We know at Outback Yarns that ever the most experience of us can forget the extremely simple things in life that we have been doing for years. So JUST IN CASE you forgot, here is a list of knitting abbreviations for you as a reminder which was made up for the knitting and Crochet patterns by: Coats and Crafts, UK
Knitting
| K | : | knitting |
| P | : | purl |
| ST(S) | : | stitch(es) |
| GARTER ST | : | every row knit |
| STOCKING ST | : | 1 row knit, 1 row purl |
| TOG | : | together |
| TBL | : | through back of loops |
| INC | : | increase by working into front and back of stitch |
| DEC | : | decrease by working 2 stitches together |
| BEG | : | beginning |
| ALT | : | alternate |
| REP | : | repeat |
| CONT | : | continue |
| MEAS | : | measures |
| FOLL | : | following |
| REM | : | remain(ing) |
| RS | : | right side |
| WS | : | wrong side |
| CM | : | centimetres |
| IN | : | inches |
| MM | : | millimetres |
| SL1K | : | slip 1 knitways |
| YFWD | : | yarn forward |
| YRN | : | yarn round needle |
| PSSO | : | pass slipped stitch over |
| PATT | : | pattern |
| 0 | : | no stitch, row or time to be worked in this size |
| MS | : | main shade |
| C | : | contrast |
| M1 | : | make a stitch by picking up horizontal loop lying before next stitch and working into back of it. |
Crochet and stitch making abbreviations
| ST(S) | : | stitch(es) |
| CH(S) | : | chain(s) |
| CH SP | : | chain space |
| TCH | : | turning chain |
| STCH | : | starting chain |
| SL ST | : | slip stitch |
| DC | : | double crochet |
| HTR | : | half treble |
| TR | : | treble |
| DTR | : | double treble |
| TTR | : | triple treble |
| QUAD TR | : | quadruple treble |
| QUIN TR | : | quintuple treble |
| SEXT TR | : | sextuple treble |
| GR | : | group |
| CL | : | cluster |
| DEC | : | decrease |
| INC | : | increase |
| YO | : | yarn over |