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Knitting Abbreviations The most commonly used abbreviations in The Velvet Acorn designs. alt = alternate or alternately approx. approximately BO = bind off CC = contrast color ch = chain cn = cable needle CO = cast on cont = continue or continuing dpn = double pointed needles foll = follow or follows g st = garter stitch in or ins = inch or inches inc = increase incl = including k or K = knit k1b or k tbl = knit stitch through the back loop kfb or KFB = knit into the front and back of a stitch k2tog = knit two stitches together kwise = knitwise MC = main color m1 = make one no = number p or P = purl pfb = purl into the front and back of a stitch pm = place marker pnso = pass next stitch over psso = pass slip stitch over p tbl = purl through back loop p2tog = purl two stitches together pwise = purl wise rem = remain or remaining rep = repeat rev = reverse stockinette stitch rib = ribbing rnd or rnds = round or rounds RS = right side Knitting Abbreviations The most commonly used abbreviations in The Velvet Acorn designs. S2KP = slip two together, knit one, pass two slip stitches over sk = skip SKP = slip one, knit one, pass slip stitch over SK2P = slip one, knit two together, pass slip stitch over sl = slip sl st = slip stitch sp or sps = space or spaces ssk = slip the next two stitches knit wise, one at a time, to the right hand needle, knit these two slipped stitches together st or sts = stitch or stitches st = stochinette stitch tbl = through back loop tch = turning chain tog = together tr = treble trtr = triple treble WS = wrong side wyib = with yarn in back wyif = with yarn in front yb or ybk = yarn to the back yf or yrwd = yarn to the front or foward yo = yarn over. A yarn over is a decorative increase made by wrapping the yarn around the needle. There are various ways to make a yarn over depending on where it is placed. yo twice or yo 2 = yarn over two times yrn = yarn round needle * or ** = repeat from the * or ** all across or all around.

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