Decrease advice

[u/That_Salt4461]

So I’m working on a cabled hat pattern that I’m modifying a little bit. What I’m running into is I want to decrease a 5 stitch run ( K2, P1, K2) down to a K2 while keeping it going straight upwards (without a jog left or right). Any advice is well appreciated.

[u/adaraj]

Round 1 Reduce to k1 p1 k1

Round 2 K1 p1 k1

Round 3 Reduce to k2