How to... Decrease

With yarn at back, insert the right needle through the first two stitches on the left needle, from left to right. Wrap the yarn around the tip of the right needle, and pull the right needle through both stitches. Slide the stitches off left needle. This is a right- slanting decrease stitch.

With yarn at back, insert the right needle through the first three stitches on the left needle, from left to right. Wrap the yarn around the tip of the right needle, and pull the right needle through all stitches. Slide the stitches off left needle. This is a right- slanting  decrease stitch.

With yarn in front, insert right needle through front of the first two stitches on the left needle, from right to left. Wrap the yarn around the tip of the right needle, and pull the right needle through both stitches. Slide the stitches off left needle. This is a right- slanting decrease stitch.

With yarn in front, insert right needle through front of the first three stitches on the left needle, from right to left. Wrap the yarn around the tip of the right needle, and pull the right needle through all stitches. Slide the stitches off left needle. This is a right- slanting decrease stitch.

With yarn at back, slip the first stitch knitwise onto the right needle, repeat for the next stitch. Insert left needle into the front of the two slipped stitches on the right needle, from left to right. Wrap the yarn over the right needle, and pull the right needle through both stitches. Slide the stitches off left needle. This is a left-slanting decrease stitch.

With yarn at back, slip the first stitch knitwise onto the right needle, repeat individually for the next two stitches. Insert left needle into the front of the three slipped stitches on the right needle, from left to right. Wrap the yarn over the right needle, and pull the right needle through all stitches. Slide the stitches off left needle. This is a left-slanting decrease stitch.

With yarn in front, slip the first stitch knitwise onto the right needle, repeat for the next stitch. Keeping the stitches facing this direction slip them back onto the left needle. Insert the right needle from left to right, through the back of both the slipped stitches starting with furthest to nearest. Wrap the yarn over the right needle, and pull the right needle through both stitches. Slide the stitches off left needle. This is a left-slanting decrease stitch.

With yarn in front, slip the first stitch knitwise onto the right needle, repeat individually for the next two stitches. Keeping the stitches facing this direction slip them back onto the left needle. Insert the right needle from left to right, through the back of all the slipped stitches starting with furthest to nearest. Wrap the yarn over the right needle, and pull the right needle through all stitches. Slide the stitches off left needle. This is a left-slanting decrease stitch.

With yarn at back, slip one stitch knitwise onto the right needle, knit the next stitch. Insert the left needle into slipped stitch from left to right, and lift over the knitted stitch and off the right needle. Be careful not to stretch the slip stitch when passing it over. This is a left-slanting decrease stitch.

With yarn at back, slip one stitch knitwise onto the right needle, knit the next two stitches together. Insert the left needle into slipped stitch from left to right, and lift over the knitted stitch and off the right needle. Be careful not to stretch the slip stitch when passing it over. This is a left-slanting decrease stitch.

With yarn at back, slip two stitches together knitwise onto the right needle, knit the next stitch. Insert the left needle into the slipped stitches from left to right, and lift over the knitted stitch and off the right needle. Be careful not to stretch the slip stitch when passing it over. This is a left-slanting decrease stitch.

With yarn at back, slip two stitches together knitwise onto the right needle, knit the next two stitches together. Insert the left needle into the two slipped stitches from left to right, and lift over the knitted stitch and off the right needle. Be careful not to stretch the slip stitch when passing it over. This is a left-slanting decrease stitch.