Abbreviations used in our patterns

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Unfamiliar with an abbreviation you've seen in an Interweave pattern? Use the chart below for an explanation.

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

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