Knitting abbreviations
alternate (alt)
approximately (approx)
beginning (beg)
between (bet)
bind off (BO)
Beginning of round (BOR)
backward yarn over (byo)
cross two stitches to the left (c2l)
cross two stitches to the right (c2r)
cable 4 back (C4B)
cable 4 front (C4F)
Centered double decrease (cdd)
circular needles (circ)
cable needle (cn)
corner (cnr)
cast on (CO)
continue (cont)
decrease (dec)
double-pointed needles (dpn)
Every other row/round (eor)
follow (foll)
Garter stitch (g st)
Garter stitch (g-st)
Garter stitch (g. st)
increase (inc)
knit (k)
knit 1 below (k1B)
knit 2 together (k2tog)
knit 3 together (k3tog)
knit through the back loop (kbl)
knit front back (kfb)
knit front back front (kfbf)
knit left loop (kll)
knit right loop (krl)
Knit, slip, pass (ksp)
knit through the back loop (ktbl)
knitwise (kwise)
left cross (LC)
left hand (LH)
Left lifted increase (LLI)
loop (lp)
loops (lps)
Left simple inset increase (LSI)
make one stitch knitwise (M1)
Make One Away (M1a)
make one stitch knitwise (M1k)
make one left (M1L)
make one left purlwise (M1lp)
make one purlwise (M1p)
make one right (M1R)
make one right purlwise (M1rp)
Make One Towards (M1t)
make bobble (mb)
measure(s) (meas)
needle1 (N1)
needle2 (N2)
needle3 (N3)
purl (p)
pass 2 slipped stitches over (p2sso)
purl 2 together (p2tog)
purl 3 together (p3tog)
pattern (pat)
purl front back (pfb)
purl front back front (pfbf)
place marker (pm)
previous (prev)
pass slipped stitch over (psso)
purl through the back loop (ptbl)
pick up stitches (pu)
purlwise (pwise)
right cross (RC)
remaining (rem)
repeat (rep)
reverse stockinette stitch (rev St st)
Reverse yarn over (rev YO)
right hand (RH)
Right lifted increase (RLI)
round (rnd)
right side (RS)
Right simple inset increase (RSI)
slip 2 together; knit 1; pass 2 slipped stitches over knit stitch (S2KP2)
slip 1 knitwise, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over (sk2p)
slip 1 knitwise, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over (sk2po)
slip, knit, pass (skp)
slip, knit, pass over (skpo)
slip (sl)
slip stitch (sl st)
slip 1 knitwise (sl1k)
slip 1 purlwise (sl1p)
slipknot (slipknot)
Slip marker (slm)
slip marker (sm)
Special instruction (Special instruction)
slip, slip, knit (ssk)
slip, slip, purl (ssp)
Slip, slip, slip, knit (sssk)
slip, slip, slip, purl (sssp)
stitch (st)
stockinette stitch (St st)
stitches (sts)
stockinette stitch (stst)
together (tog)
wrap and turn (w&t)
wrong side (WS)
with yarn in back (wyib)
with yarn in front (wyif)
wrap yarn twice around needle (y2rn)
bring yarn into back of work (yb)
bring yarn into front of work (yf)
yarn forward (yfwd)
yarn over (yo)
yarn over needle (between a purl and a knit st) (yon)
yarn round the needle (between purl sts and between a knit and a purl st) (yrn)
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