Knitting Abbreviations
Knitting can be a fun and useful activity since it helps you take your mind off your problems, relax and enjoy the article you knitted at the end. Knitting has been popular around the world for many centuries as a rather simple activity which yields warm and nice self-made clothes or unique decorations. Knitted clothes can make a perfect gift for someone you care about which shows your mindfulness and creativity. Materials and techniques for knitting are diverse, and so are the designs of clothes that you can knit. If you want to impress people around you with a unique self-made sweater or scarf, learn knitting.
Knitting sets are usually supplied with patterns which explain sizes, number and kind of stitches to be used and their sequence. Most of the patterns are full of knitting abbreviations signifying types of stitches, needles, methods of knitting and other important details. Here is a list of the most widespread knitting abbreviations used in the knitting patterns. Some of them coincide with the crochet abbreviations assembled by us in this list; others are used only in knitting patterns. So, check out this list to make sure you do not misinterpret your pattern and make an unpleasant error.
Look through 140 acronyms and abbreviations related to Knitting:
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inch |
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( ) |
work instructions between parentheses, in the place directed |
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* |
repeat the instructions following the single asterisk as directed |
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* * |
repeat instructions between asterisks, as directed |
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** |
repeat instructions after asterisks as directed |
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ALT |
Alternate |
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approx |
Approximate |
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BEG |
Begin |
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Bet |
BETWeen |
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bo |
Bind Off |
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CA |
color attending |
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CA |
Color Applet |
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CB |
Color Blindness |
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CC |
contrasting color |
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cdd |
centered double decrease. sl2 tog, K1, pass the slipped stitches over |
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ch |
chain stitch |
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cm |
Centimeter |
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cn |
cable needle: short knitting needle, used as an aid in the twisting of a cable. |
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CO |
cast on |
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CONT |
Continue |
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cross 2 L |
cross 2 stitches to the left |
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cross 2 R |
cross 2 stitches to the right |
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DC |
Double Crochet |
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DEC |
Decrease |
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DK |
Double Knitting weight yarn |
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dp |
double pointed needle |
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DPN |
Double Pointed Needle |
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eon |
End of needle |
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EOR |
End of Row |
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FC |
Front Cross |
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fl |
Front Loop |
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Foll |
follow |
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G |
Gram (g) |
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g st |
garter stitch |
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GR |
Gram |
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GRP |
Group |
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HDC |
Half Double Crochet |
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HK |
Hook |
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IN |
Inch |
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INC |
Increase |
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INCL |
Include |
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K |
Knit |
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k tbl |
Knit stitch through the back loop |
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k-b |
knit stitch in row below |
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k-wise |
knit-wise |
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k1 f&b |
knit 1 stitch in the front, then in the back |
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K1 tbl, K1b |
Knit stitch through the back loop |
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k2tog |
knit 2 stitches together |
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k2tog tbl |
knit 2 stitches together, through the back loops |
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kfb |
knit 1 stitch in the front, then in the back |
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kll |
Knit left loop |
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krl |
Knit Right Loop |
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kwise |
knitwise |
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Lc |
left cross |
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LH |
Left Hand |
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LP |
Loop |
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lt |
Left Twist |
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m |
Meter |
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M1 |
make one stitch |
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M1 p-st |
make one purl stitch |
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M1A |
make 1 away |
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M1B |
make 1 back |
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M1F |
make 1 front |
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M1L |
make 1 left |
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M1R |
make 1 right |
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M1T |
make 1 towards |
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mb |
Make Bobble |
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Mc |
main color |
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MESA |
Miniature Electrostatic Accelerometer |
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mm |
Millimeter |
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NO |
Number |
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OZ |
Ounce |
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P |
Purl |
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p tbl |
purl through the back loop |
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p-b |
purl stitch in the row below |
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p-wise |
purl wise |
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p1 f&b |
purl the front of a stitch, then purl the back of the same stitch |
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P1 tbl, P1b |
purl through the back loop |
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p2tog |
purl two together |
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p2tog tbl |
purl 2 together through the back loops |
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PAT |
Pattern |
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PATT |
Pattern |
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pfb |
purl the front of a stitch, then purl the back of the same stitch |
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PM |
Place Marker |
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pnso |
pass next stitch over |
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pop |
popcorn bobble |
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pop |
popcorn stitch |
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PREV |
Previous |
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PSSO |
Pass the Slipped Stitch Over |
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PU |
Pick Up |
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pwise |
purlwise |
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RC |
right cross |
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rem |
remaining |
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REP |
Repeat |
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rev St st |
Reverse stocking stitch |
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RH |
Right Hand |
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rib |
ribbing |
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RND |
Round |
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RS |
Right Side |
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RT |
right twist |
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SC |
Single Crochet |
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Sk |
Skip |
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sk2p |
slip one stitch, knit two together, pass slipped stitch over |
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skp |
slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over |
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sl |
slip a stitch |
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sl 1 k-wise |
slip a stitch knit-wise |
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sl 1 p-wise |
slip a stitch purl-wise |
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Sl St |
Slip Stitch |
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sl1, k1, psso |
slip1, knit1, pass the slipped stitch over |
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sl1k |
slip a stitch knit-wise |
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sl1p |
slip a stitch purl-wise |
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slip knot |
an adjustable loop |
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SP |
Space |
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SS |
Slip Stitch |
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ssk |
slip, slip, knit those two stitches together |
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ssp |
Slip, Slip, Purl |
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sssk |
slip, slip, slip, knit three slipped stitches together |
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st |
stitch |
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St st |
Stocking stitch |
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TBL |
Through Back Loop |
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Tog |
Together |
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won |
wool over needle |
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wrn |
wool round needle |
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WS |
Wrong Side |
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wyib |
with yarn in back |
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wyif |
with yarn in front |
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yb |
yarn to the back |
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ybk |
yarn to the back |
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YD |
Yard |
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yds |
yards |
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yf |
Yarn Forward |
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YFON |
Yarn Forward and Over Needle |
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YFRN |
Yarn Forward and Round Needle |
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yfwd |
yarn forward |
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YO |
Yarn Over |
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yo twice |
yarn over twice |
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yo2 |
yarn over twice |
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YON |
Yarn Over Needle |
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YRN |
Yarn Round Needle |
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work instructions between brackets, as many times as directed |
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