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Abbreviations, Pattern Basics and References
Abbreviations
beg……………………………………………… begin (ning)
bet ………………………………………………….. between
BO ………………………………………………….. bind off
CC ………………………………………. contrasting color
CO…………………………………………………….. cast on
ch………………………………………………………. chain
cm …………………………………………… centimeter (s)
cn……………………………………………… cable needle
cont ………………………………………………… continue
dec…………………………………. decrease (s) (d) (ing)
dpn…………………………….. double-pointed needle
EOR………………………………………. every other row
est ………………………………………………. established
g…………………………………………………………… gram
inc ………………………………….. increase (s) (d) (ing)
k…………………………………………………………… knit
k2tog ………………..knit 2 stitches as if there were 1
kwise ……………………………………………… knitwise
LH ………………………………………………… left-hand
lp …………………………………………………………. loop
MB ……………………………………………. make bobble
MC ………………………………………………. main color
M1…………………….. make one (see Pattern Basics)
mm…………………………………………… millimeter (s)
oz………………………………………………………. ounce
p …………………………………………………………. purl
pat ……………………………………………………. pattern
pm…………………………………………….. place marker
psso …………………………… pass slipped stitch over
pu ……………………………………………………..pick up
pwise ……………………………………………… purlwise
RH……………………………………………….. right-hand
rem……………………………………………….. remaining
rep …………………………………………………….. repeat
rev ……………………………………………………. reverse
Rev St st ………………….. Reverse Stockinette stitch
rnd………………………………………………….. round (s)
RS ………………………………………………….. right side
sk ………………………………………………………….. skip
skp……………………………… Slip 1 knitwise, k1, pass
the slipped stitch over
sl ……………………………………………………………. slip
ssk……………….. slip, slip, knit (see Pattern Basics)
ssp ……………………………………………. slip, slip, purl
sp………………………………………………………… space
st (s) ……………………………………………….. stitch (es)
St st ……………………………………… Stockinette stitch
tbl ………………………………………. through back loop
tog ……………………………………………………. together
WS………………………………………………… wrong side
WY ………………………………………………… waste yarn
wyib………………………………………. with yarn in back
wyif ………………………………………. with yarn in front
yb…………………………………………………… yarn back
yd (s)…………………………………………………… yard (s)
yf ………………………………………………… yarn forward
yo…………………………………………………….. yarnover
Pattern Basics
While working any pattern in this publication, when several sizes are given, the first set of instructions refers to the smallest size, with remaining sizes in parentheses, unless otherwise noted.
There are several basic techniques often used in knitting patterns. They are listed below for easy reference.
Long Tail Cast On – Provides a firm, yet elastic cast on edge. Step 1: Measure out a length approximately four times longer than the width of the finished piece. Make a slip knot. Step 2: Wrap the working yarn around index finger and the yarn tail over the thumb. Hold both yarn ends with last three fingers. Step 3: Insert needle under yarn in front of thumb and over and behind yarn on index finger and down through loop on thumb. Step 4: Remove thumb from loop and tighten loop on needle. Repeat Steps 2-4. There are video tutorials available online to help walk you through these pattern basics. Visit www.arendaholladay.com and refer to the index.
Bind Off – Work first stitch, work second stitch, slip first stitch over second stitch. There are video tutorials available online to help walk you through these pattern basics. Visit www.arendaholladay.com.
Bind Off in Pattern – As you bind off, work the stitches as called for in the pattern. There are video tutorials available online to help walk you through these pattern basics. Visit www.arendaholladay.com and refer to the index.
K2tog – Right slanting decrease. Insert needle into the second stitch on the left hand needle and into the first stitch. Knit them together as if one stitch. There are video tutorials available online to help walk you through these pattern basics. Visit www.arendaholladay.com.
SSK – Left slanting decrease. Slip the first stitch knitwise, slip the second stitch knitwise. Insert the needle through the back of the stitches as if one stitch. There are video tutorials available online to help walk you through these pattern basics. Visit www.arendaholladay.com.
