Monica Knits

This is step 3 of a series of 4 photos showing the P2tog tbl (Purl 2 together through back loops) stitch. To read the associated article, click on the following link: P2tog tbl.

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1. With the yarn held in front of the work (purlwise), turn the point of the left needle towards you (90 o).
2. Insert the right needle through the back of the 2nd stitch (the one furthest away from you), then through the 1st stitch on the needle. The right needle will also be pointed towards you (90 o) for this step.
3. Hold the edge of the stitches with your left thumb and, using the right needle, push the yarn clockwise through the two loops towards the back. This is a purl stitch, but for this case I find it easier to push the yarn through than to pull it counterclockwise with the needle.
4. Once through the two stitches, draw the yarn with normal tension to create the regular sized loop. In the last photograph I have shown the stitch on the right needle and the direction the yarn is being drawn.