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| alt |
alternate |
| beg |
begin |
| cc |
contrasting colour |
| cm |
centimeter |
| cont |
continue |
| dec |
decrease |
| foll |
following |
| graft |
grafting 2 edges
of live stitches together on the knit side:
prep - place stitches to be grafted on 2 separate needles,
same orientation - thread darning needle with yarn - with purl
sides together, holding both needles together with yarn at
right back, draw yarn through the first stitch on the front
needle as if to purl, leave stitch on the needle - draw yarn
through the first stitch on the back needle as if to knit,
leave stitch on the needle
1. draw yarn through the same stitch on the
front needle as if to knit, drop stitch off the needle
2. draw yarn through the next stitch on the front needle as
if to purl, leave stitch on the needle
3. draw yarn through the same stitch on the back needle as
if to purl, drop stitch off the needle
4. draw yarn through the next stitch on the back needle as
if to knit, leave stitch on the needle
repeat steps 1 to 4 - front k off, front p on, back p off,
back k on - until all the stitches are woven together - adjust
the tension occasionally using the tip of the needle |
| inc |
increase |
| K |
knit |
| kfb |
knit into the front and back
of the stitch, making 2 stitches out of 1 |
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| K2tog |
knit 2 stitches
together |
| mc |
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| m1 |
make one
[running strand is the horizontal length
of yarn lying between the two stitches from the base of one
to the base of the next] |
| m1f |
make one in front
[lift the running strand onto the tip of the left hand needle,
coming from the front and knit into the back of the loop,
twisting it to prevent a hole]
[running strand is the horizontal length of yarn lying between
the two stitches from the base of one to the base of the next] |
| m1b |
make one in back [lift the running strand
onto the tip of the left hand needle, coming from the back
and knit into the front of the loop, twisting it to prevent
a hole] |
| mm |
millimeter |
| p |
purl |
| P2tog |
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| pm |
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| psso |
pass slip stitch over |
| sl |
slip [st P wise unless indicated otherwise] |
| slm |
slip marker |
| st |
stitch |
| st st |
stocking stitch |
| ssk |
slip
the first and second stitches knitwise, one at a
time, then insert tip of left needle into the fronts of
these two stitches from the left, and knit them together
from this position |
| tbl |
through back loop |
| tog |
together |
| w&t |
wrap and turn [short row
shaping]
on the purl side - take yarn to the back, away from you,
slip the next st onto the right needle, bring yarn to the
front, toward you, slip the slipped st back to the left
needle, turn work and K to end
on the knit side - bring yarn to the front, slip the next
st onto the right needle, take yarn to the back, slip the
slipped st back to the left needle, turn work and P to
end |
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| w&t |
wrap and turn [to form short row] |
| yo |
yarn over |
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