Common Knitting Abbreviations
beg……………………………………………… begin (ning)
bet ………………………………………………….. between
BO ………………………………………………….. bind off
CC ………………………………………. contrasting color
CO…………………………………………………….. cast on
ch………………………………………………………. chain
cm …………………………………………… centimeter (s)
cn……………………………………………… cable needle
cont ………………………………………………… continue
dec…………………………………. decrease (s) (d) (ing)
dpn…………………………….. double-pointed needle
EOR………………………………………. every other row
est ………………………………………………. established
g…………………………………………………………… gram
inc ………………………………….. increase (s) (d) (ing)
k…………………………………………………………… knit
kfb…………………………………… knit front and back
k2tog ………………..knit 2 stitches as if there were 1
kwise ……………………………………………… knitwise
LH ………………………………………………… left-hand
lp …………………………………………………………. loop
MB ……………………………………………. make bobble
MC ………………………………………………. main color
M1…………………….. make one (see Pattern Basics)
mm…………………………………………… millimeter (s)
oz………………………………………………………. ounce
p …………………………………………………………. purl
pat ……………………………………………………. pattern
pm…………………………………………….. place marker
psso …………………………… pass slipped stitch over
pu ……………………………………………………..pick up
pwise ……………………………………………… purlwise
RH……………………………………………….. right-hand
rem……………………………………………….. remaining
rep …………………………………………………….. repeat
rev ……………………………………………………. reverse
rev St st ………………….. Reverse Stockinette stitch
rnd………………………………………………….. round (s)
rm………………………………………………….. remove marker
RS ………………………………………………….. right side
sk ………………………………………………………….. skip
skp……………………………… Slip 1 knitwise, k1, pass
the slipped stitch over
sl ……………………………………………………………. slip
sm……………………………………………….. slip marker
ssk……………….. slip, slip, knit (see Pattern Basics)
ssp ………………. slip, slip, purl (see Pattern Basics)
sp………………………………………………………… space
st (s) ……………………………………………….. stitch (es)
St st ……………………………………… Stockinette stitch
tbl ………………………………………. through back loop
tog ……………………………………………………. together
WS………………………………………………… wrong side
WY ………………………………………………… waste yarn
wyib………………………………………. with yarn in back
wyif ………………………………………. with yarn in front
yb…………………………………………………… yarn back
yd (s)…………………………………………………… yard (s)
yf ………………………………………………… yarn forward
yo…………………………………………………….. yarnover
