( )
– Refers to whatever is in the parentheses as a discrete group. As in “(K1, P2) 5 times.”
1×1 Rib
– K1, P1 Rib
2×2 Rib
– K2, P2 Rib
Across
– To the end of the row
Around
– To the end of the round
BLCO
– Backwards Loop Cast-On
BLO
– Back loop only
BO
– Bind Off
BO in Pattern
– Knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches as you bind off.
BOR
– Beginning of Round
Br-ssk
– Brioche slip, slip, knit: Slip 1 st knitwise, slip next st knitwise. One of these sts will have a wrap. Slip the stitch along with its wrap. Knit slipped sts together.
Break Yarn
– Cut yarn. Always leave a six-inch tail for weaving in.
British Crochet Terms
– While the stitches are made the same way, British and American patterns have different words for the same stitch.
Brk
– Brioche knit: Knit the stitch together with its wrap
Brp
– Brioche purl: Purl the stitch together with its wrap
CC
– Contrasting Color
CDD
– Centered Double Decrease
CH
– Chain stitch
Cn
– Cable needle
CO
– Cast On
DC
– Double crochet
DC
– Dark color
Garter St
– Garter Stitch
HDC
– Half-double crochet
In Pattern
– According to the same stitch-pattern you’ve been doing
Instep
– The half of the sock that goes around the front of the ankle
JMCO
– Judy's Magic Cast-On
JSSBO
– Jeny's Surprisingly-Stretchy Bind-Off
K
– Knit
K2tog
– Knit 2 Together
K2togtbl
– Knit 2 Together Through the Back Loops
KFB
– Knit Front and Back
Kitchener St
– Kitchener Stitch
LC
– Light color
LH
– Left-hand
LTCO
– Long-Tail Cast-On
LYS
– Local Yarn Store
M1
– Make One
M1L
– Make One Left
M1R
– Make One Right
Mattress St
– Mattress Stitch
MC
– Main Color
P
– Purl
P/u and Knit
– Pick up and knit
P2tog
– Purl 2 Together
PFB
– Purl Front and Back
PM
– Place Marker
PSO
– Pass Stitch Over
PSSO
– Pass Slipped Stitch Over
Rem
– Remain/Remaining
Rep
– Repeat
Rep From *
– Go back to the * and repeat. As in “K5, *(P2, K5), rep from * to end.”
Reverse St St
– Reverse Stockinette Stitch
RH
– Right-hand
Rnd(s)
– Round(s) – row(s) of round knitting
RS
– Right Side
S2KP
– Slip 2, Knit, Pass
SC
– Single crochet
SKP
– Slip, Knit, Pass
Sl 1
– Slip 1
Sl 1 wyif
– Slip one with yarn in front
SL ST
– Slip stitch
Sl1 wyib
– Slip one with yarn in back
SM
– Slip marker
SSK
– Slip, Slip, Knit
SSP
– Slip, Slip, Purl
St
– Stitch
St St
– Stockinette Stitch
Sts
– Stitches
TBL
– Through the back loop
To End
– To the end of the row/round
TR
– Triple crochet
Turn
– Turn your work around so that the other side is facing you
W&T
– Wrap and turn
Work Even
– Continue in the same stitch pattern without increasing or decreasing.
Work in Brioche stitch
– On DC rounds, when you come to a DC stitch with a wrap, br-p (see above). When you come to a LC stitch without a wrap, yfsl1yo (see below). On LC rounds, when you come to a LC stitch with a wrap, br-k (see above). When you come to a DC stitch without a wrap, yfsl1yo.
WPI
– Wraps per inch
WS
– Wrong Side
Wyib
– With yarn in back
Wyif
– With yarn in front
YF
– Yarn forward
Yfsl1yo
– Yarn forward, slip 1, yarnover: Move yarn to front, slip next st, bring yarn over needle to back, making a yarnover. The yarnover will pass over the slipped stitch and sit next to it like a cape.
YO
– Yarnover
