Knitting chart knit two together

A stroke leaning right in a chart square.

Also known as: Right leaning decrease, Knit two together chart

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Meanings

The knitting chart symbol for knitting two stitches together, a decrease that leans to the right.

Common modern usageVerified fact
Marks a decrease worked by knitting two stitches together, which leans to the right.
Contexts: Technical drawing
Common modern usageVerified fact
Leans the way the finished stitch leans, so the symbol is a picture of the fabric rather than a code for an action.
Contexts: Technical drawing

A diagonal stroke leaning to the right within the chart square.

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 knitting two stitches together, a decrease that leans to the right.

Common modern usageVerified fact

Marks a decrease worked by knitting two stitches together, which leans to the right.

Common modern usageVerified fact

Leans the way the finished stitch leans, so the symbol is a picture of the fabric rather than a code for an action.

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