| 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 |
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