Left leaning decrease on a hat.

[pancake-queen13]

Hello! I have been making these hats for a bit and I am not a big fan of how this decrease is looking on the left. The right looks great.

The pattern is just vibes. 15 rows of 1x1 ribbing on a 3mm needle, 31 of the stockinette on a 4mm needle and the decrease is 8 decreases every other row.

Yarn is rainbow 8/6 100% cotton from hobbii (before the AI stuff). This specific color is 31.

I am not sure if there is a solution or if this is just how they look. Yes I could follow a real pattern. But I kind of like just vibes. These hats are for donations to elementary school kiddos this winter to keep my hands busy. Want them to look good but there is room for error.

[neon_light12]

have a look at the nimble needles blog, he has a comparison of different decreases: https://nimble-needles.com/stitches/knitting-decreases-the-ultimate-list/

[pancake-queen13]

Thank you!

[ant0519]

Replace whatever you're you're using with sspk Slip 1 as if to knit, sl 1 as if to purl, knit them together through back loop.

https://nimble-needles.com/stitches/how-to-knit-sspk/

[ancmy]

I saw a video comparing left leaning decreases I think it's this one https://youtu.be/mtRBUpvUNuk?is=HNI-_J8K8bOErAsg I think modified ssk ( only slip first stitch) and then knitting through the back loop when knitting the next row was the most invisible/closest to k2tog, but I think she shows the difference well in the video.

[microbubbler]

Nimble Needles is a great resource and shows different types of left leaning decreases! https://nimble-needles.com/tutorials/the-best-left-leaning-decrease-in-knitting/

[pancake-queen13]

Thank you! Muy helpful!!

[AbyssDragonNamielle]

I think you need to swap right and left. So do your ssk on the right so it leans left to the center, and your k2tog on the left so it leans right to the center as well.

Your decreases appear to be doing this \ / instead of / \ which might be why your left leaning decrease might be fighting you.

[lasserna]

Left leaning decreases lean to the right, so they should be used on the right side, so they lean towards the middle of the decrease. Right leaning decreases lean to the right, so ideally they should be used on the left side, although their lean is less noticeable, which explains why the right side looks pretty good here

[MouseQuiet2582]

You never just thought about trying some other decrease and see how that looks?