Knitting Abbreviations
Don't let knitting patterns confuse you! Here is a list of basic knitting terms and abbreviations.
| beg | beginning |
| CC | Contrasting Color |
| dec | decrease |
| dp | double pointed needles |
| ea | each |
| " or in | inch |
| inc | increase |
| incl | inclusive |
| K | knit |
| K1b or K1-b | knit one through back loop |
| Kwise or K-wise | knitwise, as though to knit |
| LH | left hand |
| lp | loop |
| M1 | make one stitch: work into back of horizontal st lying before next st to create an extra st in row |
| MC | main color |
| O | yarn over (see also YO) |
| oz | ounce |
| P | purl |
| P1b or P1-b | Purl one through back loop |
| pat | pattern |
| psso | pass slipped stitch over |
| p2sso | pas 2 slipped sts over |
| Pwise or P-wise | Purlwise, or as though to purl |
| rem | remaining |
| rep | repeat |
| RH | right hand |
| rib | ribbing stitch, work in ribbing as established |
| rnd | round |
| sl | slip, usually slip one stitch |
| sl st | slip stitch |
| sl-K | slip stitch knitwise |
| sl-P | slip 1 stitch purlwise |
| sp | space |
| SKP | slip 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch, pass the slipped stitch over the knit st |
| st | stitch |
| St st | Stockinette st (knit 1 row, purl 1 row) |
| tbl | through back loop |
| tog | together |
| wyib | with yarn in back |
| wyif | with yarn in front |
| yo | yarn over |
| x | times - 3x would mean three times |
| * | (asterisk) Repeat the instructions following the asterisk as many times as specified. |
| ( ) | parentheses. As in a math problem the instructions within the parentheses become one unit. (k,p)3x would mean to work a knit st, work a purl st, and then repeat that 3 times. |
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