can you amend ssk to ssp?

[Mercedes]

My pattern says ssk but I'm on a purl row. Rather than rip out previous 5 rows wonmdered whether is it possible to ss purl rather than ss knit?

if it isn't if I just purl 2 stitches together will this have the same effect.

its decreases for the armhole by the way.

Seems you've skipped a row somewhere but yes if you're decreasing on a purl row do an ssp, more important to keep the type of stitch correct
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Won't show up too much on the edge of an arm hole anyway. :-)

the normal complement of SSK is p2tog through back of loops. (both look the same from the front)

never tried ssp and I've tried a few decreases in my time.

K2tog, P2tog, ssk, ssp, all the same in the end just slightly diff ways of decreasing a stitch. Like I said, use same stitch as the row you're on and whichever dec you prefer and you'll be fine

What about paired matching decreases though?

ooo tootootired you are a knitting pedant aren't you

as someone said on another thread recently knitting is quite forgiving for the novice. incorporating inc/dec into patt usually only important in more advanced patterns and when using the finer yarns

What a great compliment

You are dead right of course Pheebe for an armhole it doesn't usually matter.

I did the ssp but the space it left was too big. next repeat of the pattern I purled 2 together much better.

Thanks for the help.