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Knitting Abbreviations



K or k   Knit

L   Left
P or p   Purl

R   Right   
st(s)  Stitch(es)

RS   Right side
st st   Stocking Stitch (k1 row, p1 row and repeat)

WR   Wrong side
g-st   Garter Stitch  (knit every row) RH   Right hand
sl   slip LH   Left Hand
ssk   slip slip knit   (slip 2 stitiches one at a time,  0  no stitches, no times, no rows
knit the 2 slipped sts together putting the needle  approx   Approximatley
 in the front to the sl sts this making 1 decrease) bet   Between
psso   pass sliped stitch over                 
CC  Contrasting Colour
skpo   sl1, k1, pass slip st over the one just knitted dpn   Double Pointed Needles
lp(s)   Loop(s) in   Inch(es)
tbl   Through the back of loop(s) k2tog   Knot two sts together
yf   Yarn Forward (yarn to the front of work) mc   Main Colour
yb   Yarn Back (yarn to the back of work) meas    Measures
yon  Yarn Over/Yarn Over Needle mm   millimetres
k-wise   Knit Wise(knit the Stitch) p2tog   Purl two together
p-wise   Purl Wise(Purl the Stitch) rem   Remaining 
m1   Make one(pick up loop before next stitch rep   Reapt(ing) 
M1L  Make one twisted to the left (increase 1 st) MB   Make a bobble
MLR   Make one twisted to the right (increase 1 st) oz  ounces
M1p  Make one purlwise (increase 1 st) PB   place bead
k1b  Knit 1 back rev st st  Reverse stocking stitch
inc   Increase *   Repeat Instructions between the asterisks
dec   Decrease as many times as instructed.
beg   Beginning ()    Work instructions inside the brackets as
alt   Alternate many times as instructed
foll   Following CB   Cable back
rnd   Round CF   Cable forward
rep   Repeat g   Gram
patt  Pattern LT   Left Twist
patt rep(s)   pattern repeat(s) pfb   Purl into front and back of stitch
rem   Remaining m   Metre(s)
cont   continue PM   Place marker
cm(s)  Centimeter(s) prev   Previous 
CN   Cable Needles (rnds)   round(s) (on a circular needle)
ssp   slip 2 stss one at a time, purl 2 sliped sts tog   together
together through the back of the loops (decreasing 1)

ybk   yarn to the back

BO/CO   Bind off/Cast off, these both
mean the same thing