Slip stitch knitting is a fabulous technique that creates some unique fabric characteristics. There are only two rules that are necessary for understanding how slip-stitch knitting works:

1. Stitches should be slipped purlwise (or 'as if to purl')
2. Yarn can be held to the front OR to the back of the work

To slip a stitch purlwise, insert the right needle into the first stitch on the left needle as if you're going to purl the stitch. But instead of purling, slip the stitch from the left needle to the right needle.

Depending on the slip-stitch pattern, yarn can be held to the front or to the back of the work. The thing to remember is this instruction is related to where the yarn is in relation to you and whichever side of the knitted fabric is facing you. Even if the wrong side of the work is facing you, if the pattern says 'with yarn in front' the yarn should be brought to the side that is facing you.

Knitting patterns may include any of the following abbreviations as it relates to where the yarn is held:

* If the yarn is held to the front - wyif (with yarn in front), yf (yarn forward), wyf (with yarn forward)
* If the yarn is held to the back - wyib (with yarn in back), yb (yarn back), wyb (with yarn back)

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TIMESTAMP LINKS:
00:00 Introduction
0:20 Slipping stitches knitwise (kwise) and purlwise (pwise)
1:50 Rules for slipping stitches
4:11 Understanding 'yarn in front' and 'yarn in back'
5:50 Written instructions for slipping stitches
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