When you’re new to knitting, getting to know the abbreviations can be pretty overwhelming and can feel like learning a new language. But don’t worry, we’re here to help! We’ve put together an easy-to-navigate list of common knitting abbreviations to help you along the way in your knitting ventures.
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alt
alternate
approx
approximately
beg
beginning
bet
between
C4F
(cable 4 front) slip two stitches to cable needle, hold at front of work, k2, k2 from cable needle
C4B
(cable 4 back) slip two stitches onto cable needle, hold at back of work, k2, k2 from cable needle
ch
chain stitch
ch sp
chain space
circ
circular needles
cn
cable needle
cont
continue
dc
double crochet
dc2tog
(insert hook into next stitch, yarn over hook, pull through loop) twice, yarn over hook, pull through all three loops on hook
dec
decrease by working 2 stitches together – to dec 1 st, insert right needle knitwise or purlwise in 2 stitches on left needle and complete as if knitting/purling 1 stitch
dpn
double pointed needles
dtc
double treble crochet
foll
following
gst
garter stitch – knit every stitch on every row
htc
half treble crochet
inc
increase by working twice in 1 stitch – to inc 1 st, knit/purl in next stitch and without dropping the stitch, work into the back of the stitch again and then drop it
k
knit
kfb
knit into the front and back of the next stitch
k2tog
knit two stitches together
lp
loop
m1
make one stitch, by picking up the horizontal loop before next stitch and knitting into back of it
m1p
make one stitch, by picking up the horizontal loop before next stitch and purling into back of it
meas
measure
p
purl
pfb
purl into the front and back of next stitch
pm
place marker
p2tog
purl two stitches together
psso
pass slipped stitch over
p2sso
pass two slipped stitches over and off needle
rem
remain
rep
repeat
rev st st
reverse stocking stitch (p on RS row, k on WS row)
rm
remove marker
RS
right side
skpo
slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over
sk2po
slip next stitch purlwise, knit two together, pass slipped stitch over and off needle
sl 2, k1, p2sso
slip next two stitches knitwise at the same time, knit one, pass both slipped stitches over
sl1
slip one stitch
sl st
slip stitch
ssk
one by one, slip the next two stitches knitwise. Put your left needle through the front loops of both slipped stitches and knit them together
st(s)
stitch(es)
st st
stocking stitch (k on RS row, p on WS row)
tbl
through the back of the loop(s)
tr
treble crochet through the back of the loop(s)
WS
wrong side
wyib
with yarn in back
wyif
with yarn in front
yf
yarn forward – bring the yarn between the needles (back to front)
*
repeat instructions following the asterisk as many times as instructed
[…]
work instructions inside the brackets as many times as instructed
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