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double yarnovers, p-yo-p, and bunny ears

In response to the Tip of the Week from December 18, 2018, dealing with yarnovers and multiple yarn overs and how to handle them on the following row.

Assuming that the double yarnover is done on a RS, and assuming that the next RS row is at least partly stockinette, it may be worth working p-yo-p in the double yarnover, then reducing those three stitches to two in the next RS row.

(If the next RS row is stockinette …

In response to the Tip of the Week from December 18, 2018, dealing with yarnovers and multiple yarn overs and how to handle them on the following row.

(If the next RS row is stockinette for both stitches, then bunny ears back will work nicely. If it's stockinette for only one stitch, then that stitch can be used as part of ssk or k2tog to use (and hide) the yo of p-yo-p.)

The end result is an optical illusion of two knit stitches emerging smoothly out of a single yarnover. No tbl twists, no knit-and-purl twining. Just two pure columns of stockinette. Magic.

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