On this page, I have listed all knitting terms used in my patterns.
B
C
D
K
k
k2tog
knit 2 stitches together
kfb
knit in the front and back of a stitch (1 stitch increased)
kfbf
knit front, back, front = 2 sts increased.
ktbl
knit through back loop
L
LT
Left twist. Slip 1 st kwise, slip another st kwise, then slip those sts back to the left hand needle. Approaching from the back knit into the back of the second st, then knit into the back of both sts together and slip them from the needle.
M
m1l
Make left leaning increase. Pick up the bar between the stitch you knit and the one you’re about to knit, bringing the needle from front to back. Then knit into the back of the stitch.
m1r
Make right leaning increase. Pick up the bar between the last stitch you knit and the one you’re about to knit, bringing the needle from the back to the front. Then knit into the front of this stitch
MC
main color
mds
Make double stitch. Slip 1 stitch purlwise with yarn in front. Bring yarn up, over and back to pull on the slipped stitch until it slides around to show two legs. Tutorial with images here.
P
p
p2tog
purl 2 stitches together
pm
place marker
psso
pass slipped stitch over
ptbl
purl through back loop
R
RS
right side
RT
Right twist. K2tog leaving the sts on the left-hand needle, then knit the first sts only and slip both sts from the needle.
S
sl
slip stitch purlwise
sm
slip marker
ssk
slip 1 st kwise, slip another st kwise, then slide the left-hand needle into the front part of both stitches and knit them together ( = decrease 1 st ).
st / sts
stitch / stitches
T
tbl
through back loop
W
WS
wrong side
wyib
with yarn in back
wyif
with yarn in front
Y
yo
yarn over
