Learn how to purl 3 together (p3tog) with this easy step by step tutorial! This left-leaning double decrease for knitting is simple!
We recently talking about k3tog (knit 2 together) and I said it was a knitting stitch that you probably wouldn’t run into very frequently. Well, today we’re leaning p3tog (purl 3 together) and you’ll probably run into this stitch even less! But it’s still good to know so that when you do, you know how to work it.
Purl 3 together (p3tog) is a left-leaning double decrease knit with purl stitches and most often used on the wrong side of your work.
Are you ready? Let’s get started learning how to p3tog!
How To p3tog (purl 3 together)
- Insert the right knitting needle through the first 3 stitches on the left needle purlwise all at the same time.
- Wrap the yarn around the tip of the right needle as you would for a normal purl stitch.
- Pull the yarn through all 3 stitches together.
- Drop the 3 original stitches from the left knitting needle.
- You will have one stitch on the right needle.
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Welcome to Little Red Window! I’m Cassie, a professional craft and knitwear designer working in the field for more than 10 years. I have a degree in Art History from Northwestern University and a Master's Degree in Architecture and Design from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I've designed more than 300 separate knitting patterns, hundreds of craft projects, and I love to bring joy to your crafts and knitting with well-designed, easy to understand tutorials and patterns.
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