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Standardized Abbreviations
beg: begin(ning)
BO: bind off
CC: contrasting color
CO: cast on
cont: continue
dec: decrease
dpn: double pointed needles
felt(ing) or full(ing): a process of washing wool or wool-blend yarn in hot water and with a special kind of soap in order to transform wool into felt-like material. (See our femiknitz yahoo group for more)
foll: following
g: grams
Gart st: garter stitch—when knitting back and forth, knit every row. When knitting in the round, knit 1 row, purl 1 row.
inc: increase(ing)—done either by knitting in the front and the back of the next stitch or picking up yarn between stitches and making a new stitch.
k: knit
k2tog: knit two stitches together
MC: main color
m1: make 1 stitch—same as inc
p: purl
p2tog: purl 2 stitches together
patt: pattern
psso: pass slipped stitch over
rem: remaining
rep: repeat
RS: right side of work—meaning the side that everyone sees
rnd: round
ssk: slip two stitches knit-wise, then knit the two stitches together
ssp: slip two stitches purl-wise, then purl the two stitches together
sl: slip
sl st: slip stitch
st(s): stitch(es)
St st: stockinette stitch—when knitting back and forth, knit 1 row, purl one row. When knitting in the round, knit every row.
tog: together
WS: wrong side of work—meaning the side that you don’t want people to see
YO: yarn over
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