| K |
knit |
| P |
purl |
| K-Wise |
insert needle as through to
knit |
| P-Wise |
insert needle as through to
purl |
| KP, KPK, etc. |
knit & purl or knit, purl,
knit into same
stitch as many times as there are letters. |
| K2 (3) tog |
knit 2 (or 3) stitches
together. |
| P2 (or 3) tog |
purl 2 (or 3) stitches
together. |
| tbl |
into back of loop (enter
stitch from the back
instead of the front) |
| blw |
below (work into the loop
below the next stitch) |
| alt |
alternate |
| beg |
beginning |
| dec |
decrease |
| inc |
increase |
| patt |
pattern |
| rep |
repeat |
| rnd |
round |
| sl |
slip a stitch, without working
it, from the
left needle to the right one. |
| st |
stitch |
| psso |
pass the slipped stitch over. |
| sl 1, k 1, psso |
slip 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch,
pass the slipped
stitch over the knitted one. |
| dp |
double-pointed needles |
| ybk |
yarn back (take yarn to back
of work) |
| yfwd |
yarn forward (bring yarn to
front of work) |
| yo |
yarn over |
| R |
right |
| L |
left |
| cross 2 RK |
cross 2 stitches to the right,
knitting. |
| cross 2 LK |
cross 2 stitches to the left,
knitting. |
| cross 2 LP |
cross 2 stitches to the left,
Purling. |
| cross 2 RP |
cross 2 stitches to the right,
Purling. |
| C4F |
cable 4 front. |
| C4B |
Cable 4 back |
| CC |
contrasting color |
| MC |
main color |
| * * |
instructions between asterisks
should be repeated
as many times as there are stitches to accommodate them. |
| (
) |
Instructions enclosed by
parentheses should
be repeated the number of times indicated after the parentheses. |
| [
] |
for stitch patterns,
instructions within brackets
explain the method of working a particular stitch or technique in
garment
directions, numbers between brackets are for additional sizes. |
| “
or in. |
inches |
| 00,000 |
wind yarn around the needles
as many times
as there are zeros. |
| multiple |
the number of stitches
required to work one
motif horizontally in a pattern stitch. |
| gauge |
number of stitches and rows
per inch that
should be obtained using designated yarn and needles. |
| place marker on needle |
slip ring marker or a loop of
contrasting
yarn on the needle. |
| Salvage |
a finished edge. |
| work even |
continue work without
increasing or decreasing. |
