Knitting Abbreviations - KarensVariety.com

A
alt	alternate
approx	approximately
B
BO	bind off
bal	color A (B)
beg	begin or beginning
bet	between
bl	block
C
CC	contrasting color
cm(s)	centimetre(s)
cn	cable needle
CO	cast on
cont	continue
D
dec or decr	decrease
DP or dpn	double pointed needles
E
eon	end of needle
eor	every other row
est	established
F
FL	front loops
foll	following
G
g or gr	gram
grp(s)	group(s)
G st	Garter stitch
I
in(s)	inch - inches
inc or incr	increase
incl	inclusive
K
k	knit
k1b	knit 1 in back loop of stitch
k2tog	knit 2 stitches together
kwise	knitwise
L
LH	left hand
LS	left side
LWF	leave wool forward
lp(s)	loop(s)
M
m(s)	metre(s)
MC	main color
m1	make 1 stitch
m1 p-st	make 2 purl stitch
mm	milimetre(s)
M St	Moss stitch
N
ndl	needle
O
oz	ounce
P
p	purl
p1b	purl 1 in back loop of stitch
p2tog	purl two stitches together
pat(s) or patt(s)	pattern(s)
pc st	popcorn stitch
pfb	purl into front and back of a stitch
pm	placemaker
pop	popcorn
prev	previous
pnso	pass next stitch over
psso	pass slip stitch over
pwise	purlwise
R
rev St st	reverse stockinette stitch
RH	right hand
rem	remaining
rep	repeat
rib	ribbins
rnd(s)	round(s)
RS	right side
S
sk	skip
SKP	slip one, knit one, pass slip stitch over
sl	slip
sl st	slip stitch
ss	slip stitch
ssk	slip, slip, knit
st(s)	stitch(es)
St s	Stocking stitch
T
tog	together
W
WAN	wool around needle
wb	wool to the back
wf	wool to the front
wfwd	wool forward
WO	wool over
WON	wool over needle
wo2	wool over twice
wrn	wool round needle
WS	wrong side
wwib	with wool in back
wwif	with wool in front
wyib	with yarn in back
wyif	with yarn in front
Y
YAN	yarn around needle
yb	yarn to the back
yf	yarn to the front
yfwd	yarn forward
YO	yarn over
YON	yarn over needle
yo2	yarn over twice
yrn	yarn round needle