Before You Start
Cast-Ons
Knit and Purl
K – Knit Stitch – American Style
K – Knit Stitch – Continental Style
P – Purl Stitch – American Style
P – Purl Stitch – Continental Style
Recognizing a Knit and Purl Stitch
Pattern Stitches
1×1 Rib/2×2 Rib – Ribbing
Garter St – Garter Stitch
P/u (Pu) and Knit – Pick up and Knit
Sl – Slip 1 – Slip a Stitch
St St – Stockinette Stitch
TBL – Through the Back Loop
Increases
KFB – Knit Front and Back
M1/M1L – Make One/Make One Left
M1R – Make One Right
PFB – Purl Front and Back
YO – Yarnover
Decreases
K2TOG – Knit 2 Together
K2TOGTBL – Knit 2 Together Through the Back Loops
P2TOG – Purl 2 Together
S2KP (Slip 2, Knit, Pass)
SKP – Slip, Knit, Pass
SSK – Slip, Slip, Knit
Finishing
BO – Bind Off
Weave in Tails/Ends on Stockinette Stitch
Blocking Knitting – How to Block Your Work
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