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KNITTING TERMINOLOGY | Mens Knits

alt
alternate
approx

approximately
beg
begin, beginning
BLCO
Backwards Loop Cast-On
BO
Bind Off (cast off)
BOR
Beginning Of Round
cm
centimetre(s)
CC

Contrasting Color
circ
circular, circumference
CN
cable needle
CO
Cast On
cont
continue
dec, decs, dec’d
decrease, decreases, decreased
dpn(s)
double pointed needle(s)
est
established
foll
follow, following
g
gram(s)
G or garter st
knit all stitches on both right side and wrong side
inc, incs, inc’d
increase, increases, increased
K, k
knit
k1b
knit stitch in row below
k1f&b or kf&b
(increase) knit through the front and back of the next stitch
k2tog
(decrease) knit two stitches together
k2tog-tbl
knit two stitches together through back loops
k3tog
(decrease) knit 3 stitches together
KLL
(increase) Knit Left Loop
KRL
(increase) Knit Right Loop
ktbl
knit through the back loop
k-wise
knitwise. To insert your needle into a stitch as if to knit.
m
marker
m1
(increase) Make one stitch. Pick up the horizontal yarn between two stitches and knit into the back of it, thus making a new stitch.
m1 p-wise
(increase) Make one purl stitch. Pick up the horizontal yarn between two stitches and purl into the back of it, thus making a new stitch.
m1R
(increase) Make 1 Right
MC
Main Color
MD
(decrease) Mitered Decrease – Slip 2 sts tog k-wise (as if to k2tog), k1, pass the 2 slipped sts over.
P, p
Purl
P2tog
Purl two together
PCO
Provisional Cast-On
pf&b
purl through the front and back of the next stitch
PLL
(increase) Purl Left Loop:pm
place marker
PRL
(increase) Purl Right Loop
psso
pass the slipped stitch over
ptbl
purl through the back loop
PU
Pick Up stitches
p-wise
purlwise. To insert your needle into a stitch as if to purl.
rem
remain, remaining
rep
repeat
rev st st
reverse stockinette stitch (purl on the right side of the work, knit on the wrong side of the work)
rnd, rnds
round, rounds
RS
Right Side
Shadow Wrap (SWSR)
Shadow Wrap Short Rows
short row
short rows
sl
slip (stitches are slipped p-wise unless otherwise noted)
sl m
slip marker
ssk
(decrease) slip, slip, knit. Slip two stitches separately as if to knit, then place the left needle into the fronts of these two stitches and knit them together.
ssp
(decrease) slip, slip, purl. Slip two stitches separately as if to knit, slide these 2 sts back to left needle and purl them together through the back loops.
sssk
(double decrease) slip three stitches separately as if to knit, then place the left needle into the fronts of these three stitches and knit them together.
st, sts
stitch, stitches
St st
Stockinette stitch (knit on the right side of the work, purl on the wrong side of the work)
tbl
through the back loop
tog
together
WIP
Work In Progress
WS
Wrong Side
wyib
with yarn in back
wyif
with yarn in front
yd, yds
yard, yards
yo
yarn over
yo short rows
yarn over short rows