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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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