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Slope Tool

Use this tool when you have more stitches to shape than rows available, the opposite of the Magic Formula.

A common use is shoulder shaping. Enter your stitch and row counts to get evenly distributed shaping instructions.

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Positive whole number only

Positive whole number only

This tool is for steep shaping: more stitches than rows. Shaping is worked every 2 rows. If you have more rows than stitches, use the Magic Formula instead.

Slope shaping diagram Right triangle showing stitches along the base, rows along the vertical side, and the shaping edge along the hypotenuse. Stitches Rows

The diagram uses Japanese knitting notation. Learn how to read it.