A table of vintage knitting abbreviations and their meanings
Vintage Knitting Abbreviations.
You can see terms used in vintage knitting patterns here or return to the knitting terms main page here.
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| K |
Knit Plain |
| P |
Knit Purl |
| K.2 tog B. |
Knit 2 stitches together through back of loops |
| S.1 |
Slip 1 stitch without knitting it |
| S1.K1, psso |
Slip 1 st. knitwise. Knit the next and insert the needle into the slipped stitch and pass it over the knitted stitch |
| P.R. |
Purl Reverse |
| S1., pnso. |
Slip one, pass next stitch over |
| K2tog, psso. |
Double decrease knit [only] |
| P2.tog,Sl1, psso. |
Double decrease purl [only] |
| S1.K2tog, psso |
Double increase knit |
| P2.tog,S1, psso. |
Double increase purl |
| S2,K1,P.2.s.s.o. |
Pass 2 s.ss.over |
| P R D. |
Purl reverse Double |
| N. |
Narrow or Decrease |
| O. |
Over [yarn over needle] |
| O2. |
Yarn Twice over needle |
| Tw |
Twist or knitting into back of stitch |
| S.or Sl |
Slip a stitch |
| Sl1, Bind off |
Slip 1.st. K1.st. psso. |
| Make 1.[B] |
A Made stitch using the bar increase |
| Make 1.[L] |
A Made stitch by a Bar Increase to the left |
| Make 1.[R] |
A Made stitch by a Bar increase to the right |
| M2. [B] |
A Double Bar Increase [Etc.] |
| Cloud |
A scarf to cover the head |
| Fascinator |
Similar meaning |
| Tidies |
Doilies placemats etc. |
| Plain Knitting |
Garter Stitch [sometimes known as purl fabric] |
| Weft or Fabric Knitting |
Garter Stitch |
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