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Slanted lines showing two stitches worked into one, and which way the result leans.
Also known as: Slash in a knitting chart, Decrease
A slash or backslash in the square. The direction of the slant shows which way the decrease leans on the finished fabric — which matters because paired decreases leaning toward each other are what shape a raglan or a sock heel symmetrically.
Slanted lines in a chart square denoting a decrease, in which two or more stitches are worked together into one.
The slant of the symbol shows the slant of the finished stitch: a right-leaning line for a right-leaning decrease such as k2tog, and a left-leaning line for a left-leaning one such as ssk.
Paired opposite-leaning decreases either side of a shaping line are what make a raglan seam, a sock heel or a mitred corner look symmetrical, so the direction is functional rather than cosmetic.
A diagonal line drawn across a square of a grid, leaning either to the right or to the left.
Decreases remove stitches and increases add them; both are shaping symbols.