| alt |
alternate  |
| approx |
approximate(ly) |
| b |
in back of
stitch
|
| BC |
back cable or
back cross |
| beg |
begin(ning)(s) |
| bet |
between |
| BH |
button hole |
| BO |
bind off |
| CB |
cable back |
| CC |
contrasting color |
| CF |
cable front |
| ch |
chain |
| cn |
cable needle |
| cm |
centimeter(s)
(1cm =2.54 inches) |
| CO |
cast on |
| cont |
continu(e)(ed)(es)(ing) |
| dec |
decrease(s)(ing) |
| DK |
double knit |
| dpn |
double-pointed
needle(s) |
| E |
every |
| ea |
each |
| E(O)R |
every (other)
row |
| est |
established |
| FC |
front cable or
front cross |
| fig |
figure |
| foll |
follow(s)(ing) |
| fwd |
forward |
| g |
gram (454g = 1LB) |
| inc |
increas(e)(es)(ed)
(ing)
|
| k |
knit
|
| KB1 |
knit into back
of next stitch |
| k1f&b |
knit into front
and back of same stitch |
| k2tog |
knit two stitches
together |
| kwise |
knitwise |
| LC |
left cross |
| LH |
left hand |
| lp(s) |
loop(s) |
| LT |
left twist |
| m |
marker(s) |
| m |
meter(s) |
| MC |
main color |
| mm |
millimeter(s)
|
| M1 |
make one |
| M1P(-st) |
make one purl
stitch |
| ndl(s) |
needle(s) |
| oz
|
ounce(s) |
| p |
purl |
| pat(s) |
pattern(s) |
| patt(s) |
pattern(s) |
| PB1 |
purl into back
of next stitch |
| pg(s) |
page(s) |
| pm |
place marker |
| prev |
previous |
| psso |
pass slipped stitch(es)
over pwise purlwise |
| p1f&b |
purl into front
and back of same stitch |
| p2tog |
purl two stitches
together |
| rem |
remain(s)(ing) |
| rep |
repeat(s) |
| rev |
reverse(d) |
| rev sc |
reverse single
crochet |
| rev St st |
reverse stockinette
stitch |
| RH |
right hand |
| rib |
ribbing |
| rnd(s) |
round(s) |
| RS |
right side(s) |
| rsc |
reverse single
crochet |
| RT |
right twist |
| sc |
single crochet |
| sk |
skip |
| SKP |
slip 1, knit 1,
psso |
| SK2P |
slip 1, knit 2
together, pass slip stitch over the knit 2 together |
| sl |
slip(ped)(ping) |
| sl st |
slip stitch (slip
1 stitch pwise unless otherwise indicated) |
| sp(s) |
space(s) |
| ssk |
slip 1 kwise,
slip 1 kwise, k2 sl sts tog tbl |
| sssk |
slip 1 kwise,
slip 1 kwise, slip 1 kwise, k3 sl sts tog tbl |
| ssp |
slip 1 knitwise,
slip 1 knitwise, p2 sl sts tog tbl |
| st(s) |
stitch(es) |
| St st |
stockinette stitch |
| TB |
twist back |
| tbl |
through back of
loop(s) |
| tog |
together |
| TR |
twisted rib |
| wt |
weight |
| WS |
wrong side(s) |
| wyb or wyib
|
with yarn in back |
| wyf or wyif
|
with yarn in front |
| yb |
yarn back
|
| yd |
yard(s) |
| yf |
yarn forward |
| yfrn |
yarn forward and
round needle |
| yo |
yarn over needle |
| yo (2) |
yarn over (twice) |
| yrn |
yarn round needle |
| * |
repeat directions
following * as many more times as indicated in addition to the first time
(i.e., repeat from *) |
| ** |
repeat all instructions
between asterisks |
| ( ) |
alternate measurements
and/or instructions |
| [ ] |
repeat instructions
inside brackets as many times as indicated |
