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ABBREVIATIONS
Here’s a handy list of the most
common abbreviations
alt: alternate
approx: approximately
beg: beginning
BLO: back loops only
treble (tr) DECREASING ch: chain
Treble crochet is slightly ch sp: chain space
taller than half treble double crochet treble two cn: cable needle
crochet but is made in a two together together cont: continue
similar way dc: double crochet
(dc2tog) (tr2tog) dec: decrease
Turn two crochet stitches This is similar to ‘dc2tog’ dtr: double treble
into one with this but is worked with FLO: front loops only
simple method treble stitches foll: following
htr: half treble
inc: increase
k: knit
kfb: knit into front and
back of next stitch
kwise: knitwise
1 (You will need a turning k2tog: knit two together
chain of three stitches). 1 Insert hook through next LH: left-hand
Yarn over the hook. Insert stitch, yarn over hook, draw 1 Yarn over the hook. Insert m1: make one stitch by picking
the hook through the stitch. the hook through the stitch. up horizontal loop before next
back through work. Two Yarn over the hook and
loops on hook. Insert hook draw back through the stitch and knitting into back of it
into next stitch, yarn over work. There will be three meas: measures
hook, draw back through. loops of yarn on the hook. p: purl
Three loops on hook. pfb: purl into front and back
Yarn over the hook and of next stitch
draw through the first two pm: place stitch marker
loops. This will leave two psso: pass slipped stitch over
loops on the hook. Yarn pwise: purlwise
over the hook and insert p2tog: purl two together
through the next stitch, rem: remaining
yarn over the hook and
2 Yarn over the hook and draw through the work. rep: repeat
draw back through the There will be four loops of rev: reverse
work, there will be three 2 Yarn over hook, draw yarn on the hook. Yarn over RH: right-hand
loops of yarn on the hook. RS: right side
through all three loops. hook and draw through skpo: slip one, knit one,
One loop on hook. two loops. This will leave pass slipped stitch over
three loops on the hook.
sl 1: slip one stitch
VIDEO sl st: slip stitch
sm: slip stitch marker
sp(s): space(s)
OF THE ssk: one by one, slip next two
stitches knitwise, put left-hand
2 Yarn over hook and draw needle through front loops of
MONTH through all three loops on both slipped stitches and knit
3 Yarn over the hook and the hook. This will leave them together
one loop on the hook.
draw through the first two st(s): stitch(es)
loops. This will leave two st st: stocking stitch
loops on the hook. (knit one row, purl one row)
tbl: through back loop
tog: together
tr: treble
WS: wrong side
wyib: with yarn in back
wyif: with yarn in front
yb: yarn back
yfwd: yarn forward
(between knit stitches)
yoh: yarn over hook
yon: yarn over needle (between
4 Yarn over the hook and
draw through all the loops. a purl and a knit stitch)
This will leave one loop on youtube.com/thecraftschannel yrn: yarn round needle
the hook. (between purl stitches and
between a knit and a purl stitch)
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