| Unfamiliar with an abbreviation you've seen in an Interweave pattern? Use the chart below for an explanation.
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| beg |
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beginning; begin; begins |
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p2sso |
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pass two slipped stitches over |
| bet |
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between |
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pwise |
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purlwise |
| BO |
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bind off |
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RC |
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right cross |
| CC |
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contrasting color |
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rem |
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remain(s); remaining |
| cm |
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centimeter(s) |
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rep |
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repeat; repeating |
| cn |
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cable needle |
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rev St st |
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reverse stockinette stitch |
| CO |
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cast on |
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rib |
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ribbing |
| cont |
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continue(s); continuing |
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rnd(s) |
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round(s) |
| dec(s) |
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decrease(s); decreasing |
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RS |
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right side |
| dpn |
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double-pointed needle(s) |
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rev sc |
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reverse single crochet |
| foll |
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following; follows |
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sc |
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single crochet |
| g |
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gram(s) |
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sk |
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skip |
| inc |
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increase(s); increasing |
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sl |
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slip |
| k |
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knit |
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sl st |
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slip stitch (sl 1 st pwise unless otherwise indicated) |
| klfx |
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knit into front and back of same st |
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ssk |
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slip 1 kwise, slip 1 kwise, k2 sl sts tog tbl (decrease) |
| k2tog |
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knit two stitches together |
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ssp |
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slip 1 kwise, slip 1 kwise, p2 sl sts tog tbl (decrease) |
| kwise |
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knitwise |
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st(s) |
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stitch(es) |
| LC |
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left cross |
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St st |
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stockinette stitch |
| m(s) |
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marker(s) |
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tbl |
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through back loop |
| MC |
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main color |
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tog |
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together |
| mm |
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millimeter(s) |
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WS |
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wrong side |
| M1 |
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make one (increase) |
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wyb |
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with yarn in back |
| p |
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purl |
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wyf |
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with yarn in front |
| plfx |
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purl into front and back of same st |
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yo |
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yarn over |
| p2tog |
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purl two stitches together |
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* |
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repeat starting point (i.e., repeat from *) |
| patt(s) |
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pattern(s) |
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** |
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repeat all instructions between asterisks |
| pm |
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place marker |
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() |
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alternate measurements and/or instructions |
| psso |
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pass slipped stitch over |
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[] |
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instructions that are to be worked as a group a specified number of times |