Abbreviations used in our knitting and crochet patterns
[ ] - work instructions within brackets as many times as directed
( ) - work instructions within parentheses in the place directed
* * - repeat instructions following the asterisks as directed
* - repeat instructions following the single asterisk as directed
" - inch(es)
alt - alternate
approx - approximately
beg - begin/beginning
bet - between
BO - bind off
CC - contrasting color
cm - centimeter(s)
cn - cable needleCO - cast on
cont - continue
dec - decrease/decreases/decreasingdpn - double pointed needle(s)
fl - front loop(s)
foll - follow/follows/following
gr - gram
inc - increase/increases/increasing
k or K - knit
k2tog - knit 2 stitches together
kwise - knitwise
LH - left hand
lp(s) - loop(s)
m - meter(s)
M1 - make one stitch
M1p-st - make one purl stitch
MC - main color
mm - millimeter(s)
oz - ounce(s)
p or P - purl
pat(s) or patt - pattern(s)
PM - place marker
pop popcorn
p2tog - purl 2 stitches togetherp2sso - pass the 2 slipped sts over
prev - previous
psso - pass slipped stitch overPU - pick up
pwise - purlwise
rem - remain/remaining
rep - repeat(s)
rev St st - reverse stockinette stitch
RH - right hand
rnd(s) - round(s)
RS - right side
sk - skip
skp - slip, knit, pass stitch over—one stitch decreased
sk2p - slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slip stitch over the knit 2 together; 2 stitches have been decreasedsl - slip
sl1k - slip 1 knitwise
sl1p - slip 1 purlwise
sl st - slip stitch(es)
ss - slip stitch (Canadian)
ssk - slip, slip, knit these 2 stitches together—a decrease
sssk - slip, slip, slip, knit 3 stitches together
st(s) - stitch(es)
St st - stockinette stitch/stocking stitch
tbl - through back loop
tog - together
WS - wrong side
wyib - with yarn in back
wyif - with yarn in front
yd(s) - yard(s)
yfwd - yarn forward
yo - yarn over
yrn - yarn around needle
yon - yarn over needle
