| beg begin, beginning |
| BO bind off |
| CC contrasting color |
| CO cast on |
| cn cable needle |
| cont continue |
| dec decrease |
| dpn double pointed needles |
| inc increase (usually by knitting into the front and back of a stitch) |
| k or K knit |
| k1,s1,psso knit one, slip one (as if to knit), pass slipped stitch over |
| k2tog knit 2 together (a right-slanting decrease) |
| k2tog tbl knit 2 together through back loop (a left-leaning decrease) |
| MC main color |
| M1 make one (increase by picking up horizontal bar between sts with right needle, placing bar on left needle and then knitting into the back of this stitch) |
| p or P purl |
| p2tog purl 2 together |
| pat pattern |
| pm place marker |
| psso pass slip stitch over |
| rem remaining |
| rep repeat |
| RS right side |
| rnd round |
| SSK slip 1,slip 1,knit two together |
| sl slip |
| sl 1, k1, psso slip 1,knit 1,pass slipped st over |
| st(s) stitch(es) |
St st stockinette stitch
(knit one row, purl one row, or knit all rows when knitting in the round) |
| tbl through back loop(s) |
| tog together |
| WS wrong side |
| yo yarn over |
| * repeat instructions following or between asterisk as indicated |
| [ ] repeat instructions inside brackets as indicated |
