Knitting Abbreviations
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| Abbreviation | Name | Description | Symbols | Found In |
| * | | Repeat starting point. (Budd, 2011)
Repeat instructions between * as many times as instructed | | (Good Housekeeping Magazine, 1950), (Newton, 2011), (Roberts, 2004), (Taylor, 1968), (Walker, 1968),
(Taylor, 1968)
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() | Square brackets
Round brackets | Repeat instructions between [ ] as many times as instructed
Repeat instructions between ( ) as many times as instructed.
Alternate measurements and/or instructions. (Budd, 2011) | | (Griffiths, 2004), (Newton, 2011), (Roberts, 2004), (Walker, 1968)
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| 00 | yarn over twice | | | |
| 1 st CNB, k1, k1 (CN) | one stitch cable needle back knit one knit one cable needle | Slip one stitch to cable needle and hold in back, knit one stitch, then knit one stitch from the cable needle. |  (Pence, 1997)
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| 1 st CNB, k2, p1 (CN) | one stitch cable needle back knit one purl one cable needle | Slip one stitch to cable needle and hold in back, knit two stitches, then purl one stitch from cable needle. |  (Pence, 1997)
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| 1 st CNF, k1, k1 (CN) | one stitch cable needle front knit one knit one cable needle | Slip one stitch to cable needle and hold in front, knit one stitch, then knit one stitch from the cable needle. |  (Pence, 1997)
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| 1 st CNF, k2, k1 (CN) | one stitch cable needle front knit two knit one cable needle | Slip two stitches to cable needle and hold in front, knit two, knit one from cable needle. |  (Pence, 1997)
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| 1BC | 1 back cross | single back cross
Slip 1 stitch to cable needle and hold in back, knit 1 then purl 1 from cable needle.
Similar to BC and RT. | | |
| 1o1-LkC | One over one left knit cross | Slip one stitch to cable needle and hold in front, knit one, then knit one from cable needle. (Walker, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
(Laidman, 1963)
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| 1o1-LpC | One over one left purl cross | Slip one stitch to dpn and hold in front, purl one, then knit one from dpn. (Walker, Charted Knitting Designs, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
 (Laidman, 1963)
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| 1o1-RkC | One over one right knit cross | Slip one stitch to dpn and hold in back, knit one, then knit one from dpn. (Walker, 1972) | (Walker, 1972)
(Laidman, 1963)
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| 1o1-RpC | One over one right purl cross | Slip one stitch to dpn and hold in back, knit one, then purl one from dpn. (Walker, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
 (Laidman, 1963)
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2 Gathered stitches
2 stitches from 2 | two gathered stitches | Knit two together, leave original stitches on left-hand needle, knit onto back loops of these two stitches again.
Results in no net change in the number of stitches. | 
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| 2 sts CNB, k1, ssk (CN) | two stitches cable needle back knit one slip slip knit cable needle | Slip two stitches to cable needle and hold in back, knit one, then ssk the two stitches from the cable needle |  (Pence, 1997)
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| 2 sts CNB, k2, k2 (CN) | two stitches cable needle back knit two knit two cable needle | Slip one stitch to cable needle and hold in back, knit two stitch, then knit two stitch from the cable needle. |  (Pence, 1997)
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| 2 sts CNF, k1, k2 (CN) | one stitch cable needle front knit one knit two cable needle | Slip two stitch to cable needle and hold in back, knit two, knit two from cable needle. |  (Pence, 1997)
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| 2 sts CNF, k1, k2 (CN) | two stitches cable needle front knit one knit two cable needle | Slip two stitches to cable needle and hold in front, knit one stitch, then knit two stitches from cable needle. |  (Pence, 1997)
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| 2 sts CNF, k2, k2 (CN) | two stitches cable needle front knit two knit two cable needle | Slip one stitch to cable needle and hold in front, knit two stitch, then knit two stitch from the cable needle. |  (Pence, 1997)
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| 2 sts CNF, k2tog, k1 (CN) | two stitches cable needle front knit two together knit one cable needle | Slip two stitches to cable needle and hold in front, knit two stitches together, then knit one stitch from the cable needle |  (Pence, 1997)
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| 2 sts CNF, p1, k2 (CN) | two stitches cable needle front purl one knit two cable needle | Slip two stitches to cable needle and hold in front, purl one stitch, then knit two stitches from cable needle. |  (Pence, 1997)
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| 2BC | two back cross | double back cross
Slip 1 stitch to cable needle and hold in back, knit 2 then purl 1 from the cable needle. | | |
| 2FC | | double front cross
Slip 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in front, purl 1, then knit 2 from cable needle. | | |
| 2o1-LkP | Two over one left knit cross | Slip two stitch to dpn and hold in front, knit one, then knit two from dpn. (Walker, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
 (Laidman, 1963)
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| 2o1-LpC | Two over one left purl cross | Slip two stitch to dpn and hold in front, purl one, then knit two from dpn. (Walker, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
 (Laidman, 1963)
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| 2o1-RkC | Two over one right knit cross | Slip one stitch to dpn and hold in back, knit two, then knit one from dpn. (Walker, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
 (Laidman, 1963)
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| 2o1-RpC | Two over one right purl cross | Slip one stitch to dpn and hold in back, knit two, then purl one from dpn. (Walker, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
 (Laidman, 1963)
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| 2o2-LkC | Two over two left knit cross | Slip two stitches to cable needle and hold in front, knit two, then knit two from cable needle. (Walker, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
 (Laidman, 1963)
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| 2o2-LpC | Two over two left purl cross | Slip two stitches to cable needle and hold in front, purl two, then knit two from cable needle. (Walker, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
 (Laidman, 1963)
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| 2o2-RkC | Two over two right knit cross | Slip two stitches to dpn and hold in back, knit two, then knit two from dpn. (Walker, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
 (Laidman, 1963)
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| 2o2-RpC | two over two right purl cross | Slip two stitches to dpn and hold in back, knit two, then purl two from dpn. (Walker, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
 (Laidman, 1963)
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3 Gathered stitches
3 stitches from 3 | three gathered stitches | Knit three together, leave original stitches on left-hand needle, yarn over, knit original three stitches together again. (Edasi, 2009)
Results in no net change in the number of stitches. |  (Edasi, 2009)
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| 3BC | three back cross | triple back cross
Slip 1 stitch to cable needle and hold in back, knit 3, then purl 1 from cable needle. | | |
| 3dec | three decrease | Three-stitch decrease. This actually decreases two stitches and is worked by slipping two stitches together as iff to knit, knit one, pass the two slipped stitches over. The middle stitch lays on top of the right and left stitches. ((Pence, 1997) | 
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| 3FC | three front cross | triple front cross
Slip 3 stitches to cable needle and hold in front, purl 1, then knit 3 from cable needle. | | |
5 Gathered stitches
5 stitches from 5 | five gathered stitches | Knit five together, leave original stitches on left-hand needle, yarn over, knit original five stitches together again. (Edasi, 2009) |  (Edasi, 2009)
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| alt | alternate | Usually used in the context of alternate rows.
