beg |
begin(s); beginning |
bet |
between |
BO |
bind off |
CC |
contrast color |
cm |
centimeter(s) |
cn |
cable needle |
CO |
cast on |
dec(s) |
decrease(s); decreasing |
dpn |
double-pointed needles |
g |
gram(s) |
inc(s) |
increase(s); increasing |
k |
knit |
k1f&b |
knit into the front and back of same stitch |
k2tog |
knit 2 stitches together |
k3tog |
knit 3 stitches together |
kwise |
knitwise; as if to knit |
m |
marker(s) |
MC |
main color |
mm |
millimeter(s) |
M1 |
make one (increase) |
p |
purl |
p1f&b |
purl into front and back of same stitch |
p2tog |
purl 2 stitches together |
p3tog |
purl 3 stitches together |
patt(s) |
pattern(s) |
psso |
pass slipped stitch over |
p2sso |
pass 2 slipped stitches over |
pwise |
purlwise; as if to purl |
rem |
remain(s); remaining |
rep |
repeat(s); repeating |
rev St st |
reverse stockinette stitch |
rnd(s) |
round(s) |
RS |
right side |
sl |
slip |
sl st |
slip stitch (slip st pwise unless otherwise indicated) |
ssk |
slip 2 stitches kwise, one at a time, from left needle to right needle, insert left needle tip through both front loops and knit together from this position (1-stitch decrease) |
sssk |
slip 3 stitches kwise, one at a time, work as ssk (above) through 3 stitches instead of 2 (2-stitch decrease) |
ssp |
slip 2 stitches kwise, one at a time, from left needle to right needle, insert left needle tip through both front loops and transfer both back to left needle in turned position; working through back loops of both stitches, insert right needle from left to right and purl both together (1-stitch decrease) |
sssp |
slip 3 stitches kwise, work as ssp (above) through 3 stitches instead of 2 (2-stitch decrease) |
st(s) |
stitch(es) |
St st |
stockinette stitch |
tbl |
through back loop |
tog |
together |
WS |
wrong side |
wyb |
with yarn in back |
wyf |
with yarn in front |
yd |
yard(s) |
yo |
yarn over |
* |
repeat starting point |
( ) |
alternate measurements and/or instructions |
[ ] |
instructions worked as a group a specified number of times |