* - Repeat instructions following the single asterisk as directed

Alt – Alternate

Approx - Approximately

BC - Back cross, back cable

Beg – Beginning

Bet - Between

BO - Bind off

C - Cable, cross

CA – Colour A

CB – Colour B

CC - Contrasting color
Ch - Chain

Cm - Centimeters

Cn - Cable needle

CO - Cast on

Cont - Continue

Cross 2 L - Cross two stitches to left

Cross 2 R - Cross two stitches to right

Dc - Double crochet

Dec - Decrease, decreasing

DK - Double knitting

Dpn - Double-pointed needle

Foll - Following

G, gr - Gram

Grp - Group

G st - Garter stitch

Hdc - Half double crochet

Hk - Hook

In, ins - Inch, inches

Inc - Increase (knit into the front and the back of the next stitch)

Incl - Including

K – Knit

k1, s1, psso - knit one, slip one, pass slipped stitch over

Kfb - Knit into front and back of stitch

K tbl - Knit through back loop

K2tog - Knit two together

K2tog tbl - Knit two together through back of loop (equivalent to SSK)

Kwise - Knitwise

LH - Left hand

Lp, lps - Loop, loops

LT - Left twist

M - Metres

MB - Make bobble

MC - Main color

Mm - Millimeters

M1 - Make one (with your right hand needle tip, lift the strand between the last stitch worked and the next stitch onto the left hand needle and knit into the back of it)

No - Number

Oz - Ounce

P - Purl

Pat, pats - Pattern, patterns

Pfb - Purl into front and back of stitch

Pm – Place marker

Pnso - Pass next stitch over

Psso - Pass slip stitch over

P tbl - Purl through back loop

P2tog - Purl two together

Pwise - Purlwise

Rem - Remain, remaining

Rep - Repeat

Rev St st - Reverse stocking stitch

RH - Right-hand

Rib - Ribbing

Rnd, rnds - Round, rounds

RS - Right side

RT - Right twist

Sc - Single crochet

Sk - Skip

Sl - Slip

Sl st - Slip stitch

Sp, sps - Space, spaces

Ssk - Slip, slip, knit ((knit next two stitches knitwise, one at a time to the right hand needle, then insert tip of left needle into the front of these two stitches from left to right and knit them together. You have decreased one stitch).

St, sts - Stitch, stitches

Tbl - Through back loop

Tch, t-ch - Turning chain

Tog - Together

Tr - Treble

Trtr - Triple treble

WS - Wrong side

Won - Wool over needle

Wrn - Wool round needle

Wyib - With yarn in back

Wyif - With yarn in front

Yb,  ybk - Yarn to the back

Yf, y fwd - Yarn to the front

Yfon - Yarn forward and over needle

Yfrn - Yarn forward and round needle

Yo - Yarn over

Yo twice, y2 - Yarn over two times

Yon - Yarn over needle

Yrn - Yarn round needle