Knitting Abbreviations

How many times does it happen that you find an easy pattern for a beautiful scarf or a cute hat, but still have a hard time making it because of all the technical terms and abbreviations used in the instructions? You end up visiting other websites and search dictionaries to understand what to do next. So, here are the full forms for all those tricky abbreviations you often come across while working on a knitting project.

”	inch(es)	[]	work instructions within the brackets as directed
()	work instructions between the parentheses as directed	*	repeat all instructions following this single asterisk as directed
**	repeat all instructions within the two  asterisks as directed	alt	alternate
approx	approximately	beg	begin/beginning
BC	back cross	bet	between
bk2tog	brioche knit 2 together	bk3tog	brioche knit 3 together
bp2tog	brioche purl 2 together	BO	bind off
cco	cable cast on	ch	chain
CC	contrast color	cn	cable needle
cont	continue	CO	cast on
cross 2 R	cross 2 stitches to left (cable)	cross 2 L	cross 2 stitches to right (cable)
CA	color A	CB	color B
dtr	double treble	dec	decrease/decreases
dp/dpn(s)	double point needle(s)	dc	double crochet
DK	double knitting	EON	end of needle
est	established	ext	extension
foll	follow/following	FC	front cross
fl	front loop (s)	krl	knit right loop
g	gram	inc	increase/increasing
K/k	knit	k2tog	knit 2 (stitches) together
kwise	knit wise	ktbl	knit through the back loop
k1fb	knit 1 front & back	k1tbl	knit through back loop
k2tog tbl	knit 2 together, through back loop	kll	knit left loop
LT	Left twist	lp(s)	loop(s)
LH	left hand	LC	left cross
MB#2	Make bobble 2	m	meters
m1/m2	make 1 stitch/make 2 stitches	MC	main color
mm	millimeter	M1A	make 1 away
M1B	make 1 back	M1F	make 1 front
M1L	make 1 left	M1R	make 1 right
M1T	Make one towards	MB	make bobble
meas	measure(s)	ndl(s)	needles
no	number	oz	ounces
pwise	purlwise	p	purl
p1fb	purl 1 front & back	p2tog	purl 2 together
ptbl	purl through the back loop	p2tog tbl	purl 2 together, through back loop
pat/patt	pattern	pm	place marker
pr	previous row/previous round	psso	pass a slipped stitch over
p up	pick up and purl	prev	previous
pnso	pass next stitch over	pop	popcorn stitch
r	row	RC	right cross
rem	remain/remaining	rep	repeat
rev St st	Reverse stockinette (stocking) stitch	RH	right hand
rib	ribbing	rnd(s)	round (s)
RS	right side	RT	right twist
st(s)	stitches	s1k2p	slip 1, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over
SKP(skpo)	Slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over knit stitch	sl st	slip stitches
sp(s)	space(s)	ss	slip stitches (Canada)
ssk	slip 2 stitches and knit them together	ssp	slip 2 stitches and purl them together
sk2p	slip 1, knit 2 together, pass the slip stitch over the k2tog	sl1k	slip 1 knitwise
sssk	slip,slip,slip and knit them together	sk	skip
s2kp	slip 2 together, knit 1, pass the two slip stitches over	tog	together
T2L	twist two to the left	T2R	Twist two to the right
tbl	through the back loop	tfl	through the front loop
t-ch	turning chain	tr	treble
trtr	triple treble	wrn	wool around the needle
won	wool over the needle	WS	wrong side
wyif	with yarn in the front	wyib	with yarn in the back
WE	work even	yfwd/yf	yarn forward
yb (ybk)	yarn back	yd(s)	yard(s)
yon	yarn over needle	yrn	yarn around needle
yfrn	yarn forward and around the needle	yfon	yarn forward and over the needle
yo	yarn over	yrh	yarn round hook