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Abbreviations Used in Knitting

 

Common knitting abbreviations are used to describe knitting patterns. Here is a list of common knitting abbreviations in alphabetical order:


A:

Approx - approximately
Alt - alternate

B:

Beg - begin/beginning
Bet - between
BO - blind off
Bk lp - back loop
Blo - back loop only
Bp - back post

C:

C - cable
C4L - cable 4 stitches to the left
C4B - cable 4 stitches to the back
C4F - cable 4 stitches to the front
CC - contrasting color
Ch(s) - chain stitches
CL - cross stitches to the left
Cm - centimeters
Cn - cable needle
Cont - continued
COR - carriage on right
CR - cross stitches to the right
Cl - cluster
CO - cast on

D:

Dec - decrease
Dpn - double pointed needles

E:

Ea - each
EON - every other needle
Est - established

F:

Flo - front loop only
Foll - follow
Fwp - forward working position
Tfp - front post

G:

G - grams

H:

Hk - hook
Hp - holding position

I:

Inc - increase
In - inches
Incl - including

K:

K - knit
K2tog - Knit two stitches together
K1b - knit one stitch in a row below
K-b - knitting through the back of the loop
Kfg - knit to the front and then to the back
Kp - keyplate

L:

Lc - left cross
Lh - left hand
Lp - loop

M:

M - meters
Mb - to make a bobble
Mc - main color
Mm - millimeters
M(s) - markers
M1 - make 1 increase

N:

NWP - a non-working position

O:

Oz - ounce

P:

P - purl
Pat - patterns
P-b - purl stitches through the back
Plf and b - purl to the front and back
Pm - place the marker
Psso - pass the slip stitches over
Pwise - purl wise
P1b - purl the one stitch through back loop
P2sso - purl two slipped stitches over
P2tog - purl the two stitches together

R:

R - row
Rep - repeat
Rev - reverse
Rnd - round
RS - right side
Rt - right twist

S:

Sk - skip
Skp - slip one, knit one, pass slip stitches over
Sl - slip
Sl1 - slip one stitch
Slk - slip one stitch knitwise
Slp - slip one stitch purlwise
Ssk - slip, slip, knit
St - stitches

T:

Tbl - through the back loop
T2l - twist two stitches to the left
T2r - twist two stitches to the right
Tog - together

W:

Wp - working position
Ws - wrong side
Wy - waste the yarn
Wyb - with the yarn in the back
Wyf - with yarn in the front

Y:

Yb - yarn behind
Yf - yarn forward
Yd - yard
Yo - yarn over
Yrn - yarn round needle

Other abbreviations are specified below:

* - repeat directions following
{} - alternate measurements or instructions
() - repeat directions as indicated


 



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