| Abbeviations |
Meaning |
|---|
Alt
| Alternate
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Approx.
| Approximately
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Beg
| Begin or Beginning
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bo
| Bind off
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C4B
| Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and leave at back of work. Knit 2, then knit 2 from cable needle.
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C4F
| Slip next two stitches onto cable needle and leave at the front of work. Knit 2, then knit 2 on cable needle.
|
CC
| Contrasting color
|
ch
| Chain
|
Centimeter(s)
| Centimeter(s)
|
cn
| Cable needle
|
CO
| Cast on
|
Cont
| Continue, continuing
|
dec
| Decrease, decreasing
|
dpns
| Double-pointed needles
|
cn
| Cable needle
|
foll
| Following
|
g
| Gram(s)
|
in
| Inches
|
inc
| Increase, increasing
|
g st
| Garter stitch
|
k
| Knit
|
K1below
| Knit into next stitch 1 row below
|
k1-b or k1-tbl
| Knit 1 stitch through back loop
|
k2tog
| Knit 2 together
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k2tog-tbl or k2tog-b
| Knit 2 together through back loop
|
K-inc or KFB
| Increase 1 by knitting into the front and back loops of next stitch
|
LH
| Left-hand
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m1
| Make 1 stitch by picking up horizontal loop lying before next stitch and knitting into back of loop
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M1-L
| Make 1 left: make 1 stitch by knitting into the left strand of the stitch 2 rows below the stitch just knit
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M1P
| Make 1 stitch by picking up horizontal loop lying before next stitch and purling into back of loop.
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M1-R
| Make 1 right: make 1 stitch by knitting into the right strand of the stitch 1 row below the next stitch
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m
| meters
|
MC
| Main color
|
mult
| Multiple
|
ozs
| Ounce(s)
|
p
| Purl
|
p1-b or p-tbl
| Purl 1 stitch through back loop
|
p2tog
| Purl 2 stitches together
|
p2tog tbl or p2tog-b
| Purl 2 stitches together through back loop
|
patt or pat
| Pattern
|
p-inc or PFB
| Increase 1 by purling into the front and back loops of the next stitch
|
pm
| Place marker
|
psso
| Plass slipped stitch over
|
rem
| Remains, remaining
|
rep
| Repeat
|
rev st st
| Reversed stockinette stitch
|
RH
| Right-hand
|
RS
| Right side
|
rnd
| Round
|
sk
| Skip
|
SKP
| Slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over
|
skpo
| Slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over
|
SK2P
| Slip1, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over the knit 2 together
|
sl
| Slip
|
sl-k
| Slip 1 stitch knitwise
|
sl-p
| Slip 1 stitch purlwise
|
sl st
| Slip stitch
|
sm
| Slip marker
|
ssk
| Slip, slip, knit
|
ssp
| Slip, slip, purl
|
st(s)
| Stitch(es)
|
St st
| Stockinette stitch
|
thru
| Through
|
tbl
| Through back loop
|
tog
| Together
|
W&T
| Wrap and turn
|
WS
| Wrong side
|
wyib
| With yarn in back
|
wyif
| With yarn in front
|
yb
| Yarn back
|
yf
| Yarn forward
|
yd(s)
| Yard(s)
|
yo
| Yarn over needle
|
yon
| Yarn over needle
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yrn
| Yarn round needle
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*
| Repeat instructions following asterisk as many times as necessary or until the end of the row
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**
| Repeat instructions following the asterisks as directed
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( )
| Repeat instructions within parentheses as many times as indicated
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[ ]
| Work group of the stitches within brackets as many times as directed
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