Bar Increase – Creates a “purl bump” to the left of the increase. Knit the stitch but do not remove it from the needle. Knit into the back of the loop. Transfer both stitches to the right needle.
M1 – Increase made from the horizontal bar between stitches. It can be open (similar to a yarn over [YO]), slant to the right or to the left. Open M1: Knit into the strand between the stitch you just knit and the next stitch. M1R: Insert the left needle from the back to front under the strand between the stitches. Knit the stitch through the loop to twist the stitch. M1L: Insert the left needle from the front to the back under the strand between the stitches. Knit the stitch through the back loop to twist the stitch. There are video tutorials available online to help walk you through these pattern basics. Visit www.arendaholladay.com.
Lifted Increases – Increase made using the leg of the stitch in the row below. Lifted increases slant to the right or left. Inc1R-Right Slanting: Insert the needle into the top of the loop of the stitch below. Knit this loop. Inc1L-Left Slanting: Knit the stitch. Since you have knit the stitch, you don’t use the top of the loop just below the stitch you just knit, but the one below that. Insert the left needle into that loop. Insert the right needle into the back of the loop to twist the stitch. M1L: Insert the left needle from the front to the back under the strand between the stitches. Knit the stitch through the back loop to twist the stitch. There are video tutorials available online to help walk you through these pattern basics. Visit www.arendaholladay.com.
References
Backstitch Bind Off
Stanley, Montse, Knitter’s Handbook, Reader’s Digest, Pleasantville, NY 1992, pgs 89-90.
Buttonholes
Vance, Carolyn, “On Your Way to the Masters, Cast On, May – July 2008, pgs 64-65.
Wiseman, Nancie, The Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques, Martingale & Company, Woodinville, WA, 2002, pgs 111-126.
Crochet Edge
Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine, Vogue Knitting, Pantheon Books, NY, NY, 1989, pgs 210-211.
Stanley, Montse, Reader’s Digest Knitter’s Handbook, Pleasantville, NY, 1993, pg 262.
Wiseman, Nancie, The Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques, Martingale & Company, Woodinville, WA, 2002, pgs 106-107.
Decrease Bind Off
Stanley, Montse, Knitter’s Handbook, Reader’s Digest, Pleasantville, NY, 1992, pgs 85-86.
Eyelet (YO) Buttonholes
Wiseman, Nancie, The Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques, Martingale & Company, Woodinville, WA, 2002, pg 118.
Grafting Ribbing
Buss, Katarina, Big Book of Knitting, Sterling Publishing Co, Inc., NY, NY 1999.
Horizontal Buttonholes
Wiseman, Nancie, The Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques, Martingale & Company, Woodinville, WA, 2002, pg 114.
Horizontal to Vertical Seams
Editors of Vogue Knitting, Vogue Knitting, Pantheon Books, NY, NY, 1989, pg 100.
Holladay, Arenda, “On Your Way to the Masters”, Cast On, Feb – April 2008, pgs 64-65.
Wiseman, Nancie, The Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques, Martingale & Company, Woodinville, WA, 2002, pgs 64-65.
Invisible Horizontal Seams
Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine, Vogue Knitting, Pantheon Books, NY, NY, 1989, pg 100.
Holladay, Arenda, “On Your Way to the Masters”, Cast On, Feb – April 2008, pgs 64-65.
Stanley, Montse, Reader’s Digest Knitter’s Handbook, Pleasantville, NY, 1993, pg 249.
Wiseman, Nancie, The Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques, Martingale & Company, Woodinville, WA, 2002, pg 70.
Jogless Join
Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine, The Best of Vogue Knitting Magazine, Sixth and Spring Books, NY, NY, 2007, pgs 98-99.
techknitting.blogspot.com/2007/01/jogless stripes.html
Holladay, Arenda, “Frustration is the Real Mother of Invention” Cast On Magazine, February-April 2010, pgs 31-33.
Kitchener Stitch
Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine, Vogue Knitting, Pantheon Books, NY, NY, 1989, pgs 102-104.
Hiatt, June Hemmons, The Principles of Knitting, Simon & Schuster, NY, NY, 1988, pgs 371-378.
