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>> Knitting Abbreviations
Look through 140 acronyms and abbreviations related to Knitting:
K2TOG TBL
— knit 2 stitches together, through the back loops
K1 TBL, K1B
— Knit stitch through the back loop
YFON
— Yarn Forward and Over Needle
YFWD
— yarn forward
P2TOG TBL
— purl 2 together through the back loops
M1B
— make 1 back
M1 P-ST
— make one purl stitch
P1 TBL, P1B
— purl through the back loop
K TBL
— Knit stitch through the back loop
G ST
— garter stitch
K-B
— knit stitch in row below
M1F
— make 1 front
K1 F&B
— knit 1 stitch in the front, then in the back
P TBL
— purl through the back loop
MM
— Millimeter
K-WISE
— knit-wise
P1 F&B
— purl the front of a stitch, then purl the back of the same stitch
P-WISE
— purl wise
M1R
— make 1 right
M1L
— make 1 left
P2TOG
— purl two together
APPROX
— Approximate
SL1K
— slip a stitch knit-wise
GRP
— Group
WYIF
— with yarn in front
PU
— Pick Up
NO
— Number
ALT
— Alternate
CM
— Centimeter
OZ
— Ounce
YRN
— Yarn Round Needle
YD
— Yard
LH
— Left Hand
CONT
— Continue
M
— Meter
RH
— Right Hand
YO
— Yarn Over
IN
— Inch
**
— repeat instructions after asterisks as directed
TOG
— Together
INCL
— Include
PAT
— Pattern
G
— Gram (g)
INC
— Increase
YBK
— yarn to the back
SL1P
— slip a stitch purl-wise
BEG
— Begin
SP
— Space
DEC
— Decrease
RS
— Right Side
REV ST ST
— Reverse stocking stitch
*
— repeat the instructions following the single asterisk as directed
SK2P
— slip one stitch, knit two together, pass slipped stitch over
HK
— Hook
BET
— BETWeen
HDC
— Half Double Crochet
"
— inch
KFB
— knit 1 stitch in the front, then in the back
YON
— Yarn Over Needle
KLL
— Knit left loop
RND
— Round
SS
— Slip Stitch
REP
— Repeat
KWISE
— knitwise
SSSK
— slip, slip, slip, knit three slipped stitches together
BO
— Bind Off
CROSS 2 L
— cross 2 stitches to the left
CN
— cable needle: short knitting needle, used as an aid in the twisting of a cable.
FOLL
— follow
YDS
— yards
GR
— Gram
SL1, K1, PSSO
— slip1, knit1, pass the slipped stitch over
CA
— color attending
* *
— repeat instructions between asterisks, as directed
TBL
— Through Back Loop
SL ST
— Slip Stitch
PSSO
— Pass the Slipped Stitch Over
PREV
— Previous
SC
— Single Crochet
LP
— Loop
WYIB
— with yarn in back
YO TWICE
— yarn over twice
FC
— Front Cross
DK
— Double Knitting weight yarn
CB
— Color Blindness
M1
— make one stitch
CA
— Color Applet
YFRN
— Yarn Forward and Round Needle
SL 1 P-WISE
— slip a stitch purl-wise
PFB
— purl the front of a stitch, then purl the back of the same stitch
( )
— work instructions between parentheses, in the place directed
REM
— remaining
CROSS 2 R
— cross 2 stitches to the right
SKP
— slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over
CC
— contrasting color
ST
— stitch
PNSO
— pass next stitch over
MESA
— Miniature Electrostatic Accelerometer
YO2
— yarn over twice
SLIP KNOT
— an adjustable loop
CDD
— centered double decrease. sl2 tog, K1, pass the slipped stitches over
KRL
— Knit Right Loop
EOR
— End of Row
SL 1 K-WISE
— slip a stitch knit-wise
FL
— Front Loop
DPN
— Double Pointed Needle
[ ]
— work instructions between brackets, as many times as directed
SSK
— slip, slip, knit those two stitches together
CO
— cast on
DC
— Double Crochet
PATT
— Pattern
M1A
— make 1 away
ST ST
— Stocking stitch
SSP
— Slip, Slip, Purl
P
— Purl
DP
— double pointed needle
CH
— chain stitch
SK
— Skip
P-B
— purl stitch in the row below
EON
— End of needle
LC
— left cross
MC
— main color
K
— Knit
RIB
— ribbing
YF
— Yarn Forward
RT
— right twist
SL
— slip a stitch
K2TOG
— knit 2 stitches together
WRN
— wool round needle
PWISE
— purlwise
LT
— Left Twist
WON
— wool over needle
PM
— Place Marker
POP
— popcorn stitch
POP
— popcorn bobble
WS
— Wrong Side
M1T
— make 1 towards
MB
— Make Bobble
YB
— yarn to the back
RC
— right cross
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