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Abbreviations<br />
Abbreviations are used in knitting patterns to shorten commonly used<br />
terms so that the instructions are easier to read and a manageable length.<br />
The following is a list of all the abbreviations you need to make the<br />
projects featured in your How to Knit box set and many of these are further<br />
explained later in this book. The green tinted box opposite lists the most<br />
common differences in US and UK knitting terms.<br />
US TERM<br />
stockinette stitch<br />
reverse stockinette stitch<br />
seed stitch<br />
moss stitch<br />
bind off<br />
gauge<br />
UK TERM<br />
stocking stitch<br />
reverse stocking stitch<br />
moss stitch<br />
double moss stitch<br />
cast off<br />
tension<br />
alt<br />
alternate<br />
patt(s)<br />
pattern(s)<br />
approx<br />
approximately<br />
PB<br />
place bead<br />
beg<br />
beginning<br />
p2tog<br />
purl 2 stitches together (1 stitch decreased)<br />
C4B<br />
cable 4 back<br />
p3tog<br />
purl 3 stitches together (2 stitches decreased)<br />
C4F<br />
cable 4 front<br />
rem<br />
remain/ing<br />
Cr3L<br />
cross 3 left<br />
rep(s)<br />
repeat(s)<br />
Cr3R<br />
cross 3 right<br />
RS<br />
right side<br />
cm<br />
centimetre(s)<br />
sk2po<br />
slip 1 stitch, knit 2 stitches together, pass slipped stitch<br />
cont<br />
continue<br />
over (decrease 2 stitches)<br />
dec(s)<br />
decrease/decreasing<br />
sl<br />
slip<br />
DK<br />
double knitting<br />
sl2tog-k1-psso slip 2 stitches together, knit 1 stitch, pass 2 slipped stitches<br />
dpn<br />
double-pointed needles<br />
over (2 stitches decreased)<br />
foll<br />
following<br />
ssk<br />
slip 2 stitches one at a time, knit 2 slipped stitches<br />
g<br />
gram(s)<br />
together (1 stitch decreased)<br />
g st<br />
garter stitch (k every row)<br />
st st<br />
stockinette (stocking) stitch<br />
inc<br />
increase(s)/increasing<br />
st(s)<br />
stitch(es)<br />
in(s)<br />
inch(es)<br />
tbl<br />
through back of loop<br />
k<br />
knit<br />
tog<br />
together<br />
k2tog<br />
knit 2 stitches together (1 stitch decreased)<br />
WS<br />
wrong side<br />
k3tog<br />
knit 3 stitches together (2 stitches decreased)<br />
wyib<br />
with yarn in back<br />
k2togtbl<br />
knit 2 stitches together through back of loops (1 stitch<br />
wyif<br />
with yarn in front<br />
decreased)<br />
yd(s)<br />
yards(s)<br />
kf&b<br />
knit into front and back of stitch (increase 1 stitch)<br />
yo<br />
yarn over<br />
m<br />
metre(s)<br />
* repeat directions following * as many times as indicated<br />
mm<br />
millimetres<br />
or end of row<br />
M1<br />
make one (increase 1 stitch)<br />
[ ] instructions in square brackets refer to larger sizes<br />
oz<br />
ounces<br />
( ) repeat instructions in round brackets the number of times<br />
p<br />
purl<br />
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