Deborah Knits | ABBREVIATIONS

common abbreviations

This is a list of common (and not-so-common) abbreviations. If you have an abbreviation you do not understand or one you would like to see added to this list, please email Deborah.

*The general rule is to slip stitches purlwise unless otherwise indicated. Always slip stitches knitwise for ssk unless the instructions state to slip them purlwise.
approx	approximately	M1R	make one twisted right	sk2po	slip 2 sts tog; k1, pass 2 slipped sts over
beg	begin(ning)	M1p	make one purlwise	skp	slip 1 kwise, k1, psso
bet	between	MB	make bobble	skpo	see skp
BO	bind off	MC	main color	sl	slip
CC	contrasting color	mm	millimeter(s)	sl 1	slip 1 stitch*
CO	cast on	oz	ounce	sl 1k	slip 1 stitch kwise*
ch	chain	p	purl	sl 1p	slip 1 stitch pwise*
cm	centimeter(s)	p2sso	pass 2 slipped stitches over	sl st	slip stitch
cn	cable needle	p2tog	purl 2 stitches together	ssk	slip kwise, slip kwise, knit
cont	cont	p3tog	purl 3 stitches together	ssp	slip, kwise, slip kwise, purl
dec	decrease(s)(ing)(d)	pat(ts)	pattern	sp	space
dpn	double-pointed needle	patt rep	pattern repeats	st(s)	stitch(es)
EOR	every other row	pb	place bead	St st	stockinette stitch
est	established	pm	place marker	tbl	through back loop
foll	following	psso	pass slipped stitch over	tog	together
g	gram	pwise	purlwise	WS	wrong side
g st	garter stitch	RH	right-hand	WY	waste yarn
inc(s)	increase(s)(ing)(d)	rem	remaining	wyib	with yarn in back
k	knit	rep(s)	repeat(s)	wyif	with yarn in front
k2tog	knit 2 stitches together	rev	reverse	yb	yarn back
k3tog	knit 3 stitches together	rev st st	reverse stockinette stitch	ybk	yarn to back
kwise	knitwise	rnd(s)	round(s)	yd(s)	yard(s)
LH	left-hand	RS	right side	yf	yarn forward
lp	loop	RT	right twist	yfwd	yarn forward
LT	left twist	sk	skip	yo	yarnover
M1	make one (increase)			yrn	yarn around needle
M1L	make one twisted left			yon	yarn over needle