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Knitting Abbreviations List
| Abbreviation |
Description |
Video Examples |
| ( ) |
work instructions within parentheses in the place directed |
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| [ ] |
work instructions within brackets as many times as directed |
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| * |
repeat instructions following the single asterisk as directed |
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| * * |
repeat instructions following the asterisks as directed |
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| approx, app |
approximately |
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| beg |
begin/beginning |
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| bet |
between |
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| bo |
bind off |
Bind Off |
| CA |
color A |
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| CB |
color B |
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| CC |
contrasting color |
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| cm |
centimeter(s) |
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| cn |
cable needle |
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| co |
cast on |
Two Strand Cast On
Knitted Cast On
Left Hand Knitted Cast On |
| cont |
continue |
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| dec |
decrease |
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| dpn |
double pointed needle(s) |
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| fl |
front loop(s) |
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| foll |
follow or follows or following |
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| g |
gram |
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| inc |
increase or increases or increasing |
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| k or K |
knit |
Knit Stitch
Knit Left Handed |
| k2tog |
knit 2 stitches together |
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| k2togb |
knit 2 together through back loops |
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| kwise |
knitwise, knit-wise |
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| LH |
left hand |
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| LHN, lhn |
Left hand needle |
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| lp(s) |
loop(s) |
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| m |
meter(s) |
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| M1 |
make one stitch |
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| M1 p-st |
make one purl stitch |
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| MC |
main color |
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| mm |
millimeter(s) |
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| oz |
ounce(s) |
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| p |
purl |
Purl Stitch |
| p2tog |
purl 2 stitches together |
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| p2togb |
purl 2 together through back loops |
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| pm |
place marker |
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| pop |
popcorn |
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| psso |
pass slipped stitch over |
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| pwise |
purlwise, purl-wise |
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| rem |
remain/remaining |
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| rep |
repeat(s) |
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| rev St st |
reverse stockinette stitch |
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| RH, rh |
right hand |
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| RHN, rhn |
Right hand needle |
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| rnd(s) |
round(s) |
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| rs |
right side |
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| sk2p |
slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over the knit 2 together;
2 stitches have been decreased |
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| skp |
slip, knit, pass stitch over—one stitch decreased |
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| sl |
slip |
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| sl st |
slip stitch(es) |
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| sl1k |
slip 1 knitwise |
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| sl1p |
slip 1 purlwise |
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| ss |
slip stitch (Canadian) |
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| ssk |
slip, slip, then knit 2 those stitches together |
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| sssk |
slip, slip, slip, knit those 3 stitches together |
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| St st |
stockinette stitch/stocking stitch |
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| st(s) |
stitch(es) |
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| tbl |
through back loop |
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| tog |
together |
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| wl.fwd. |
wool forward (same as yarn forward) |
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| WS, ws |
wrong side |
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| wyib |
with yarn in back |
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| wyif |
with yarn in front |
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| yd(s) |
yard(s) |
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| yfwd |
yarn forward |
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| yo |
yarn over |
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