Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Tutorial 3: Knitting Abbreviations

One of the most important thing in knitting is understanding pattern that you get. In knitting there are so many abbreviations used and below are some of them.Hope it help you a bit what its mean in the knitting pattern

Knitting Abbreviations & Terminology

beg

begin

psso

pass slip stitch over

BO

bind off

pw

purlwise (move stitch as if to purl)

CC

contrasting color

rem

remaining

CO

cast on, cast off

rep

repeat

cm

centimeter

RS

right side

cn

cable needle

rnd

round

cont

continue

SSK

slip 1 knitwise, slip 1 knitwise, knit two together

dec

decrease

sl

slip stitch without knitting or purling

dpn

double pointed needles

s1, k1, psso

slip 1 purlwise, knit 1, pass slipped st over

inc

increase

st(s)

stitch(es)

k or K

knit

St st

stockinette stitch, stocking stitch

k2tog

knit 2 together

tbl

through back of loop

k2tog tbl

knit 2 together through back loop

tog

together

kw

knitwise (move stitch as if to knit)

WS

wrong side

MC

main color

wyib

with yarn in back

M1

make one

wyif

with yarn in front

p or P

purl

yb

yarn backwards (move yarn to back as when knitting)

p2tog

purl 2 together

yf

yarn forward (move yarn to front as when purling)

p2tog tbl

purl 2 together through back loop

yo

yarn over

pat

pattern

yon

yarn over needle

pm

place marker

yrn

yarn round needle


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