New to Group; also need your help

Hello, all. Though I'm a new member to this group, I do feel as if I
know at least some of you. I've had Google alert me via email whenever
the word knit is used on the 'net, and many of the alerts I've received
have been from this group. I've much enjoyed your discussions,
assistance to others and friendships with each other. :)

To introduce myself, I learned to knit as a child but preferred other
handcrafts, i.e., crochet, sewing, embroidery, needlepoint, macrame,
tatting, etc. Crochet has always been my passion, and I can create just
about anything crocheted without a pattern. However, in the last
several years my hands have become increasingly impaired by carpal
tunnel (and perhaps arthritis) so that to crochet is nearly impossible
and extremely painful. I stopped handwork and making things ... and
really missed it.

So recently I thought perhaps I could knit without the pain and
crippling for days afterward. I taught myself to work the yarn with my
fingers as I'd always yo'd by moving my entire arm, letting go of the
needle and having to hold the needle standing into my thigh. I searched
pictures on the 'net and found many of ladies working the yarn with
their fingers ... and I'm happy to report that I learned and am
knitting now without pain to my hands or to my back from the constant
movement of my arm. :)

This change enabled me to progress my skill to include using dp's
and/or circulars, and I've started knitting socks to learn. And this
where my need for your help comes in....

I'm working a pattern for socks, and there's an abbreviation in the
instructions I don't understand. Here's the portion of the pattern
(it's in the part for the heel):

Make heel: Divide 30 sts on 2nd needle onto 2 needles and leave for
instep.
With A, knit 15 sts off first needle onto end of third needle. 30 sts
for heel.
Next row: (WS). With MC. K1. P13. P2tog. P13. K1. 29 sts.
Next row: *K1. Sl1K. Rep from * to last st. K1.
Next row: K1. Purl to last st. K1. Rep last 2 rows until heel
measures 2½ ins [6
cm], ending with WS facing for next row.

Shape Heel: 1st row: K1. P14. P2tog. P1. Turn.
2nd row: K3. Sl1K. K1. psso. K1. Turn.
3rd row: P4. P2tog. P1. Turn.
4th row: K5. Sl1K. K1. psso. K1. Turn.
5th row: P6. P2tog. P1. Turn.
6th row: K7. Sl1K. K1. psso. K1. Turn.
7th row: P8. P2tog. P1. Turn.
8th row: K9. Sl1K. K1. psso. K1. Turn.
9th row: P10. P2tog. P1. Turn.
10th row: K11. Sl1K. K1. psso. K1. Turn.
11th row: P12. P2tog. P1. Turn.
12th row: K13. Sl1K. K1. psso. K1. Turn.
13th row: P14. P2tog. P1. Turn. 16 sts. Break yarn.

My question is what's Sl1K, first appearing in the second row of these
instructions? I can see by reading through to the "Shape Heel" part
that this is reducing the number of stitches (from 30 to 18), but I'm
not sure how to do this because it's not the expected psso or K2tog.
Can any of you tell me exactly what stitches I'm to do?

Many thanks in advance for your help! I'm pleased to have joined and
look forward to becoming one of you and making friends.

Eve

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