WORD & PHRASE EQUIVALENTS ENGLISH AMERICAN Alternate Every other Balaclava Cold weather hood Cast off Bind off Double crochet Single crochet Double treble Treble crochet Grafting Weaving Half treble Half double crochet Hank Skein Jumper Sweater Knit up Pick up and knit Make a stitch Increase Miss Skip Miss a stitch Slip a stitch Moss stitch Seed stitch Pick up loops Pick up dropped stitch Pick up stitches Knit up stitches Pins Needles Polo neck Turtle neck Selvage Edge Slip stitch Single crochet St st (stocking stitch) Stockinette stitch Tension Gauge Top shaping Cap shaping Treble Double crochet Turtle neck Mock turtle neck Waist coat Vest Work straight Work even Yrn/yon Yo NEEDLE SIZE YARN TYPE BRITISH (mm) AMERICAN Two-ply (2-ply fingering) 2 0 Three-ply (3-ply fingering) 2 3/4 1 or 2 Four-ply (4-ply fingering) 3 3 Double Knitting (DK) 3 1/2 or 4 4 or 5 Quick Knitting (QK) 3 3/4 4 Triple Knitting 4 1/2 6 Aran Type 4 1/2 or 5 6 or 7 or 8 Double Double Knitting 5 1/2 or 6 8 or 9 Chunky 6 or 7 10 or 10 1/2 Extra Chunky 9 13 ABBREVIATIONS AC Alternate Color hk hook alt alternate inc increase altog altogether incl including approx approximately incl inclusive B bobble in(s) inch(es) B Back of stitch inst instructions b in back of stitch k knit BC Back Cross kbl knit from back of loop beg M beginning marker kfb knit from back of next stitch bet between kpk knit, purl, knit BG Body Gauge kssb knit slip stitch through the bl block (solid mesh) back BO bind off kwise knitwise bo bobble k2tog knit 2 stitches together bo binding off k2tog-b knit 2 stitches together but buttonhole through the back loop cab cable k up 1 pick up and knit the stitch cc contrasting color in the row below CC Contrasting Color L left ch chain L light ch chain previously made LC Left Cross (e.g., ch-1) lg large cl cluster LH Left Hand cont continue lhn left hand needle cms centimeters LN Left Needle CN Cable Needle lp(s) loop(s) CO cast on lt light co casting off LT Left Twist col color l.h. left handle needle Con contrasting color m meters cont continue m mes(es) Cr Cross M Make Cr L Cross to the Left M marker Cr R Cross to the Right MB Make Bobble dbl dec Double Decrease MC Main (or background) color dble double med medium dble tr double treble crochet mm millimeters dc double crochet M1 Make One dec decrease m-st moss stitch diag diagonal mult multiple(s) diam diameter MY main yarn dir directions no dk dark number DK double knitting opp opposite DKK double-double knitting ORL or required length dpn double-pinted needle oz ounces dtr double treble crochet p picot E every p purl EOR Every Other Row pat(s) pattern(s) ext exterior patt patern FC Front Cross pc popcorn fin finished pfb purl into front and back of foll following next stitch fr front side (facing pfl purl from back of loop knitter) pnso pas next stitch over g grams pr pair G Gauge prec preceding g-st garter stitch prev previous GN Gauge Needle PR Previous Row or Round gp group psso pass slipped stitch over gr grams pwise purlwise GS Gauge Stitch p2tog purl 2 stitches together GS Ground Shade p2tog-b purl 2 stitches together h tr half treble through the back loop hdc half double crochet PU Pick Up stiches RC Right Cross yf yarn forward rem remain(ing) yfd yarn forward rep repeat yfwd yarn foward rev st st reverse stockinette yfon yarn forward and over needle stitch yfrn yarn forward and round needle RGN Ribbing Gauge Needle yfwk yarn front of work RH Right Hand yo yarn over rhn right hand needle yon yarn over needle rib ribbing yo2 a double yarn over RN Right Needle yrh yarn round hook rnd(s) round(s) yrn yarn round needle rpt repeat ytb yarn to back RS Right Side ytf yarn to front RT Right Twist zip zipper sc single crochet " inches sel selvage * * repeat all instructions between sk skip the asterisks skn(s) skein(s) ( ) repeat all instructions between skp slip, knit, purl the parentheses SKP slip 1, knit 1, pass ( ) alternate measurements & slip stitch over alternate instructions skpo slip 1, knit 1, pass [ ] alternate measurements between slip stitch over brackets sl slip * repeat stopping point sl st slip stitch (e.g., repeat to *) sl lb slip a stitch onto a cable need at back of the work sl lf slip a stitch onto a cable needle at back of the work sm small sp space (open mesh) sp single point needle(s) ssk slip, slip, knit st(s) stitch(es) st st stockinette stitch tbl through back of loop tch turning chain tfl through front loop tog together tr treble crochet trn turn tr tr double treble wb wool back WE work even wf wool forward wft wool front wl wool wl.bk wool back wl.fwd wool forward wo wool over or weave over won wool over needle wrh wool round hook wrn wool round needle WS wrong side wu wool under or weave over wyib with the lead yarn in the back wyif with the lead yarn in the front yarn yarn around needle yaw yarn around wool yb yarn back ybk yarn backward