Abbreviation | Description |
alt | alternate |
approx | approximately |
beg | beginning |
bet | between |
bo | bind off |
cc | contrasting color |
cn | cable needle |
co | cast on |
cont | continue |
dec | decrease |
dpn | double-pointed needles |
foll | follow |
inc | increase |
k | knit |
kfb | knit 1 into front and back of a stitch; single knit increase |
k2tog | knit 2 stitches together; single right-leaning decrease |
kwise | knitwise |
lh | left hand |
m | marker |
m1 or m1k | make one stitch knitwise; single knit increase |
m1r | make one right; single right-leaning knit increase |
m1l | make one left; single left-leaning knit increase |
m1p | make one purlwise; single purl increase |
mc | main color |
p | purl |
pat or patt | pattern |
pfb | purl 1 into front and back of a stitch; single purl increase |
pm | place marker |
p2tog | purl 2 stitches together; single decrease |
prev | previous |
psso | pass slipped stitch over |
pwise | purlwise |
rem | remaining |
rep | repeat |
rh | right hand |
rnd | round |
RS | right side |
s2pp | slip 2 sts purlwise, p1, pass slipped stitches over p1; double decrease |
skp | slip 1 knitwise, knit 1, pass slip stitch over knit stitch; single
left-leaning decrease |
sk2p | slip 1 knitwise, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over knit 2 together;
double left-leaning decrease |
sl | slip |
sl1k | slip 1 knitwise |
sl1p | slip 1 purlwise |
sl st | slip stitch |
sm | slip marker |
ssk | slip 2 stitches knitwise, knit these 2 stitches together through back
loops; single left-leaning decrease |
ssp | slip 2 stitches knitwise, return these 2 stitches to left needle and purl
them together through back loops; single left-leaning decrease |
sssk | slip 3 stitches knitwise, knit these 3 stitches together through back
loops; double left-leaning decrease |
sssp | slip 3 stitches knitwise, return these 3 stitches to left needle and purl
these 3 stitches together through back loops; double left-leaning decrease |
st | stitch |
St st | stockinette stitch |
tbl | through back loop |
tog | together |
ws | wrong side |
w&t | wrap and turn |
wyib | with yarn in back |
wyif | with yarn in front |
yo | yarn over |