Knitting Abbreviations A to M

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/25/2008 - 12:05

List from A to M of
just about every knitting abbreviation and what it means

alt - alternate;alternately	g/gr – gram
BC - back cross; back cable	grp/grps – group;groups
beg - begin; begins; beginning	g st – garter stitch
blw – below;work into the loop below the next stitch	in/ins – inch, inches
BO– bind off OR bobble	inc – increase
C4F – cable 4 front ***number can be any amount ie C3F would be cable 3 front	incl – including
C4B – cable 4 back ***number can be any amount ie C3B would be cable 3 back	incs – increases
CC - contrasting color	k – knit
cm – centimeter	k b/k 1 b – knit stitch in row below or knit through back loop
cn – cable needle	kfb – knit into the front and back of stitch
CO – cast on	k tbl – knit through back loop
cont – continue	k2tog – knit two together
cross 2 L – cross two stitches to the left	kwise/K-wise – knit wise
cross 2 R – cross two stitches to the right	KP, KPK – knit and purl, or knit, purl, knit into same stitch as many times as there are letters
cross 2 RK – cross two stitches to the right, knitting	L – left
cross 2 LK - cross 2 stitches to the left,knitting	LC – left cross
cross 2 RP – cross 2 stitches to the right, purling	LH – left hand
cross 2 LP – cross 2 stitches to the left, purling	lp/lps – loop; loops
dec – decrease	LT – left twist
decs – decreases	m – meter
DK – double knitting	MB – make bobble
dp/dpn – double pointed needle	MC – main color
EON – end of needle	mm – millimeter
FC – front cross	m1 – make one
foll – follow

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