Question: why ssk instead of k2tog?
Answer: How to Knit: Knit 2 Together (k2tog) & Slip, Slip, Knit (ssk) Decreases Tutorial. ... The Knit 2 Together (k2tog) is a right slanting decrease: Knit 2 stitches together as if they were one stitch knitting through both loops. The Slip, Slip, Knit (ssk) is a left slanting decrease: Slip the first stitch as if to knit.