Abbreviations



Nautical Yarn
Crochet and Knitting Abbreviations


Crochet Abbreviations  
ch chain(s) sc single crochet
(UK: dc-double crochet)
 
dc double crochet
(UK: tr-treble)
sl st slip stitch
(UK: sc-single crochet)
 
dtr double treble
(UK: trtr-triple treble)
sp(s) space(s)  
grp(s) group(s) t-ch turning chain  
hdc half double crochet
(UK: htr-half treble)
tr treble
(UK: dtr-double treble)
 
lp(s) loop(s) trtr triple treble
(UK: qtr-quadruple treble)
 
Knitting Abbreviations        


approx approximately rem remain(s)(ing)
beg begin(ning) rep repeat
CC contrasting color rev St st reverse stockinette stitch
cm centimeter(s) RH right-hand
cn cable needle RS right side(s)
cont continue(ing) rnd(s) round(s)
dec decrease(ing) SKP slip1, knit 1, pass slip stitch(es) over
dpn double pointed needles(s) SK2P slip 1 knit 2 stitches together,
pass slip stitch(es) over

foll follow(s)(ing) sl slip
g gram(s) sl st slip stitch
inc increase(ing) st(s) stitch(es)
k knit St st stockinette stitch
LH left-hand tbl through back loop(s)
m meter(s) tog together
MC main color WS wrong side(s)
M1 make one wyib with yarn in back
oz ounce(s) wyif with yarn in front
p purl yd yard(s)
pat(s) pattern(s) yo yarn over (hook or needle)
pm place marker * repeat directions following * as
many times as indicated

psso pass slip stitch(es) over [   ] repeat directions inside brackets
as many times as indicated






Glossary


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.


PICK UP AND KNIT (PURL):
Knit (or purl) into the loops along an edge.

BIND OFF IN RIBBING:
Keep in the rib pattern as you bind off. (Knit the knit stitches,
purl the purl stitches.)


PURLWISE:
Insert the needle into the stitch as if you were going to purl it.

CAST ON:
Form a foundation row by making any number of loops on the knitting needle.


SELVAGE STITCH:
Edge stitch that helps make seaming easier.

DECREASE:
Reduce the number of stitches in a row. (i.e., knit 2 together)


SKIP:
Skip specified number of crochet stitches of the previous row and work into next stitch.

INCREASE:
Add to the number of stitches in a row. (i.e., knit in front and back of stitch)


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.

KNITWISE:
Insert the needle into the stitch as if you were going to knit it.


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.

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.


WORK EVEN:
Continue in specified pattern without increasing or decreasing.

PLACE MARKERS:
Loop a piece of contrast yarn or purchased stitch marker onto the needle.


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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