Bernat: Abbreviations

Abbreviations

Canadian	U.S.
U.S. Knitters please note: Canadian and American terminologies differ slightly. Equivalents are shown.
yfwd	yarn over (yo)
tension	gauge
cast off	bind off

alt	alternate	P2togtbl	purl 2 stitches together through back loops
approx	approximately	pat	pattern
beg	beginning	psso	pass slipped stitch over
ch	chain	rem	remain(ing)
cm	centimeter(s)	rep	repeat
co	cast on	reverse sc	reverse single crochet
cont	continue(ity)	rnd	round
dc	double crochet	RS	right side
dcbp	Yoh and draw up a loop around post of next st at back of work inserting hook from right to left. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice - 1 dcbp made.	sc	single crochet
Dcfp	Yoh and draw up a loop around post of next st at front of work inserting hook from right to left. (Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice - 1 dcfp made.	Sl st	Slip stitch
dec	decrease(ing)	Sl1	Slip next stitch knitwise
dtr	double treble	Sl1P	Slip next stitch purlwise
g	gram(s)	sp(s)	space(s)
hdc	half double crochet	st st	stockinette stitch
inc	increase 1 stitch by knitting into front and back of next stitch	st(s)	stitch(es)
K	knit	tog	together
K1B	knit into next stitch 1 row below	tr	treble crochet
K2tog	knit 2 stitches together	WS	wrong side
K2togtbl	knit 2 stitches together through back loops	yb	bring yarn into back of work
M1	Make 1 stitch by picking up horizontal loop lying before next stitch and knitting into back of loop.	yf	bring yarn into front of work
M1P	Make 1 stitch by picking up horizontal loop lying before next stitch and purling into back of loop.	yfwd	yarn forward (makes 1 extra stitch)
mm	millimeter(s)	yo	yarn over the needle (makes 1 extra stitch)
oz	ounce(s)	Yoh	yarn over the hook
P	purl	yrn	yarn round needle (makes 1 extra stitch)
P2tog	purl two stitches together