Crochet Abbreviations
ch chain(s)
dc double crochet (UK: tr-treble)
dtr double treble (UK: trtr-triple treble)
grp(s) group(s)
hdc half double crochet (UK: htr-half treble)
lp(s) loop(s)
 
sc single crochet (UK: dc-double crochet)
sl st slip stitch (UK: sc-single crochet)
sp(s) space(s)
t-ch turning chain
tr treble (UK: dtr-double treble)
trtr triple treble (UK: qtr-quadruple treble)
     
Knitting Abbreviations
approx approximately
beg begin(ning)
CC contrasting color
cm centimeter(s)
cn cable needle
cont continue(ing)
dec decrease(ing)
dpn double pointed needles(s)
foll follow(s)(ing)
g gram(s)
inc increase(ing)
k knit
LH left-hand
m meter(s)
mm millimeter(s)
MC main color
M1 make one (see glossary)
oz ounce(s)
p purl
pat(s) pattern(s)
pm place marker
psso pass slip stitch(es) over
rem remain(s)(ing)
rep repeat
 
rev St st reverse stockinette stitch
RH right-hand
RS right side(s)
rnd(s) round(s)
SKP slip1, knit 1, pass slip stitch(es) over
SK2P slip 1 knit 2 stitches together,
pass slip stitch(es) over
sl slip
sl st slip stitch (UK: see glossary)
st(s) stitch(es)
St st stockinette stitch
(UK; stocking stitch)
tbl through back loop(s)
tog together
WS wrong side(s)
wyib with yarn in back
wyif with yarn in front
yd yard(s)
yo yarn over (hook or needle)
(UK:see glossary)
* repeat directions following * as
many times as indicated
[   ] repeat directions inside brackets
as many times as indicated
     
Glossary

BIND OFF:

To finish off an edge and keep stitches from unraveling by lifting the first stitch over the second, the second over the third, etc. (UK: cast off)
 

BIND OFF IN RIBBING:

Keep in the rib pattern as you bind off. (Knit the knit stitches, purl the purl stitches.) (UK: cast off in ribbing)
 

CAST ON:

Form a foundation row by making any number of loops on the knitting needle.
 

DECREASE:

Reduce the number of stitches in a row. (i.e., knit 2 together)
 

INCREASE:

Add to the number of stitches in a row. (i.e., knit in front and back of stitch)
 

KNITWISE:

Insert the needle into the stitch as if you were going to knit it.
 

MAKE ONE:

With tip of the needle, lift strand between last stitch knitted and next stitch on left-hand needle, place strand on left-hand needle and knit into back of it to increase 1 stitch.
 

PLACE MARKERS:

Loop a piece of contrast yarn or purchased stitch marker onto the needle.
 

PICK UP AND KNIT (PURL):

Knit (or purl) into the loops along an edge.

 

PURLWISE:

Insert the needle into the stitch as if you were going to purl it.
 

SELVAGE STITCH:

Edge stitch that helps make seaming easier.
 

SKIP:

Skip specified number of crochet stitches of the previous row and work into next stitch. (UK: miss)
 

SLIP, SLIP, KNIT:

Slip next 2 stitches knitwise, one at a time, to right-hand needle. Insert tip of left-hand needle into fronts of these stitches from left to right and knit them together to decrease 1 stitch.
 

SLIP STITCH:

In knitting, pass a stitch from the left- hand to the right-hand needle as if to purl without working it. In crochet, insert hook through loop or edge, yarn over and pull through loop on hook. (UK: abbreviation--ss or sc)
 

WORK EVEN:

Continue in specified pattern without increasing or decreasing. (UK: work straight)
 

YARN OVER:

In knitting, make a new stitch by placing the yarn over the right-hand needle. (UK: yfwd, yon, yrn)
In crochet, wind yarn around hook. (UK: yoh or yrh)

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