Monday, August 29, 2005

Stitch Glossary

STITCH GLOSSARY
beg - beginning
CC - contrasting color
ch - chain
dc - double crochet
dec - decrease
inc - increase
k - knit
K1fb - this is an increase - Knit one in the front, but don't remove the stitch from the left needle,  then  go through the back loop. You have increased 2 sts from the original single st.
KSP-K1, then sl st back to LH needle, lift 2nd st on LH needle back over returned st and replace returned st on RH needle (1 st dec'd).
K2SP-K2 tog, then sl st back to LH needle, lift 2nd st on LH needle back over returned st and replace returned st on RH needle (2 sts dec'd).
LH - left hand
lp(s) - loop(s)
MC - main color
M1k-Pickup horizontal strand between st just worked and next st, place on LH needle, k this st (inc 1).
M1p-Pickup horizontal strand between st just worked and next st, place on LH needle, p this st (inc 1).
p - purl
psso - pass sl st over k st
pat(s) - pattern(s)
rep - repeat
RH - right hand
RS - right side
rnd(s) - round(s)
sc - single crochet
SKP - sl 1, k 1, psso
sl - slip
SSK - Sl 2 sts knitwise, insert point of LH needle through FRONTS of these 2 sts and k 2 tog.
st(s) - stitch(es)
TBL - through back lp(s)
tog - together
WS - wrong side
wyib - with yarn in BACK
wyif - with yarn in FRONT
yo - yarn over
end on WS - end having just completed a WS row.
end on RS - end having just completed a RS row.

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