| beg |
beginning |
| CC |
Contrasting Color |
| dec |
decrease |
| dp |
double pointed needles |
| ea |
each |
| " or in |
inch |
| inc |
increase |
| incl |
inclusive |
| K |
knit |
| K1b or K1-b |
knit one through back loop |
| Kwise or K-wise |
knitwise, as though to knit |
| LH |
left hand |
| lp |
loop |
| M1 |
make one stitch: work into back of horizontal st
lying before next st to create an extra st in row |
| MC |
main color |
| O |
yarn over (see also YO) |
| oz |
ounce |
| P |
purl |
| P1b or P1-b |
Purl one through back loop |
| pat |
pattern |
| psso |
pass slipped stitch over |
| p2sso |
pas 2 slipped sts over |
| Pwise or P-wise |
Purlwise, or as though to purl |
| rem |
remaining |
| rep |
repeat |
| RH |
right hand |
| rib |
ribbing stitch, work in ribbing as established |
| rnd |
round |
| sl |
slip, usually slip one stitch |
| sl st |
slip stitch |
| sl-K |
slip stitch knitwise |
| sl-P |
slip 1 stitch purlwise |
| sp |
space |
| SKP |
slip 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch, pass the slipped
stitch over the knit st |
| st |
stitch |
| St st |
Stockinette st (knit 1 row, purl 1 row) |
| tbl |
through back loop |
| tog |
together |
| wyib |
with yarn in back |
| wyif |
with yarn in front |
| yo |
yarn over |
| x |
times - 3x would mean three times |
| * |
(asterisk) Repeat the instructions following the
asterisk as many times as specified. |
| ( ) |
parentheses. As in a math problem the instructions
within the parentheses become one unit. (k,p)3x would mean to work
a knit st, work a purl st, and then repeat that 3 times. |