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BIND OFF (CAST OFF):
To finish off an edge and keep stitches from unraveling by lifting the first stitch over the second, the second over the third, etc. |
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PICK UP AND KNIT (PURL):
Knit (or purl) into the loops along an edge. |
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BIND OFF IN RIBBING:
Keep in the rib pattern as you bind off. (Knit the knit stitches,
purl the purl stitches.) |
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PURLWISE:
Insert the needle into the stitch as if you were going to purl it. |
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CAST ON:
Form a foundation row by making any number of loops on the knitting needle. |
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SELVAGE STITCH:
Edge stitch that helps make seaming easier. |
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DECREASE:
Reduce the number of stitches in a row. (i.e., knit 2 together) |
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SKIP:
Skip specified number of crochet stitches of the previous row and work into next stitch. |
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INCREASE:
Add to the number of stitches in a row. (i.e., knit in front and back of stitch) |
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SLIP, SLIP, KNIT:
Slip next 2 stitches knitwise, one at a time, to right-hand needle. Insert tip of left-hand needle into fronts of these stitches from left to right and knit them together to decrease 1 stitch. |
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KNITWISE:
Insert the needle into the stitch as if you were going to knit it. |
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SLIP STITCH:
In knitting, pass a stitch from the left- hand to the right-hand needle as if to purl without working it. In crochet, insert hook through loop or edge, yarn over and pull through loop on hook. |
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MAKE ONE:
With tip of the needle, lift strand between last stitch knitted and next stitch on left-hand needle, place strand on left-hand needle and knit into back of it to increase 1 stitch. |
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WORK EVEN:
Continue in specified pattern without increasing or decreasing. |
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PLACE MARKERS:
Loop a piece of contrast yarn or purchased stitch marker onto the needle. |
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YARN OVER:
In knitting, make a new stitch by placing the yarn over the right-hand needle.
In crochet, wind yarn around hook. |
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