Knitting abbreviations

Knitting abbreviations are often used for brevity in describing knitting patterns.

Each knitting pattern typically provides its own abbreviations or refers to a standard. There is no single authoritative source for knitting abbreviations, so multiple standards exist.[1][2][3]

Types of knitting abbreviations

Knitting abbreviations can be grouped by what they describe:

RS and WS signify the "right side" and "wrong side" of the work.
k means a knit stitch and p means a purl stitch. Thus, "k2, p2", means "knit two stitches, purl two stitches". Similarly, sl st describes a slip stitch, whereas yarn-overs are denoted with yo.
The modifier tog indicates that the stitches should be knitted together, e.g., "k2tog" indicates that two stitches should be knitted together as though they were one stitch. psso means "pass the slipped stitch over". pnso means "pass the next stitch over".
The modifier tbl indicates that stitches should be knitted through the back loop. For example, "p2tog tbl" indicates that two stitches should be purled together through the back toop. kwise and pwise connote "knitwise" and "purlwise", usually referring to a slip stitch.
k-b and k1b mean "knit into the row below". Similarly, p-b and p1b mean "purl into the row below".
p tbl; P1 tbl; or P1b: Purl through the back loop.
MB means "make bobble". ssk means "slip, slip, knit", i.e., the decrease "slip two stitches knitwise individually, then knit them together through the back loop". skp is another decrease, meaning "slip, knit, pass the slipped stitch over the just knitted stitch". (As an aside, both of these decreases are equivalent to the simpler "k2tog tbl".)

TM knit to marker

Patterns of stitches that should be repeated for as many stitches as possible are enclosed in asterisks *...*. For example, "*k2,p2*" means "repeatedly knit two stitches, purl two stitches as long as possible, i.e., until there are fewer than four stitches left in the row". alt stands for "alternately".
wyib and wyif mean "with yarn in back" and "with yarn in front", respectively. Used primarily with slipped stitches.
BO and CO mean "bind off" and "cast on", respectively.
St st, rev St st and g st signify "stockinette stitch", "reverse stockinette stitch" and "garter stitch", respectively.
LT and RT signify "left twist" and "right twist", respectively. FC and LC indicate "front cross" or "left cross" (the same thing), whereas BC and RC indicate "back cross" or "right cross" (again the same thing).
MC means "main color"; CC means "contrasting color".
k2tog indicates two stitches should be knitted together as one, used for making decreases in a row.
m1 means "make one stitch". kfb or pfb means "knit or purl into the front and back of a stitch".
rem means "remaining". foll means "following". beg means "beginning". cont means "continue". incl means "including".

List of knitting abbreviations

References

  1. ↑ "The Knitty Standard Book of British Birds". knitty.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Knitting and Crochet Abbreviations". Lion Brand Yarns. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Standards and Guidelines for Crochet and Knitting". Craft Yarn Council. Retrieved 2 March 2015.

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