| beg |
begin, beginning |
| bet |
between |
| BO |
bind off |
| CC |
contrasting color |
| ch |
chain (crochet) |
| cm |
centimeter |
| cn: |
cable needle |
| CO |
cast on |
| cont |
continue |
| dec |
decrease |
| dpn |
double point needles |
| EOR |
every other row or every other round |
| est |
established |
| foll |
following |
| inc |
increase or increasing |
| k |
knit |
| k2tog |
knit 2 together as one |
| kfb |
knit into front and back of a single stitch (increase) |
| kwise |
knitwise, as if to knit |
| LC |
left cross (cable) |
| LH |
left-hand |
| M1 |
Make one (inc): pick up the strand bet 2 sts and k tbl |
| ndl |
Needle |
| p |
purl |
| patt |
pattern |
| pfb |
purl into front and back of same st. |
| pm |
place marker |
| psso |
pass slipped stitch(es) over |
| pwise |
purlwise, as if to purl |
| rep |
repeat |
| RH |
right-hand |
| rm |
remove marker |
| rnd |
round |
| RS |
right side (public side) |
| sc |
single crochet |
| sl |
slip |
| sm |
slip marker |
| ssk |
slip, slip knit: sl 2 sts kwise one at a time, then k them tog tbl |
| ssp |
slip, slip, purl: [Wyif, sl 1 kwise] 2 times; ret 2 sts to LH ndl, then p2tog tbl, inserting RH ndl through bottom st first |
| St St |
Stockinette Stitch |
| st(s) |
stitch(es) |
| tbl |
through the back of the loop |
| tog |
together |
| w&t |
wrap and turn |
| WS |
wrong side (private side) |
| wyib |
with yarn in back |
| wyif |
with yarn in front |
| yd(s) |
yard(s) |
| yo |
yarn over |
| *xxx* |
repeat the instructions between the *s for entire row or round |
| [...] |
repeat the instructions between the brackets the number of times specified |
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