Skill Levels
Beginner projects for first-time knitters using basic stitches. Minimal shaping.
Easy projects using basic stitches, repetitive stitch patterns, simple color changes and simple shaping and finishing.
Intermediate projects with a variety of stitches, mid-level shaping and finishing.
Experienced projects using advanced techniques and stitches, detailed shaping and refined finishing.
Categories of yarn, gauge ranges, and recommended needle sizes
Knit Abbreviations & Symbols
approx |
approximately |
beg |
begin/beginning |
CC |
contrasting color |
ch |
chain stitch |
cm |
centimeter(s) |
cn |
cable needle |
dec |
decrease/decreases/decreasing |
dpn(s) |
double-pointed needle(s) |
g |
gram |
inc |
increase/increases/increasing |
k |
knit |
k2tog |
knit 2 stitches together |
LH |
left hand |
lp(s) |
loop(s) |
m |
meter(s) |
M1 |
make one stitch |
MC |
main color |
mm |
millimeter(s) |
oz |
ounce(s) |
p |
purl |
pat(s) |
pattern(s) |
p2tog |
purl 2 stitches together |
psso |
pass slipped stitch over |
p2sso |
pass 2 slipped stitches over |
rem |
remain/remaining |
rep |
repeat(s) |
rev St sto |
reverse stockinette stitch |
RH |
right hand |
rnd(s) |
rounds |
RS |
right side |
skp |
slip, knit, pass stitch over—one stitch decreased |
sk2p |
slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over, then knit 2 together—2 stitches have been decreased |
sl |
slip |
sl 1k |
slip 1 knitwise |
sl 1p |
slip 1 purlwise |
sl st |
slip stitch(es) |
ssk |
slip, slip, knit these 2 stitches together—a decrease |
st(s) |
stitch(es) |
St st |
stockinette stitch/stocking stitch |
tbl |
through back loop(s) |
tog |
together |
WS |
wrong side |
wyib |
with yarn in back |
wyif |
with yarn in front |
yd(s) |
yard(s) |
yfwd |
yarn forward |
yo(s) |
yarn over(s) |
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[ ] |
work instructions within brackets as many times as directed |
( ) |
work instructions within parentheses in the place directed |
** |
repeat instructions following the asterisks as directed |
* |
repeat instructions following the single asterisk as directed |
" |
inch(es) |
Inches Into Millimeters & Centimeters
All measurements are rounded off slightly.
Knitting Needle Conversion Chart
