| * | repeat from the asterisk as many times as stated |
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| 1x1 rib | knit 1, purl 1, alternating |
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| 2x2 rib | knit 2, purl 2, alternating |
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| C4B | slip 2 to cable needle, hold in back, k2, k2 from cable needle |
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| C4F | slip 2 to cable needle, hold in front, k2, k2 from cable needle |
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| C6B | slip 3 to cable needle, hold in back, k3, k3 from cable needle |
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| C6F | slip 3 to cable needle, hold in front, k3, k3 from cable needle |
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| garter stitch | knit every row (flat), or alternate knit and purl rounds (in the round) |
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| grafting | invisible join of two rows of live stitches with a tapestry needle (also called Kitchener stitch) |
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| k | knit (k3 = knit 3 stitches) |
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| k2tog | knit 2 together: right-leaning decrease |
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| M1L | make 1 left: lift the strand between stitches from front to back and knit it through the back loop |
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| M1R | make 1 right: lift the strand between stitches from back to front and knit it through the front loop |
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| magic loop | a way to knit a small round on a long circular needle by pulling out a loop of cable between the two halves |
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| mattress stitch | invisible seam: pass the tapestry needle under the bars between the first two stitches of each edge, alternating sides |
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| p | purl (p3 = purl 3 stitches) |
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| p2tog | purl 2 together |
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| RS | right side of the work |
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| sk2p | slip 1, k2tog, pass the slipped stitch over: double decrease |
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| ssk | slip, slip, knit: slip 2 sts knitwise one at a time, then knit them together through the back loops; left-leaning decrease |
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| ssp | slip, slip, purl: slip 2 sts knitwise one at a time, return them to the left needle and purl them together through the back loops |
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| st(s) | stitch(es) |
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| stockinette | knit one row, purl one row (flat), or knit every round (in the round) |
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| T3B | slip 1 to cable needle, hold in back, k2, p1 from cable needle |
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| T3F | slip 2 to cable needle, hold in front, p1, k2 from cable needle |
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| T4B | slip 2 to cable needle, hold in back, k2, p2 from cable needle |
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| T4F | slip 2 to cable needle, hold in front, p2, k2 from cable needle |
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| tbl | through the back loop: twists the stitch |
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| WS | wrong side of the work |
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| yo | yarn over: bring the yarn over the right needle from front to back; makes a stitch and a small hole |
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