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^st |
German short row stitch |
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2-into-2 |
special increase/decrease for Semele shawl |
k2tog and leave sts on LN, k into back loop of these 2 sts together and slip off needle |
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buttonband |
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backward loop increase (right-leaning) |
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buttonhole row |
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CC |
contrast colour |
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CN |
cable needle |
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CNb |
hold cable needle to back |
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CNf |
hold cable needle to front |
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dpn |
double pointed needle |
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forward loop increase (left-leaning) |
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g1 |
garter stitch |
when knitting flat: k1 on RS and WS (in the round: k1/p1 on alternate rounds) |
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Japanese short row k1 |
knit to gap, pull on marker to place loop untwisted onto LN, k2tog (next stitch and loop), remove marker |
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jog |
jogless striping |
lift right leg of st below next st and place on LN, knit leg together with next st |
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Japanese short row p1 |
purl to gap, sl1, pull on marker to place loop untwisted onto LN, purl the loop, pass slipped stitch over purled loop, remove marker |
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Japanese short row sl1 |
sl1, hang removable marker on working yarn, knit/purl next stitch with marker hanging on WS between this stitch and the slipped stitch |
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k |
knit |
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German short row stitch |
knit through both legs of the short row stitch (^st) from prev row as if it were a normal, single stitch |
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k2(3) tog |
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knit 2 (3) stitches together |
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k2tog tbl |
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knit 2 stitches together through the back loop |
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k2togTw |
knit 2 stitches together twisted |
sl1, sl1tbl and place twisted on LN, sl1 to LN, k2tog |
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KFB |
knit front/back (increase) |
knit into front, then back leg of same stitch |
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KFSB |
knit front/slip back (increase) |
knit into front, then slip back leg (purlwise) |
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ksk |
3 edge stitches (RS) |
k1, sl1wyf, k1 |
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LLI |
left-leaning lifted increase |
knit into 2nd stitch below previous (just knitted) stitch |
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LN |
left needle |
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loop |
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loop the cable (wire) of the circular needle to accommodate stitches (usually when knitting a Ziggurat left or right front) |
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LP |
left pocket |
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M |
marker |
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MC |
main colour |
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make 1 left (purl) |
make 1 left: with LN pick up bar between sts from below and from front, knit into back leg of this loop (on WS purl) |
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make 1 right (purl) |
with LN pick up bar between sts from behind, knit into front leg of this (twisted) loop (on WS purl) |
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p |
purl |
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German short row purl |
purl through both legs of the short row stitch (sl1^) from prev row as if it were a normal, single stitch |
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p2(3)tog |
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purl 2 (3) stitches together |
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purl 2 stitches together through the back loop |
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p&k |
pick up and knit |
see Ziggurat Steps |
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p&p |
pick up and purl |
p&p is done from RS: turn fabric over, pick up and knit stitches and place them on LN |
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PFB |
purl front/back |
purl into first leg, then back leg of same stitch |
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PM |
place marker |
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pso |
pass stitch over |
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psso |
pass slipped stitch(es) over |
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rib1^ |
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k1^or p1^in set rib |
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RM |
remove marker |
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RN |
right needle |
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Rnd(s) |
round(s) |
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RS |
right side |
RS rows are odd rows in all Åsa Tricosa patterns |
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s2kp |
centred double increase |
sl2 together knitwise, k1, pass slipped stitches over the k1 |
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sks |
3 edge stitches (WS) |
sl1wyf, k1, sl1wyf |
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sl |
slip |
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German short row slip |
with yarn in front, sl1 purlwise, pull on yarn over and behind needle until both legs of st show |
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SM |
slip marker |
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sR |
short row |
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s^sk |
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ssk of ^st and the next st |
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ssk |
decrease |
(slip 1 knitwise) x 2, slip 2 sts back to LN, k2tog tbl |
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sssk |
double decrease |
(slip 1 knitwise) x 3, slip 3 sts back to LN, k3tog tbl |
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ssp |
decrease (mirror of ssk) |
(sl1 knitwise) x 2, insert LN from right to left into second, then first slipped st, purl the 2 sts together |
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st(s) |
stitch(es) |
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tbl |
through the back loop |
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TwL |
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sl1 to CNf, k1, k1 from CN |
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TwR |
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sl1 to CNb, k1, k1 from CN |
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TwRp |
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sl1 to CNb, p1, p1 from CN |
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w1 |
work 1 stitch |
k1 or p1 in set pattern |
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w1^ |
work 1 short-row stitch |
k1^or p1^ in set pattern |
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WS |
wrong side |
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wyb |
with yarn in back |
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wyf |
with yarn in front |
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times |
work instruction more times as indicated |
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yb |
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take yarn to back of work |
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yf |
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take yarn to front of work |
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yo |
yarn over |
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