KNITTING ABBREVIATIONS
rnd(s)
Round(s)
inc
Increase
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CDD
Centered double decrease
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Repeat instructions between parenthesis as directed
C-E
Color E
C-D
Color D
C-C
Color C
C-B
Color B
C-A
Color A
CC
Contrasting color
MC
Main color
BO
Bind off
BOR
Beginning of round
BOR m
Beginning of round marker
CA
Cast Away (sometimes used in crochet)
CN
Cable Needle
CO
Cast-on
F/O
Finish Off
FLO
Front Loop Only
GCO
Garter Cast-on
garter
Garter Stitch
k1b
Knit 1 Backwards
k1tbl
Knit 1 through the Back Loop
k2tog
Knit 2 Together
k2tog tbl
Knit 2 together through the back loop
k3tog
Knit 3 together
Kfb
Knit front and back
p1tbl
Purl 1 through the Back Loop
p2tog
Purl 2 together
p2tog tbl
Purl 2 together through the back loop
p3tog
Purl 3 together
pfb
Purl front and back
RS
Right side
rep
Repeat
W&T
Wrap and turn
WS
Wrong side
YO
Yarn over
bfr
Backward Front Row
blo
Back Loop Only
c4b
Cable 4 Back
c4f
Cable 4 Front
dec
Decrease
dpn(s)
Double pointed needle(s)
k
Knit
m
Stitch marker
m1
Make 1
m1l
Make 1 left
m1r
Make 1 right
p
Purl
pm
Place marker
rm
Remove marker
sl
Slip
sl BOR m
Slip beginning of round marker
sl1
Slip 1 (slip one stitch)
sl1K
Slip 1 knitwise
sl1P
Slip 1 purlwise
sm
Slip marker
ssk
Slip, slip, knit
st st
Stockinette stitch
st(s)
Stitch(es)
tbl
Through the back loop
tog
Together