Knitting chart central double decrease

A vertical stroke with side strokes.

Also known as: Central double decrease chart, Vertical double decrease

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Meanings

The knitting chart symbol for a decrease that removes two stitches and leaves the centre stitch standing upright.

Common modern usageVerified fact
Marks a decrease removing two stitches with the centre stitch standing upright.
Contexts: Technical drawing
Common modern usageVerified fact
Draws its centre stroke upright because the resulting stitch is upright, extending the leaning-decrease convention to a third case.
Contexts: Technical drawing

A vertical stroke with a short diagonal on each side, all meeting at the foot.

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references.

Standards and Guidelines for Crochet and Knitting
Craft Yarn Council · retrieved 2026-08-21
The American industry body maintaining published standard chart symbols, abbreviations and yarn-weight categories. Widely followed in American publishing and not universal; independent designers frequently define their own symbols, and British convention differs.
Knitting
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-21
Tertiary reference. Cited for the conventional form of a stitch symbol and for the documented divergence between British and American terminology.

Last reviewed 2026-08-25

Meanings

The knitting chart symbol for a decrease that removes two stitches and leaves the centre stitch standing upright.

Common modern usageVerified fact

Marks a decrease removing two stitches with the centre stitch standing upright.

Common modern usageVerified fact

Draws its centre stroke upright because the resulting stitch is upright, extending the leaning-decrease convention to a third case.

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references.

Sources

Standards and Guidelines for Crochet and Knitting
Craft Yarn Council · retrieved 2026-08-21
The American industry body maintaining published standard chart symbols, abbreviations and yarn-weight categories. Widely followed in American publishing and not universal; independent designers frequently define their own symbols, and British convention differs.
Knitting
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-21
Tertiary reference. Cited for the conventional form of a stitch symbol and for the documented divergence between British and American terminology.

Last reviewed 2026-08-25