What does that abbreviation mean?
by Lady Tyrneathem | Thursday, February 16, 2012 | Crochet, Knitting, Lessons |
A
- alt- alternate
- approx- approximately
B
- beg- begin/ beginning
- bet- between
- BL- back loop
- BLO- back loop only
- BO- bind off
- BOR- beginning of round
- BP- back post
- BPdc- back post double crochet
C
- CA- color A
- CB- color B
- CC- contrasting color
- cdd- centered double decrease
- ch(s)- chain(s)
- cl- cluster
- cm- centimeters
- cn- cable needles
- CO- cast on
- cont- continue
- cross 2 L- cross two stitches to the left
- cross 2 R- cross two stitches to the right
D
- dbl- double
- dc- double crochet
- dec- decrease/ decreases/ decreasing
- dir- directions
- dk- dark/ double knitting weight yarn
- dnt- do not turn
- dp/ dpn- double-point needles
- dtr or dbl tr- double treble crochet
E
- ea- each
- EON- end of needle
- EOR- end of round
- ex sc- extended single crochet
F
- FC- front cross (cable knitting)
- fig- figure (as in reference to a picture or chart)
- fl- front loop(s)
- foll- follows/ following
- FO- finished object/ finish off
- FP- front post
G
- g/ gm/ gr- gram
- g st- garter stitch
- grp(s)- group(s)
H
- half dc or hdc- half double crochet
- hk- hook
- half tr or htr- half treble (triple) crochet
I
- in(s)- inch(es)
- inc(s)- increase(s)
- incl- include/ including/ inclusive
K
- k- knit
- k2tog- knit two stitches together
- k2tog tbl- knit two stitches together through the back loops
- kfb/ k1fb- knit one stitch in the front and then the back
- kll- knit left loop (increase)
- krl- knit right loop (increase)
- ktbl- knit through back loop
- kwise- knitwise
L
- LC- left cross (cable)
- LH- left hand
- lp(s)- loop(s)
- lt- light
- LT- left twist
M
- m- meters
- M1- make one stitch
- M1A- make one away (increase)
- M1L/ M1F- make one left/ front (increase)
- M1 p st- make one purl stitch
- M1R/ M1B- make one right/ back (increase)
- M1T- make one towards (increase)
- MC- main color
- med- medium
- mm- millimeters
N
- N- needle
- N1- needle one
- N2- needle two
- no.- number
O
P
- p- purl in knitting; picot in crochet
- p2tog- purl two together
- pat(s) or patt- pattern(s)
- pc- popcorn
- pm- place marker
- pnso- pass next stitch over
- pop- popcorn bobble
- ptbl/ p1tbl- purl through the back loop
- prev- previous
- psso- pass slipped stitch over
- pu- pick up stitches
- pwise- purlwise
R
- RC- right cross (cable)
- rem- remaining
- rep- repeat(s)
- rev St st- reverse stockinette stitch
- RH- right hand
- rib- ribbing
- rnd(s)- round(s)
- rs- right side
- RT- right twist
S
- sc- single crochet
- sk- skip
- skp- slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over
- sk2p- slip one stitch, knit two together, pass slipped stitch over
- sl- slip
- sl1k- slip one knitwise
- sl1p- slip one purlwise
- sl st- slip stitch
- sp(s)- space(s)
- ss- slip stitch (Canadian)
- ssk- slip, slip, knit two slipped stitches together
- sssk- slip, slip, slip, knit three slipped stitches together
- ssp- slip, slip, purl two slipped stitches together
- st(s)- stitch(es)
- St st- stockinette stitch
T
- tbl- through back loop
- tch- turning chain
- tfl- through front loop
- tog- together
- tr- treble crochet/ triple crochet
- tr tr- triple trebl crochet
U
W
- WS- wrong side
- wyib- with yarn in back
- wyif- with yarn in front
Y
- yb- yarn to teh back
- yds- yards
- yfwd- yarn forward (yarn over)
- yon- yarn over needle (yarn over)
- yo- yarn over
- yo2- yarn over twice
Symbols
- [] work instructions in brackets the number of times indicated
- () work instructions in parenthesis the number of times indicated; used to indicate changes in size
- * repeat instructions after asterisk as indicated
- ** repeat instructions after asterisks as indicated
- ‘ feet
- ” inches
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