

Click on the Closed Captions icon at the bottom of the playback screen. Then click on the gear icon, select auto translate, and then choose Italian from the list of languages.