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Here you will find commonly used abbreviations and their meanings. K
- knit
P - purl
st - stitch
stst - stocking stitch, also known as stockinette - 1 row of knit
followed by 1 row of purl.
RS - right side - the side of the work which will be outermost when
worn
WS - wrong side - the side of the work which will be innermost when
worn.
MC - main colour yarn
CC - contract colour yarn
Inc - increase - if not specified then use your preferred method
yfwd - yarn forward - bring the yarn between the needles to the
front of the work.
Sl - slip the next st on the left hand needle to the right hand needle
without knitting it.
K2tog - knit the next 2 sts together as one (a decrease)
psso - pass the slipped st over the next knitted stitch
dec - decrease - if not specified then use your preferred method
P2tog - purl the next 2 sts on the needle together as one (a decrease)
SSK - slip, slip, knit - slip the next 2 sts as if to knit, then knit
them together. (a decrease)
x - times - e.g. rep 2 x = repeat 2 times.
rep - repeat
rem - remaining
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