Is there an "alternative" st for K4togtbl?

[cheley]

Hi all I am at my wits end with this st (many thanks to all who helped in previous post)....I am doing a "seashell blanket" which calls for K4togtbl, then K4tog (um you can see the pic under my other post about K4togtbl) anyway thru the "back loop" is not only totally frustrating it's killing my hand, wrist and thumb..(um have wrist tendonitis and Carp Tunnel) I realize it is a slanting dec...any other way to do this? Any help appreciated....