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. |