Rachel "Ivy" Clarke

Abbreviations used in our knitting patterns

as foll
as follows

beg
begin or beginning

BO
bind off

CC
contrasting color, used when more than one color is used in a pattern

cn
cable needle

CO
cast on

dec (dec'd)
decrease (decreased)

inc
increase

k
knit

k2tog
knit two together

k3tog
knit three together

kfb
knit into the front and then the back of the same st to inc by 1 st

kfbf
knit into the front and then the back and then the front of the same st to inc by 2 st

kwise
knitwise

m
marker

M1L
With left needle, lift strand between needles from front to back. Knit the loop through the back.

M1R
With left needle, lift strand between needles from back to front. Knit the loop through the front.

MC
main color, used when more than one color yarn is used in a pattern

meas
measures

ndl (ndls)
needle (needles)

p
purl

p2tog
purl two together

p3tog
purl three together

patt
pattern

pm
place marker

psso
pass slipped stitch over

pwise
purlwise

rep
repeat

rnd (rnds)
round (rounds)

rem
remain (remaining)

rev
reverse or reversing

RS
right side

sl
slip

ssk
slip two stitches knitwise, then knit them together

sssk
slip three stitches knitwise, then knit them together

st (sts)
stitch (stitches)

st st
stockinette stitch

tbl
through back loop(s)

tog
together

WS
wrong side

w&t
wrap and turn

wyif
with yarn in front

yo
yarn over