Every other row. | | (Compton, 1980), (Mon Tricot, 1978), (Stanfield, 1992), (Starmore, 1997) |
| approx | approximately | | | (Griffiths, 2004), (Newton, 2011), (Starmore, 1997) |
| B | back | work through back loop; usually causes a twisted stitch.
Usually causes a twisted stitch. | | (Walker, 1968) |
| B1 | Bobble 1 | (k1, yo, k1, yo, k1) in one stitch, turn and p5, turn and k5, turn and p2-tog, p1, p2-tog, turn and sl 1-k2 tog-psso, completing bobble. (Walker, 1972)
(k1, p1, k1, p1, k1) in same stitch, turn, p5, turn, k5, turn, p5, turn, pass second, third, fourth and fifth stitches, one at a time, over the first stitch, then knit in the back of the first stitch. (Stanfield, 1992)
Purl bobble: (p1, p1-b, p1, p1-b, p1) in same stitch, turn, k5, turn, p5, turn, k5, turn, pass second, third, fourth and fifth stitches, one at a time, over the first stitch, then knit in the back of the first stitch. (Stanfield, 1992)
Wide bobble: [k2, turn, p2, turn] twice, [knit next stitch together with corresponding stitch of first row of bobble] twice. (Stanfield, 1992)
(k1, p1) twice into the same stitch, turn and p4, turn, k4, turn p4 turn and sl 2, k2tog, p2sso.
(k1, p1) three times into the same stitch, pass each new stitch over the first stitch and off the needle.
(k1, p1) three times into the same stitch, turn and p6, turn and sl3, k3tog, p3sso.
Knit into front, back and front of next st, turn and k3, turn and p3, turn and k3, turn and sIip 1, k2tog, psso (bobble completed).
Make 5 stitches out of next stitch by working (p1, k1, p1, k1, p1) into the next stitch; turn, k5; turn, p5, slip the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th stitches over the first stitch.
(p1, k1, p1) in next stitch; turn, knit 3; turn, purl 3; then slip the 2nd and 3rd stitches over the 1st stitch |  (Walker, 1972)
 (Stanfield, 1992)
 (Stanfield, 1992)
 (Stanfield, 1992)
 (Stanfield, 1992)
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| Band | Band | A horizontal panel | | (Walker, 1968) |
| bark | brioche knit | knit the stitch (that was slipped in the previous row) together with its yarnover | | |
| BB | Back Bed | From machine knitting | | |
| BC | Back Cross | Slip 1 stitch to cable needle and hold in back, knit 2, then purl 1 from cable needle.
In cabling this means that the double point needle or cable needle is held behind the work while other stitches are worked in front | | (Walker, 1968) |
| BC-1o1-k | Back Cross one over one knit | Slip one stitch to dpn and hold in back, knit one, then knit one from dpn. (Walker, 1972) | (Walker, 1972)
(Laidman, 1963)
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| BC-1o1o1-k | Back Cross one over one over one knit | Slip two stitches to dpn and hold in back, knit one, then slip the center stitch from dpn to left-hand needle and knit it; knit one from dpn. (Walker, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
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| BC-1o1o1-p | Back Cross one over one over one purl | Slip two stitches to dpn and hold in back, knit one, then slip the center stitch from dpn to left-hand needle and purl it; knit one from dpn. (Walker, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
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| BC-1o1-p | Back Cross one over one purl | Slip one stitch to dpn and hold in back, knit one, then purl one from dpn. (Walker, 1972) | (Walker, 1972)
(Laidman, 1963)
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| BC-1o2-k | Back Cross one over two knit | Slip two stitch to dpn and hold in back, knit one, then knit two from dpn. (Walker, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
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| BC-1o2-k | Back Cross one over two knit | Slip two stitch to dpn and hold in back, knit one, then knit two from dpn. (Walker, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
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| BC-1o3-k | Back Cross one over three knit | Slip three stitch to dpn and hold in back, knit one, then knit three from dpn. (Walker, 1972) |  (Walker, 1972)
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