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Common Abbreviations
| beg | beginning; begin; begins |
| bet | between |
| BO | bind off |
| CC | contrasting color |
| cm | centimeters |
| cn | cable needle |
| CO | cast on |
| cont | continue; continuing |
| dec(s) | decrease(s); decreasing |
| dpn | double-pointed needle(s) |
| foll | following; follows |
| fwd | forward |
| g | gram(s) |
| inc | increase; increasing |
| k | knit |
| k1f&b | knit into front and back of same stitch |
| k2tog | knit 2 stitches together |
| kwise | knitwise |
| LC | left cross |
| m(s) | marker(s) |
| MC | main color |
| mm | millimeters |
| M1 | make one (increase) |
| p | purl |
| p1f&b | purl into front and back of same stitch |
| p2tog | purl 2 stitches together |
| patt(s) | pattern(s) |
| pm | place marker |
| psso | pass slip stitch over |
| pwise | purlwise |
| RC | right cross |
| rem | remain(s); remaining |
| rep | repeat; repeating |
| rev St st | reverse stockinette stitch |
| rib | ribbing |
| rnd(s) | rounds |
| RS | right side |
| rev sc | reverse single crochet |
| sc | single crochet |
| sk | skip |
| sl | slip |
| sl st | slip stitch (sl 1 st pwise unless otherwise indicated) |
| ssk | slip 1 kwise, slip 1 kwise, k2 sl sts tog tbl |
| st(s) | stitch(es) |
| St st | stockinette stitch |
| tbl | through back loop |
| tog | together |
| WS | wrong side |
| wyb | with yarn in back |
| wyf | with yarn in front |
| yd | yard(s) |
| yo | yarnover |
| * | repeat starting point (i.e. repeat from *) |
| ** | repeat all instructions between asterisks |
| ( ) | alternate measurements and/or instructions |
| [ ] | instructions that are to be worked as a group a specified number of times. |