Instep Decreases - ssk stitch problem

[dmknits]

I am having the same problem on my second sock as I did on the first. The k2tog instep decreases on Needle #1 look great, but the ssk decreases on Needle #4 look terrible. They look big and sloppy and, when the sock is worn, the ssk stitches separate too much from the neighboring stitches so it looks like the sock has a run in it. I have no idea what I might be doing wrong. It seems like I'm keeping my tension uniform. Any ideas?

[suzeeq]

Try doing slip 1, k 1, psso instead of ssk. They're nearly identical but skp might work out better in this case.

[redwitch]

Different people have different ways of knitting so although many people find ssk less sloppy than sl1k1psso, you may not. Check out http://techknitting.blogspot.com/ the 28/9 post describes a better way to do nice tight left-leaning decreases to match, and other posts around that date cover others.

[dmknits]

Thanks so much for the replies! That was a very informative and interesting link. I was going crazy trying to figure out what I was doing wrong.