| alt | alternate |
| approx | approximately |
| beg | beginning; begin; begins |
| bet | between |
| BO | bind off |
| BOR | Beginning of Row/Round |
| CC | contrast color |
| cdd | slip 2 as if to knit 2 together, knit 1, pass slipped stitches over |
| cm | centimeter(s) |
| cn | cable needle |
| CO | cast on |
| cont | continue(s); continuing |
| dec | decrease |
| dpn(s) | double pointed needle(s) |
| fol | following; follows |
| g | grams |
| inc | increase |
| incl | including |
| k | knit |
| k2tog | knit two together |
| k3tog | knit three together |
| kfb | knit into front and back of stitch |
| ktbl | knit through back loop |
| k2togtbl | knit two together through back loop |
| kwise | knitwise |
| lli | left lifted increase (see our tutorial on lifted increases) |
| mm | millimeter/s |
| m1, m1L | with left needle, pick up strand between needles from front to back, and knit it through the back loop |
| m1R | with left needle, pick up strand between needles from back to front, and knit it through the front loop |
| m1P | with left needle, lift strand between needles from back to front, and purl it through the front loop |
| oz | ounce(s) |
| p | purl |
| p2tog | purl two together |
| p2togtbl | purl two together through the back loop |
| p3tog | purl three together |
| patt(s) | pattern(s) |
| pfb | purl into front and back of stitch |
| pm | place marker |
| psso | pass slipped stitch over |
| p2sso | pass 2 slipped stitches over |
| pwise | purlwise |
| rem | remaining |
| rep | repeat; repeating |
| rev st st | reverse stockinette stitch |
| rli | right lifted increase (see our tutorial on lifted increases) |
| rnd(s) | round(s) |
| rs | right side |
| skpsso | slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over |
| sk2psso | slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over |
| sl1k | slip 1 stitch knitwise |
| sl1p | slip 1 stitch purlwise |
| sl st | slip stitch (slip stitch purlwise unless otherwise noted) |
| sm | slip marker |
| ssk | slip 2 stitches as if to knit, pass the stitches to the left needle, knit both stitches together through the back loop; 1 st dec’d |
| sssk | slip 3 stitches as if to knit, pass the stitches to the left needle, knit all 3 stitches together through the back loop; 2 sts dec’d |
| ssp | With yarn in front, slip 2 stitches knitwise one at a time. Return both stitches to the left needle and purl the two stitches together through their back loops |
| st(s) | stitch(es) |
| st st | stockinette stitch |
| tbl | through back loop |
| tog | together |
| w&t | wrap and turn {see our tutorial} |
| wpi | wraps per inch |
| wyb | with yarn in back |
| wyf | with yarn in front |
| ws | wrong side |
| yd(s) | yard(s) |
| yo | yarn over |
| ** | repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as indicated |
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