Knit Two Together (K2tog) /
Knit Two Together Through the Back Loop (K2tog tbl)

k2tog and k2tog tbl stitches

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.




K2tog
K2tog tbl
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Because K2tog is a right slanting decrease, it is worked on the left side of the loom in flat knitting. If you need to decrease on the right side of the loom, use either an SSK or an SKP stitch.
With the Flat Stitch
  1. Move the wrap of the peg to the left on top of the peg you want to knit a k2tog stitch.

  2. Bring the working yarn in front of the peg, above the two wraps.

  3. Lift the bottom two wraps over the working yarn to knit off the peg.

  4. Pull on the new wrap a bit with the knitting tool to make it looser.
With the Knit Stitch
  1. Move the wrap of the peg to the left on top of the peg you want to knit a k2tog stitch.

  2. Bring the working yarn in front of the peg, above the two wraps.

  3. Place the knitting tool under bottom wrap in the groove of the peg.

  4. Turn the knitting tool up in the groove and under the wraps on the peg.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Pull the working yarn to tighten the new wrap on the peg if necessary.
Because K2tog tbl is a left slanting decrease it is worked on the right side of the loom in flat knitting. If you need to decrease on the right side of the loom, use an SSK tbl stitch.
  1. Move the wrap of the peg to the right on top of the peg you want to knit a k2tog tbl stitch.

  2. Wrap the peg.

  3. Knit off tne bottom two wraps over the top wrap.

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