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