Knitting Abbreviations

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A

A – Alternate

Approx - Approximately

B

BO – Bind Off / Cast Off

BLO – Back Loop Only

BWD – Backward

C

CO – Cast On

C4B – Cable 4 Back

C4F – Cable 4 Front

CB – Cable Back

CF – Cable Front

CM – Center Marker

D

DP – Double Pointed Needle

Dec – Decrease

Dp2 – Double Purl 2 Together

E

F

F – Front

FB – Front and Back (Increase)

FW – Front Wrap

Foll – Following

G

G – Gauge

GB – Gathered Back

Garter st – Garter Stitch

H

H – Hold

HP – Hold Purl

I

Inc – Increase

I-Cord – Knit Cord Edging

J

JW – Join With

K

K – Knit

K2tog – Knit Two Together

K3tog – Knit Three Together

KB – Knit Back

KF – Knit Front

Ktbl – Knit Through Back Loop

Kfb – Knit Front and Back (Increase)

L

L – Left

LH – Left Hand

LC – Left Cross (Cable)

LP – Loop Purl

M

M1 – Make One (Increase)

M1L – Make One Left

M1R – Make One Right

MC – Main Color

M – Marker

N

NC – New Color

NDL – Needle

O

O – Over

P

P – Purl

P2tog – Purl Two Together

P3tog – Purl Three Together

PL – Purl Loop

Ptbl – Purl Through Back Loop

PM – Place Marker

PW – Purl Wrap

Q

QS – Quick Stitch

R

RS – Right Side

RND – Round

Rep – Repeat

Rnd – Round

R – Row

S

SSK – Slip, Slip, Knit

SSP – Slip, Slip, Purl

St(s) – Stitch(es)

Sl – Slip

Sl1wyif - Slip 1 with yarn in front

Sl1wyib - Slip 1 with yarn in back

SP – Slip Purlwise

StSt – Stockinette Stitch

T

TBL – Through Back Loop

Tbl – Twist Back Loop

Tog – Together

U

V

W

WS – Wrong Side

WYIB – With Yarn In Back

WYIF – With Yarn In Front

W&T – Wrap and Turn (Short Row)

X

X – Cross

XC – Cross Cable

Y

YO – Yarn Over

YP – Yarn Purlwise

Z