Stanley, Montse, Reader’s Digest Knitter’s Handbook, Pleasantville, NY, 1993, pgs 241-244.
Wiseman, Nancie, The Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques, Martingale & Company, Woodinville, WA, 2002, pgs 78-80.
Mattress Stitch
Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine, Vogue Knitting, Pantheon Books, NY, NY, 1989, pg 99.
Hiatt, June Hemmons, The Principles of Knitting, Simon & Schuster, NY, NY, 1988, pg 366.
Holladay, Arenda, “On Your Way to the Masters,” Cast On, August – October 2007, pgs 67-69.
Stanley, Montse, Reader’s Digest Knitter’s Handbook, Pleasantville, NY, 1993, pgs 248-249.
Szabo, Janet K., The “I Hate to Finish Sweaters” Guide to Finishing, Janet K. Szabo, Kalispell, MT, 2000, pgs 16-20.
Wiseman, Nancie, The Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques, Martingale & Company, Woodinville, WA, 2002, pgs 63-64.
Overcast Stitch
Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine, Vogue Knitting, Pantheon Books, NY, NY, 1989, pg 101.
Hiatt, June Hemmons, The Principles of Knitting, Simon & Schuster, NY, NY, 1988, pg 364.
Stanley, Montse, Reader’s Digest Knitter’s Handbook, Pleasantville, NY, 1993, pg 253.
Picking Up Stitches
Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine, Vogue Knitting, Pantheon Books, NY, NY, 1989, pgs 107-108.
Hiatt, June Hemmons, The Principles of Knitting, Simon & Schuster, NY, NY, 1988, pgs 184-189.
Holladay, Arenda, “On Your Way to the Masters”, Cast On, Winter 02 – 03, pgs 12-14.
Stanley, Montse, Reader’s Digest Knitter’s Handbook, Pleasantville, NY, 1993, pgs 186-191.
Provisional Cast On
Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine, Vogue Knitting, Pantheon Books, NY, NY, 1989, pgs 28-29.
Sease, Cap, Cast On, Bind Off, Martingale, Bothell, WA, 2012, pgs 86-91.
Stanley, Montse, Knitter’s Handbook, Reader’s Digest, Pleasantville, NY, 1993, pgs 76-78.
Short Rows
Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine, Vogue Knitting, Pantheon Books, NY, NY, 1989, pg 186.
Stanley, Montse, Reader’s Digest Knitter’s Handbook, Pleasantville, NY, The Reader’s Digest Association, 2001, pgs 101-106.
Wiseman, Nancie, The Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques, Martingale & Company, Woodinville, WA, 2002, pgs 72-74.
Single Crochet
Wiseman, Nancie, The Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques, Martingale & Company, Woodinville, WA, 2002, pgs 106-107.
Tubular Cast On
Stanley, Montse, Reader’s Digest Knitter’s Handbook, Pleasantville, NY, The Reader’s Digest Association, 2001, pgs 78-80, 87-88.
Wiseman, Nancie, The Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques, Martingale & Company, Woodinville, WA, 2002, pgs 20-23.
Weaving in Yarn Tails
Hiatt, June Hemmons, The Principles of Knitting, Simon & Schuster, NY, NY, 1988, pgs 179-180.
Holladay, Arenda, “On Your Way to the Masters”, Cast On, Spring 2003, pgs 13-15.
Szabo, Janet K., The “I Hate to Finish Sweaters” Guide to Finishing, Janet K. Szabo, Kalispell, MT, 2000, pgs 47-48.
Zippers
Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine, Vogue Knitting, Pantheon Books, NY, NY, 1989, pg 228.
Hiatt, June Hemmons, The Principles of Knitting, Simon & Schuster, NY, NY, 1988, pg 383.
Stanley, Montse, Reader’s Digest Knitter’s Handbook, Pleasantville, NY, 1993, pgs 265-266.
Wiseman, Nancie, The Knitter’s Book of Finishing Techniques, Martingale & Company, Woodinville, WA, 2002, pgs 100-101.
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