| Approx |
approximately |
| Beg |
begin, beginning |
| BO |
bind off |
| CC |
contrasting color |
| Circ |
circular. For instruction on circular knitting with two needles, see www.knittinghelp.com |
| CO |
cast on |
| Cont |
continue |
| Dec(s) |
decrease(s) |
| Dpn(s) |
double pointed needle(s) |
| Foll |
follow, following |
| G or garter st |
knit all stitches on front and back of work |
| Inc(s) |
increase(s) |
| K |
knit |
| K2tog |
(decrease) knit two stitches together |
| K3tog |
(decrease) knit 3 stitches together. |
| Kf&b |
(increase) knit through the front and back of the next stitch |
| KLL |
(increase, knit left loop) insert left needle into left loop of stitch two rows below last completed stitch. Knit this stitch through the back loop. |
| KRL |
(increase) knit right loop. Insert right needle into right loop of stitch just below next stitch, place it onto left needle and knit it, then knit the stitch on needle. |
| Ktbl |
knit through the back loop |
| Kwise |
knitwise. To insert your needle into a stitch as if to knit. |
| M1 |
(increase) make one. Pick up the horizontal thread between two stitches and knit into the back of it, thus making a new stitch. |
| MC |
main color |
| P |
purl |
| P2tog |
purl two together |
| Pf&b |
purl through the front and back of the next stitch |
| PM |
place marker |
| Psso |
pass the slipped stitch over |
| Ptbl |
purl through the back loop |
| PU |
pick up stitches |
| Pwise |
purlwise. To insert your needle into a stitch as if to purl. |
| Rem |
remain, remaining |
| Rep |
repeat |
| Rev st st |
reverse stockinette stitch (purl on the right side of the work, and knit on the wrong side of the work) |
| Rnd(s) |
round(s) |
| RS |
right side |
| Short row |
see w&t |
| Sl |
slip |
| Sl2, k1, p2sso |
(decrease) slip two stitches purlwise, knit one, pass both slipped stitches over the knit stitch |
| Ssk |
(decrease) slip, slip, knit. Slip two stitches separately as if to knit, then place the left needle into the fronts of these two stitches and knit them together. |
| Sssk |
(decrease) as you would for ssk, but slip and work together 3 stitches. |
| St(s) |
stitch(es) |
| St st |
Stockinette stitch (knit on the right side of the work and purl on the wrong side of the work) |
| Tbl |
through the back loop |
| Tog |
together |
| WIP |
work in progress |
| WS |
wrong side |
| W&T |
wrap and turn (for short row shaping). To prevent holes in the piece and create a smooth transition, wrap a stitch as follows on a knit side:
- With yarn in back, slip the next stitch purlwise.
- Move the yarn between the needles to the front of work.
- Slip the same stitch back to the left needle. Turn work and bring yarn to the purl side between needles. Now one stitch has been wrapped.
- When you have completed all the short rows, you must hide the wraps. To do so, work to just before the wrapped stitch. Insert the right needle under the wrap and knitwise into the stitch. Knit the stitches together.
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| Wyib |
with yarn in back |
| Wyif |
with yarn in front |
| Yo |
yarn over |
