How to skp and sk2p
Another common type of knitting decrease is the skp (or skpo), which stands for “slip, knit 1, then pass the slipped stitch over the knit 1 and off the needle.” This decreases 1 stitch. Below is the video tutorial for this:
skp or skpo:
And then there’s the sk2p (or sk2po) – it’s similar except that instead of knitting 1, you knit 2 together. By “slipping 1, knitting 2 together, then passing the slipped stitch over the k2tog”, you are making a double-decrease (so decreasing 2 stitches in one technique. Here’s the video tutorial for this: