| Abbreviation | Description |
|
| approx | approximately |
| beg | beginning |
| BO | bind off |
| CC | contrasting color |
| ch | chain |
| cm | centimeter |
| cn | cable needle |
| CO | cast on |
| cont | continue |
| dec | decrease |
| dpn | doublepointed needle |
| foll | following |
| g | gram |
| inc | increase |
| k | knit |
| k1f&b | knit into front and back of same stitch |
| K2tog | knit two stitches tog |
| kwise | knitwise |
| LC | left cross |
| LH | left-hand |
| lp | loop |
| m | marker |
| MC | main color |
| mm | millimeter |
| M1 | make 1 stitch |
| M1 p-st | make 1 purl stitch |
| oz | ounce |
| p | purl |
| patt | pattern |
| pm | place marker |
| psso | pass slip stitch over [ ] repeat directions inside brackets as many times as indicated |
| p1f&b | purl into front & back of same stitch |
| p2tog | purl 2 sts together |
| Pwise | purlwise |
| RC | right cross |
| rem | remaining |
| rep | repeat |
| rev St st | reverse stockinette stitch |
| RH | right-hand |
| RS | right side |
| rnd | round |
| SKP | slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over |
| SK2P | slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slip over |
| sl | slip |
| sl st | slip stitch |
| ssk | slip, slip, knit means slip 2 sts knitwise then knit them tog |
| sssk | slip, slip, slip, knit slip 3 sts knitwise then knit them tog |
| st(s) | stitch(es) |
| St st | stockinette stitch |
| tbl | through back loop |
| tog | together |
| WS | wrong side |
| wyib | with yarn in back |
| wyif | with yarn in front |
| yd | yard |
| yo | yarn over repeat directions following * as many times as indicated |
