ABBREVIATIONS FOR BOTH KNITTING AND CROCHET PATTERNS:

alt: alternate

beg: beginning

ch: chain

cir: circular

cbn: cable needle

cm: centimetres

col: colour

cont: continue

dc: double crochet – known in US

as sc: single crochet

dec: decrease

foll: following

gtst garter stitch – knit every row

htr: half treble crochet – known in

US as half double crochet

inc: increase

K: knit

KB1: knit into the back of the stitch

Kibf: knit into front and back

of stitch

K2tog: knit 2 together

M1: make 1 by starting knit and

looping onto working needle

P: purl

Pibf: purl into front and back

of stitch

psso: pass slip stitch over

rem remaining

rs: right side

sc: single crochet

st: stitch or stitches

ss: stocking stitch knit right side

row purl wrong side row

ssk: slip slip knit - slip next 2 stitches to right needle, place left needle into the front of stitches and knit together.

sssk: slip slip knit - slip next 3 stitches to right needle, place left needle into the front of stitches and knit together.

tb: through back

tr: treble crochet – known in US

as double crochet

tog: together

ws: wrong side

yb: yarn back

yf: yarn forward

YO: yarn over needle