Knitting Abbreviation
Knitting abbreviations are used to describe the knitting patterns. Knitting abbreviations can be grouped alphabetically.
A:
Approx - approximately
Alt - alternate
B:
Beg - begin/beginning
Bet - between
BO - blind off
Bk lp - back loop
Blo - back loop only
Bp - back post
C:
C - cable
C4L - cable 4 stitches to the left
C4B - cable 4 stitches to the back
C4F - cable 4 stitches to the front
CC - contrasting color
Ch(s) - chain stitches
CL - cross stitches to the left
Cm - centimeters
Cn - cable needle
Cont - continued
COR - carriage on right
CR - cross stitches to the right
Cl - cluster
CO _ cast on
D:
Dec - decrease
Dpn - double pointed needles
E:
Ea - each
EON - every other needle
Est - established
F:
Flo - front loop only
Foll - follow
Fwp - forward working position
Tfp - front post
G:
G - grams
H:
Hk - hook
Hp - holding position
I:
Inc - increase
In - inches
Incl - including
K:
K - knit
K2tog - Knit two stitches together
K1b - knit one stitch in a row below
K-b - knitting through the back of the loop
Kfg - knit to the front and then to the back
Kp - keyplate
L:
Lc - left cross
Lh - left hand
Lp - loop
M:
M - meters
Mb - to make a bobble
Mc - main color
Mm - millimeters
M(s) - markers
M1 - make 1 increase
N:
NWP - a non-working position
O:
Oz - ounce
P:
P - purl
Pat - patterns
P-b - purl stitches through the back
Plf and b - purl to the front and back
Pm - place the marker
Psso - pass the slip stitches over
Pwise - purl wise
P1b - purl the one stitch through back loop
P2sso - purl two slipped stitches over
P2tog - purl the two stitches together
R:
R - row
Rep - repeat
Rev - reverse
Rnd - round
RS - right side
Rt - right twist
S:
Sk - skip
Skp - slip one, knit one, pass slip stitches over
Sl - slip
Sl1 - slip one stitch
Slk - slip one stitch knitwise
Slp - slip one stitch purlwise
Ssk - slip, slip, knit
St - stitches
T:
Tbl - through the back loop
T2l - twist two stitches to the left
T2r - twist two stitches to the right
Tog - together
W:
Wp - working position
Ws - wrong side
Wy - waste the yarn
Wyb - with the yarn in the back
Wyf - with yarn in the front
Y:
Yb - yarn behind
Yf - yarn forward
Yd - yard
Yo - yarn over
Yrn - yarn round needle
Other abbreviations are specified below:
* - repeat directions following
{} - alternate measurements or instructions
() - repeat directions as indicated