What are the abbreviations in knitting?
What are the abbreviations in knitting?
Knit Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|
| Sl1K | Slip next stitch knitwise |
| Sl1P | Slip next stitch purlwise |
| ssk | Slip next 2 stitches knitwise one at a time. Pass them back onto left-hand needle, then knit through back loops together |
| st st | stockinette stitch |
What is K2B in knitting?
K2B = Knit 2 below: Place tip of right needle into center.
What are all the different knitting stitches?
Contents hide
- 1 #1 Knit Stitch. 1.1 Characteristics:
- 2 #2 Garter Stitch. 2.1 Characteristics of the Garter Stitch.
- 3 #3 Stockinette Stitch. 3.1 Characteristics.
- 4 #4 Seed Stitch. 4.1 Characteristics of the Seed Stitch.
- 5 #5 Bamboo Stitch.
- 6 #6 Herringbone Lace Rib Stitch.
- 7 #7 Netted Stitch.
- 8 #8 Linen Stitch.
What does k1b mean in knitting pattern?
Check out our video explaining how to knit into the stitch below, aka “knit one below” or “k1b.”
How do you read knitting abbreviations?
Basic knitting abbreviations
- alt: Alternate – worked on every other row or stitch.
- beg: Begin or beginning – to start as specified or position to be worked at or from, measured from or marked.
- cont: Continue – carry on working.
- dec: Decrease or decreasing – by working 2 or more stitches together.
- foll: Following.
What does SC mean in knitting?
Single Crochet – How to Single Crochet or ‘sc’
What is all purl stitch called?
stockinette stitch
Alternating entire rows of knit and purl stitches creates the well-known stockinette stitch, but it’s also possible to switch back and forth within the same row to produce numerous different patterns. Of all the knit/purl stitch patterns you will learn, ribbing is definitely the most widely used.
