Increase / Decrease Calculator
Turn “decrease 24 stitches evenly across the row” into an exact, knittable repeat.
Decrease24 stitches evenly
*K3, K2tog* — repeat 24×
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● = plain stitch · ▼ = k2tog
Why the groups aren't all the same
Stitch counts rarely divide evenly, so the remainder is spread across a few slightly longer groups. Knitting them in the middle of the row rather than at the edges keeps the shaping invisible.
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