Michelle As part of my new year organizing, I have finally collected all of the abbreviations that I commonly use in my patterns into one list. This is partly for me – so that I consistently use the same abbreviations – and it’s partly for the knitters who use my patterns – so that you can look up my abbreviations at any time. A PDF version of the list can be found under the Patterns tab in the above menu. And I’ll list the abbreviations here also:
- approx – approximately
- beg – beginning
- C6B – cable 6 back: slip 3 sts onto cn and hold in back, k3, k3 from cn
- C6F – cable 6 front: slip 3 sts onto cn and hold in front, k3, k3 from cn
- CC – contrasting colour
- circ – circular
- cm – centimeter(s)
- cn – cable needle
- cont – continue(s), continuing
- dec – decrease, decreasing
- dpn(s) – double-pointed needle(s)
- est – establish, established
- g – gram(s)
- inc – increase, increasing
- k – knit
- k2tog – knit 2 stitches together (decrease)
- k tbl – knit through back loop
- kfb – knit into front & back of stitch (increase)
- kwise – knitwise
- LH – left hand
- m – meter(s)
- m1 – make 1 (increase)
- m1L – make 1 by inserting LH needle from front to back under the strand between last st worked and next st on LH needle. Knit into the back loop.
- m1R – make 1 by inserting LH needle from back to front under the strand between last st worked and next st on LH needle. Knit into the front loop.
- m1P – make 1 by inserting LH needle from front to back under the strand between last st worked and next st on LH needle. Purl into the back loop.
- MC – main colour
- mm – millimeter(s)
- oz – ounce(s)
- p – purl
- patt – pattern
- pm – place marker
- psso – pass slipped stitch over (decrease)
- rem – remain(ing)
- rep – repeat
- rev St st – reverse stockinette stitch
- RH – right hand
- rnd(s) – round(s)
- RS – right side
- RT – right twist: K2tog, leaving sts on LH needle. Insert RH needle between the two sts and knit into the first st again. Slip both sts to the RH needle.
- sl – slip
- sl1 – slip 1 stitch
- ssk – slip slip knit (decrease)
- ssp – slip slip purl (decrease)
- st(s) – stitch(s)
- St st – stockinette stitch
- tbl – through back loop
- tog – together
- w&t – wrap and turn
- wyib – with yarn in back
- wyif – with yarn in front
- WS – wrong side
- yd(s) – yard(s)
- yo – yarn over
Happy knitting!
Michelle