Knitting abbreviations

May 5, 2020
By
sthure
Abbreviation | Description | Abbreviation | Description |
alt | alternate | approx | approximately |
beg | beginning | bet | between |
BO | bind off | byo | backward yarn over |
CC | contrasting color | cn | cable needle |
CO | cast on | cont | continue |
dec | decrease | dpn | double-pointed needles |
foll | follow | inc | increase |
k | knit | k1B | knit stitch in row below |
kfb | knit 1 into front and back of a stitch; single knit increase | ksp | knit 1 stitch, slip this stitch from right needle to left needle, pass second stitch on left needle over first stitch and off left needle; return stitch to right needle; single right-leaning decrease |
k2tog | knit 2 stitches together; single right-leaning decrease | kwise | knitwise |
LH | left hand | lp | loop |
m | marker | M1 or M1K | make one stitch knitwise; single knit increase |
M1R | make one right; single right-leaning knit increase | M1L | make one left; single left-leaning knit increase |
M1p | make one purlwise; single purl increase | M1rp | make one right purlwise; single right-leaning purl increase |
M1lp | make one left purlwise; single left-leaning purl increase | MC | main color |
p | purl | pat or patt | pattern |
pfb | purl 1 into front and back of a stitch; single purl increase | pm | place marker |
p2tog | purl 2 stitches together; single decrease | prev | previous |
psso | pass slipped stitch over | p2sso | pass 2 slipped stitches over |
pwise | purlwise | rem | remaining |
rep | repeat | rev St st | reverse stockinette stitch |
RH | right hand | rnd | round |
RS | right side | SKP | slip 1 knitwise, knit 1, pass slip stitch over knit stitch; single left-leaning decrease |
SK2P | slip 1 knitwise, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over knit 2 together; double left-leaning decrease | sl | slip |
sl1k | slip 1 knitwise | sl1p | slip 1 purlwise |
sl st | slip stitch | sm | slip marker |
ssk | slip 2 stitches knitwise, knit these 2 stitches together through back loops; single left-leaning decrease | ssp | slip 2 stitches knitwise, return these 2 stitches to left needle and purl them together through back loops; single left-leaning decrease |
sssk | slip 3 stitches knitwise, knit these 3 stitches together through back loops; double left-leaning decrease | sssp | slip 3 stitches knitwise, return these 3 stitches to left needle and purl these 3 stitches together through back loops; double left-leaning decrease |
S2KP2 | slip 2 stitches as if to knit 2 together, knit 1, pass 2 slipped stitches over knit stitch; centered double decrease | SSPP2 | slip 2 stitches knitwise, return these 2 stitches to left needle and then slip them as if to p2tog through back loops, purl 1, pass 2 slipped stitches over purl stitch; centered double decrease |
st | stitch | St st | stockinette stitch |
tbl | through back loop | tfl | through front loop |
tog | together | WS | wrong side |
w&t | wrap and turn | wyib | with yarn in back |
wyif | with yarn in front | yb | yarn back |
yfwd or yf | yarn forward | yo | yarn over |
yon | yarn over needle | yrn | yarn round needle |