Knitting Abbreviations

Same with the Crochet Abbreviation, I was cleaning up my bookmarks on my browser and found this page I saved for later!

This list is from WillowYarn and I will add anything else to it if needed.

approx - Approximately
beg - Begin/Beginning
bo - Bind Off
cc - Contrasting Color
cdd -- sl 1, k2tog.psso
cm - Centimeter
cn - Cable Needle
co - Cast On
cont - Continue
dec - Decreases
dpn - Double Pointed Needles
inc - Increase
k - Knit
k2tog - Knit 2 stitches together
k3tog - Knit 3 stitches together
kfb - Knit in the Front and Back of the next Stitch
k-wise - Knitwise
m - Marker
m1 - Make 1
m1l - Make 1 Left
m1r - Make 1 Right
m1p - Make 1 Purl
mc - Main Color
p - Purl
pat - Pattern
pm - Place Marker
psso - Pass Slipped Stitch Over
p-wise - Purlwise
rem - Remain
rep - Repeat
rnd - Round(s)
rs - Right Side
s2kp - Slip 2 together, Knit 1, Pass Slipped Stitches over Knit Stitch
sk - Skip
skp - Slip, Knit, Pass Slipped Stitch Over
sk2p - Slip 1, Knit 2 Together, Pass Slip Stitch Over the Knit 2 Together
sl - Slip
slm - Slip Marker
ssk - Slip, Slip, Knit these 2 Stitches Together
st st - Stockinette Stitch
st - Stitch
tog - together
w&t - Wrap and Turn
ws - Wrong Side
wyib - With Yarn in Back
wyif - With Yarn in Front
yfwd - Yarn Forward
yo - Yarn Over

Crochet Abbreviations

Anyone who knows me know I keep everything! And the same goes with bookmarks on an internet browser. I save it for later and never get around to looking at it! So now as I try to clean up my browser I found 3 (yes three) different posts about Crochet Abbreviations that I saved a long time ago. Hopefully, this helps anyone struggling with the terms and reading patterns and it will help in my clean up process!

I am going to start with the blog I read at Mooglyblog.com and then add to the list as I go.

alt - Alternative/Alternate
beg - Begin/Beginning
bet - Between
blo - Back Loop Only
bp - Back Post
bpdc - Back Post Double Crochet
bpsc - Back Post Single Crochet
bptc - Back Post Treble Crochet
CA - Color A
CC - Contrasting Color
ch sp(s) - Chain Space(s)
cl - Cluster
cm - Centimeter
cont - Continue
csdc - Chainless Starting Double Crochet
dec - Decrease
inv dec - Invisible Decrease
dtr - Double Treble
edc - Extended Double Crochet
ehdc - Extended Half Double Crochet
esc - Extended Single Crochet
fdc - Foundation Double Crochet
fhdc - Foundation Half Double Crochet
flo - Front Loop Only
FO - Finish Object or Finish Off
fsc - Foundation Single Crochet
fp - Front Post
fpdc - Front Post Double Crochet
fpsc - Front Post Single Crochet
fptr - Front Post Treble Crochet
hbdc - Herringbone Double Crochet
HOTH - Hot Off The Hook
inc - Increase
ldc - Linked Double Crochet
lp(s) - Loops
ltr - Linked Treble Crochet
MC - Main Color
MC/ MR - Magic Circle/ Magic Ring
p - Picot
pm - Place Marker
prev - Previous
quadtr - Quadruple Treble
rem - Remaining
rep - Repeat
rnd - Round
RS - Right Side
rsc - Reverse Single crochet (Crab Sitich)
sk - Skip
sl st(s) - Slip Stitch(es)
sp(s) - Space(s)
st(s) - Stitch(es)
tbl - Through Back Loop
tch - Turning Chain
tog - Together
tr - Treble
trtr - Triple Treble
UFO - UnFinished Object
WIP - Work In Progress
WS - Wrong Side
yo - Yarn Over

Different Types of Stitches:
CH - Chain
SC - Single Crochet
DC - Double Crochet
HDC - Half Double Crochet
V ST - V Stitch
Blanket Stitch