| alt=alternate |
approx=approximately |
| beg=begin/ning |
ch=chain |
| cm=centimetres |
cont=continue |
| crab st=work
as for dc but working from left to right instead of right to left
so that sts are worked backwards |
dc=double
crochet
dc=double crochet
dtr=double treble
|
| dec=decrease,
decreasing |
foll=follows,
following |
| garter st=every
row knit |
htr=half treble |
| inc=increase,
increasing |
incl=inclusive |
| K=Knit |
lp/s=loop/s |
| ‘M1’=make
1 - pick up loop which lies before next st, place on left hand
needle and knit into back of loop |
0=(zero) -
no sts, rows or times
P=Purl
patt=pattern |
| psso=pass slipped
st over |
p2sso=pass
2 slipped sts over |
p3sso=pass
3 slipped sts over
rem=remain/ing |
purl fabric (wrong
side of stocking st)=purl right side rows and knit wrong side
rows |
| rep=repeat |
sl=slip |
| sl st=slip
st |
sp/s=space/s |
| st/s=stitch/es |
stocking st=1
row knit, 1 row purl |
| tbl=through
back of loop |
tog=together |
| tr=treble |
ttr=triple
treble |
yft=yarn front
- bring yarn under needle from knitting position into purling
position, without making a st
|
ybk=yarn back
- take yarn under needle from purling position into knitting position,
without making a st |
| yfwd=yarn forward
- bring yarn under needle, then over into knitting position again,
making a st |
yoh=yarn over
hook; yon=yarn over needle - take yarn over top of needle into
knitting position, making a st |
| yrn=yarn round
needle - take yarn right around needle into purling position,
making a st. |
|
| Base (Foundation)
chain=the length of chain made at the beginning of a
piece of crochet as a basis for constructing the fabric. |
| Turning chain=one,
or more chains, depending upon the length of stitch required,
worked at the beginning of a row. |
| When instructions read
- ‘Cast off 2 sts, K5 (or another number),
the st left on the right hand needle after casting off, counts
as one st. |
| Casting on a ‘Seam
St’ - When casting on a ‘seam st’,
do not inc by knitting into front and back of stitch. Cast on
stitch, place on left hand needle, then work as first st of row
as indicated. |