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Granton and Wardie incorporate an extended version of English tailoring, where all of the shoulder shaping is worked on the upper edge of the back. Single and double decreases are used to decrease quickly on the right side only and are incorporated into a cable twist for a tidy full-fashioned look. You may have seen similar decreases used on commercially knit sweaters. Don't worry if you've never worked a cable without a cable needle before - here's a step by step tutorial to these fun and interesting decreases.
CD = (single) cabled decrease
DCD = double cabled decrease
R = right. Worked at the beginning of RS rows.
L = left. Worked at the end of RS rows.
1. Insert the right needle into the fronts of the first and third sts on the left needle.
2. Slip these 3 stitches off the left needle. There are 2 stitches on the left needle and 1 hanging out loose at the back of the work. I find that using my left thumb and index finger to hold the fabric below the stitches helps with preventing the loose stitch from running.
3. Place the loose stitch onto the left needle.
4. Then move the 2 held stitches from the right needle back onto the left needle.
5. K2tog twice. 4 stitches have been decreased to 2.
1. Insert the right needle into the front of the 2nd stitch on the left needle.
2. Slip the first 2 stitches off the left needle. There is one stitch on the right needle and 1 loose stitch at the back of the work.
3. Pick up the loose stitch with the left needle.
4. Return the stitch from the right needle to the left.
5. K1, k2tog. 3 stitches have been decreased to 2.
1. Insert the right needle into the back of the 3rd stitch on the left needle.
2. Slip the first 3 stitches off the left needle, holding the fabric below the needle to prevent the loose stitches from budging. There will be 2 loose stitches at the front of the work.
3. Pick up the 2 free stitches at the front using the left needle.
4. Replace the stitch from the right needle to the left.
5. K2tog, ssk. 4 sts decreased to 2.
1. Insert the right needle into the back of the 3rd st on the left needle.
2. Slip the first 3 stitches off the left needle. There will be 2 loose stitches at the front.
3. Pick up the loose stitches with the left needle at the front.
4. Replace the stitch from the right needle to the left.
5. K2tog, k1. 3 sts decreased to 2.
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