Abbreviations

Abbreviations	Meaning
alt	Alternate
approx	Approximately
beg	Beginning
bet	Between
bo	Bind off
cc	Contrasting colour
cn	Cable needle
co	Cast on
cont	Continue
dec	Decrease
dpn	Double-pointed needles
inc	Increase
K	Knit
M1L	Make one left
M1R	Make one right
mc	Main colour
P	Purl
P2tog	Purl two stitches together; single decrease
PM	Place Marker
prev-	Previous
psso	pass the slipped stitch over
Pwise	Purlwise
rem	Remaining
rep	Repeat
rnd	Round
SKP	Slip one knitwise, pass slip stitch over knit stitch; single left-leaning decrease
SL	Slip
SL ST	Slip Stitch
SL1K	Slip one knitwise
SL1P	Slip one purlwise
SM	Slip Marker
ST	Stitch
ST st	Stockinette stitch
tbl	through the back loop
w&t	wrap and turn
WS	wrong side
wyib	with the yarn in the back
wyif	with the yarn in the front
yb	yarn back
yfwd or yf	yarn forward
yo	yarn over