ABBREVIATIONS

Find your way around with this cheat sheet of abbreviations used throughout the patterns.

BO

Bind off

brk

Brioche knit. Knit the st together with its yarn over

brp

Brioche purl. Purl the st together with its yarn over

CC

Contrast colour

C1, C2 etc

Colour 1, 2, etc

CC1, CC2 etc

Contrast colour 1, 2, etc

CO

Cast on

dpns

Double-pointed needles

k

Knit

k2tog

Knit 2 sts together

ktbl

Knit through the back loop

lli

Left lifted increase. Lift the left leg of the st 2 rows below the st on the right needle onto the left needle and knit it through the back loop

m1l

Make 1 left. Pick up the yarn between sts from front to back and knit/purl it through the backloop

m1r

Make 1 right. Pick up the yarn between sts from back to front and knit/purl it

MC

Main colour

nupp

(K1, yo, k1, yo, k1) into one st, turn, p5, turn, slip 4 sts over the first st on the left needle

p

Purl

PM

Place marker

RM

Remove marker

rnd

Round

RS

Right side

sl1

Slip the next stitch purlwise. If you are working RS, keep the yarn at the back of the work. If you are working WS, keep the yarn in front of the work. Work the st this way unless otherwise noted

sl1yo

Slip 1 yarn over. With yarn in the front, slip 1 st, make yarn over by bringing the yarn over the needle from front to back

sm

Slip marker

ssk

Slip, slip, knit. (Slip 1 st knitwise) x 2, move the 2 sts back onto the left needle and knit together through the back loop

ssp

Slip, slip, purl. (Slip 1 st knitwise) x 2, move the 2 sts back onto the left needle and purl together through the back loop

st(s)

Stitch(es)

w& t

Wrap & turn. Slip the next st without knitting. Bring the yarn in front and slip the st back to left needle. Turn work. Next time you come across this st, knit/ purl it together with the wrap

WS

Wrong side

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