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| bind off | Used to finish an edge or segment. Lift the first stitch over the
second, the second over the third etc. (UK: cast off, German: Abketten) |
| bind off in ribbing | Work in ribbing as you bind off.
Knit the knit stitches, purl the purl stitches UK: cast off in ribbing German: Abketten laut Muster |
| 3-needle bind-off | With the right side of the two pieces facing and the needles parallel,
insert a third needle into the first stitch on each needle and knit them together. Knit the next two stitches the same way. Slip the first stitch in the third needle over the second stitch and off the needle. Repeat for 3-needle bond off. |
| cast on | A foundation row of stitches place upon the needle in order bo begin
knitting. |
| C6B | Put next 3 sts on calbe holder and leave at back of work, K3, then
K3
from holder |
| decrease | Reduce the stitches in a row (i.e. knit 2 together) |
| increase | Add stitches in a row (i.e. knit in front and back of stitch) |
| knitwise | Insert the needle into the stitch as if you were going to knit it. |
| K2tog | knit the next two together |
| K2TOGBL | knit 2 together through the back loop |
| make one | With the needle tip, lift the strand between last stitch knit and next
stitch on the lefthand needle and knit into back of it. One knit stitch has been added. |
| make one p-st | With the needle tip, lift the strand between last stitch worked and
next
stitch on the lefthand needle and purl it. One purl stitch has been added. |
| no stitch | On some charts, ‘no stitch’ is indicated – sometimes shown with shaded
spaces where stitches have been decreased or not yet made. In such cases, work the stitches of the chart, skipping over the ‘no stitch’ spaces. |
| place markers | Place or attach a loop of contrast yarn or purchased stitch marker
as
indicated. |
| pick up and knit (purl) | Knit (or purl) into the loops along an edge. |
| PK | twisted or crossed purl stitch
With the yarn at the front of the work insert the right-hand needle
in the back
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| psso | pass the slipped stitch over |
| purlwise | Insert the needle into the stitch as if you were going to purl it. |
| P2tog | purl two stitches together
Insert the right-hand needle from right to left through two stitches
instead of
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| selvage stitch | Edge stitch that helps make seaming easier |
| Slip Knot | Wind the yarn around two fingers and over the two fingers again to
the back of
the first thread through the front one to form a loop. Pull end to tighten the loop. A slip knot is the starting point for almost everything you do in knitting
and is the
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| SKP | Slip 1, K1, pass the slipped st over the knit stitch. |
| SK2P | Slip next stitch as of to knit, K2tog, psso. |
| slip, slip, knit | Slip next 2 stitches knitwise, one at a time, to righthand needle.
Insert tip of lefthand needle into fronts of these stitches from left to right. Knit them together. One stitch has been decreased. |
| slip, slip, slip, knit | Slip next 3 stitches knitwise, one as a time, to righthand needle.
Insert tip of lefthand needle into fronts of these stitches from left to right. Knit them together. Two stitches have been decreased. |
| slip stitch | An unworked stitch made by passing a stitch from the lefthand to the
righthand needle as if to purl. |
| TK | twisted or crossed knit stitch
Insert right-hand needle in the back loop of the left-hand needle and
knit a
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| work even | Continue in pattern without increasing of decreasing.
(UK: work straight) |
| yarn over | Making a new stitch by wrapping the yarn over the righthand needle
(UK: yfwd, yon, yrn, German: Umschlag) |
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