Common Knitting Abbreviations
| beg |
beginning |
| bet |
between |
| BO |
bind off |
CC |
contrast color |
| ch |
chain |
| cn |
cable needle |
| CO |
cast on |
| dec |
decrease |
| dpn |
double pointed needle(s) |
| eor |
every other row |
| est |
established |
| inc |
increase |
| k1b |
knit 1 in back loop of stitch |
| k2tog |
knit 2 stitches together |
| K (or k) |
knit |
| MC |
main color |
| p1b |
purl 1 in back loop of stitch |
| P (or p) |
purl |
| pat |
pattern |
| psso |
pass slipped stitch over knit (or purl) stitch |
| rem |
remaining |
| rep |
repeat |
| rnd |
round
|
| RS |
right side |
| sk |
skip |
| sl |
slip |
| ssk |
slip 2 stitches, knit 2 slipped stitches together |
| St st |
stockinette stitch |
| st(s) |
stitches |
| tbl |
through the back loop |
| tog |
together |
| WS |
wrong side |
| yo |
yarn over |
| " |
inch or inches |
| * |
repeat the instructions following or between the asterisk(s) |
| [] |
repeat instructions within brackets as indicated |
| () |
repeat instructions inside parentheses as indicated |
Knitting Needle Conversion
(US Metric)
| 0 |
2mm |
| 1 |
2 1/4mm |
| 2 |
2 3/4mm |
| 3 |
3 1/4mm |
| 4 |
3 1/2mm |
| 5 |
3 3/4mm |
| 6 |
4mm |
| 7 |
4 1/2mm |
| 8 |
5mm |
| 9 |
5 1/2mm |
| 10 |
6mm |
| 10.5 |
6 1/2mm |
| 10.75 |
7mm |
| 11 |
8mm |
| 13 |
9mm |
| 15 |
10mm |
| 17 |
12mm |
| 19 |
15mm |
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