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All Knitting abbreviations
alternate (alt)
approximately (approx)
beginning (beg)
between (bet)
bind off (BO)
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)
contrasting color (CC)
Centered double decrease (cdd)
circular needles (circ)
cable needle (cn)
cast on (CO)
continue (cont)
decrease (dec)
double-pointed needles (dpn)
follow (foll)
increase (inc)
knit (k)
knit 1 below (k1B)
knit 2 together (k2tog)
knit front back (kfb)
knit left loop (kll)
knit right loop (krl)
Knit, slip, pass (ksp)
knit through the back loop (ktbl)
knitwise (kwise)
left hand (LH)
loop (lp)
loops (lps)
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)
main color (MC)
needle1 (N1)
needle2 (N2)
needle3 (N3)
purl (p)
pass 2 slipped stitches over (p2sso)
purl 2 together (p2tog)
pattern (pat)
pattern (patt)
purl front back (pfb)
place marker (pm)
previous (prev)
pass slipped stitch over (psso)
purl through the back loop (ptbl)
pick up stitches (pu)
purlwise (pwise)
remaining (rem)
repeat (click to use counter) (rep)
repeat (click to use counter) (repeat)
reverse stockinette stitch (rev St st)
Reverse yarn over (rev YO)
right hand (RH)
round (rnd)
right side (RS)
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)
slip marker (sm)
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)
through back loop (tbl)
through front loop (tfl)
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)
right cross (RC)
left cross (LC)
slipknot (slipknot)
measure(s) (meas)
Right simple inset increase (RSI)
Right lifted increase (RLI)
Left simple inset increase (LSI)
Left lifted increase (LLI)
Garter stitch (g-st)
Garter stitch (g. st)
Garter stitch (g st)
stockinette stitch (stst)
knit 3 together (k3tog)
purl 3 together (p3tog)
Every other row/round (eor)
Slip marker (slm)
Beginning of round (BOR)
knit through the back loop (kbl)
knit front back front (kfbf)
purl front back front (pfbf)