| beg |
beginning; begin; begins |
| bet |
between |
| BO |
bind off |
| CC |
contrasting color |
| cm |
centimeters |
| cn |
cable needle |
| CO |
cast on |
| cont |
continue; continuing |
| dec(s) |
decrease(s); decreasing |
| dpn |
double-pointed needle(s) |
| foll |
following; follows |
| fwd |
forward |
| g |
gram(s) |
| inc |
increase; increasing |
| k |
knit |
| k1f&b |
knit into front and back of same stitch |
| k2tog |
knit 2 stitches together |
| kwise |
knitwise |
| LC |
left cross |
| m(s) |
marker(s) |
| MC |
main color |
| mm |
millimeters |
| M1 |
make one (increase) |
| p |
purl |
| p1f&b |
purl into front and back of same stitch |
| p2tog |
purl 2 stitches together |
| patt(s) |
pattern(s) |
| pm |
place marker |
| psso |
pass slip stitch over |
| pwise |
purlwise |
| RC |
right cross |
| rem |
remain(s); remaining |
| rep |
repeat; repeating |
| rev St st |
reverse stockinette stitch |
| rib |
ribbing |
| rnd(s) |
rounds |
| RS |
right side |
| rev sc |
reverse single crochet |
| sc |
single crochet |
| sk |
skip |
| sl |
slip |
| sl st |
slip stitch (sl 1 st pwise unless otherwise indicated) |
| ssk |
slip 1 kwise, slip 1 kwise, k2 sl sts tog tbl |
| st(s) |
stitch(es) |
| St st |
stockinette stitch |
| tbl |
through back loop |
| tog |
together |
| WS |
wrong side |
| wyb |
with yarn in back |
| wyf |
with yarn in front |
| yd |
yard(s) |
| yo |
yarnover |
| * |
repeat starting point (i.e. repeat from *) |
| ** |
repeat all instructions between asterisks |
| ( ) |
alternate measurements and/or instructions |
| [ ] |
instructions that are to be worked as a group a specified number of times. |
