What Does psso Mean in Knitting?
psso means pass slipped stitch over.
Pass Slipped Stitch Over · Decreases
Pass Slipped Stitch Over explained
Lift the slipped stitch over the stitch you just worked and off the needle, like casting off one stitch. This creates a decrease and almost always appears as part of a longer instruction such as 'sl1, k1, psso'.
How you might see it written
Patterns aren't always consistent. psso may also appear as PSSO, or p.s.s.o.. The converter recognizes all of these.
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