Knitting Abbreviations N to Z
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/25/2008 - 12:12
List of knitting abbreviations from N to Z
| no – number | sl st – slip stitch |
| 00,000 – wind yarn around the needle as many times as there are zeros | sp/sps – space;spaces |
| oz – ounce | ssk – slip , slip, knit |
| P – purl | st/sts – stitch;stitches |
| pat/patt/pats – pattern;patterns | St st – stockinette stitch |
| p-b – purl in stitch in the row below | tbl – through back loop |
| pfb – purl into the front and back of a stitch | tog – together |
| pnso – pass next stitch over | WS – wrong side |
| psso- pass slip stitch over | won – wool over needle |
| p tbl – purl through back loop | wrn – wool round needle |
| p2tog – purl two together | wyib – with yarn in back |
| pwise/p-wise – purl wise |
wyif – with yarn in front |
| R - right | yb/ybk – yarn to the back |
| RC – right cross | yf/yfwd – yarn to the front or forward |
| rem – remain; remaining | yfon – yarn forward and over needle |
| rep – repeat | yfrn – yarn forward and round needle |
| rev St st – reverse stockinette stitch |
yo – yarn over |
| RH – right hand | yo2/yo twice – yarn over two times |
| rib – ribbing | yon – yarn over needle |
| rnd/rnds – round; rounds | yrn – yarn round needle
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| RS – right side | |
| RT – right twist | |
| sk – skip | |
| SKP – slip one, knit one, pass slip stitch over | |
| sl – slip |