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Knitting Abbreviations
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* :
repeat the instructions following the single asterisk as directed
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[ ]
= work instructions within brackets as many times as directed
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( )
= work directions in parentheses as many times as directed
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approx: approximately
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beg:
begin(ning)
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bet:
between
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CC:
contrasting color
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cn:
cable needle
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cont:
continue
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dec:
decrease(s)(ing)
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dpn(s):
double-pointed needle(s)
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est:
established
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foll:
follow(s)(ing)
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FP:
front post
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inc:
increase(s)(ing)
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k or
K: knit
- kwise:
knitwise
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k2tog: knit 2 stitches together (right-slanting decrease when
right side facing)
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lp(s):
loop(s)
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M1:
make one -- an increase
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MC:
main color
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p:
purl
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pat:
pattern
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pm:
place marker
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psso:
pass the slipped stitch over
- pwise:
purlwise
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p2sso: pass 2 slipped stitches over
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p2tog: purl 2 stitches together (right-slanting decrease when
right side facing)
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rem:
remain(s)(ing)
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rep:
repeat(s)(ing)
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rev:
reverse
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RIB:
ribbing
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rnd(s):
round(s)
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RS:
right side of work
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skp:
slip, knit, pass over
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sl:
slip
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sm:
slip marker
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ssk:
(slip, slip, knit) slip 2 stitches, one at a time knitwise, insert
left-hand needle and knit 2 together (left-slanting decrease when
right side facing)
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ssp:
(slip, slip, purl) slip 2 stitches, one at a time knitwise, pass
back to left-hand needle, purl together through back loops
(left-slanting decrease when right side facing)
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st(s):
stitch(es)
- St st:
stockinette stitch (knit all RS rows and purl all WS rows)
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tbl:
through the back loops
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tog:
together
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WS:
wrong side of work
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wyib:
with yarn in back
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wyif:
with yarn in front
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yb:
yarn back
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yf:
yarn forward
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yo:
yarn over
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yon:
yarn over needle
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yrn:
yard around needle
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Crochet Abbreviations
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beg: begin(ning)
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ch: chain
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dc: double
crochet
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dec: decrease
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est:
established
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hdc half
double crochet
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inc: increase
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lp(s):
loop(s)
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rep: repeat
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rev sc:
reverse single crochet
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rnd: round
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RS: right
side
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sc: single
crochet
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sl st: slip
stitch
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sp(s):
space(s)
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st(s):
stitch(es)
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tog: together
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tr: treble
crochet
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WS: wrong
side
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