Knitting Abbreviations list

beg = beginning; begin; begins

bet = between

BO = bind off

CC = contrasting color

cm = centimeter(s)

cn = cable needle

CO = cast on

cont = continue(s); continuing

dec(s) = decrease(s); decreasing

dpn = double-pointed needle(s)

foll = following; follows

g = gram(s)

inc = increase(s); increasing

k = knit

kf&b = knit into front and back of same st

k2tog = knit two stitches together

kwise = knitwise

LC = left cross

m(s) = marker(s)

MC = main color

mm = millimeter(s)

M1 = make one (increase)

p = purl

plfx = purl into front and back of same st

p2tog = purl two stitches together

patt(s) = pattern(s)

pm = place marker

psso = pass slipped stitch over

p2sso = pass two slipped stitches over

pwise = purlwise

RC = right cross

rem = remain(s); remaining

rep = repeat; repeating

rev St st = reverse stockinette stitch

rib = ribbing

rnd(s) = round(s)

RS = right side

rev sc = reverse single crochet

sc = single crochet

sk = skip

sl = slip

sl st = slip stitch (sl 1 st pwise unless otherwise indicated)

ssk = slip 1 kwise, slip 1 kwise, k2 sl sts tog tbl (decrease)

ssp = slip 1 kwise, slip 1 kwise, p2 sl sts tog tbl (decrease)

st(s) = stitch(es)

St st = stockinette stitch

tbl = through back loop

tog = together

WS = wrong side

wyb = with yarn in back

wyf = with yarn in front

yo = yarn over

* = repeat starting point (i.e., repeat from *)

** = repeat all instructions between asterisks

() = alternate measurements and/or instructions

[] or () or {} = instructions that are to be worked as a group a specified number of times