Knitting Tutorial 9: How to Decrease Stitches  By: M. E. Harrington  When it’s time to improve your knitting skills and move onto more complex patterns, you'll have to  learn how to decrease stitches. Decreasing and increasing stitches allows you to shape garments like  sweaters or knit tops. Learn how to decrease stitches with this easy-to-understand tutorial by M. E.  Harrington. With pictures and step-by-step instructions, you’ll learn how to decrease stitches in no time.  This tutorial will teach you two strategies: the Knit Two Together method and the Pass Over Stitch  method. 46 $_{1.}$ Knit, (or purl) into the new stitch that has been added on. Pass the needle through the loops of  two stitches.  KNIT TWO TOGETHER METHOD: 