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Stitch Guide

A complete stitch guide for Grace Akhrem patterns.

Beg – beginning

BO – bind off

CDD – centered double decrease: slip 2 sts as if to k2tog, k1, pass the slipped sts over the knit st.

CC – contrasting color

CO – cast on

Dec – decrease

Dec’d – decreased

Dpn(s) – doubled pointed needle(es)

Inc – increase

Inc’d – increased

K – knit

K2tog – knit 2 sts together [1 st dec’d]

K3tog – knit 3 sts together [2 sts dec’d]

K4tog – knit 4 sts together [3 sts dec’d]

Kfb – knit into the front and back of the same st [1 st inc’d]

Kfbf – knit into the front, back, and front again of the same st [2 sts inc’d]

Kwise – knitwise/as if to knit

LH – left hand

LHN – left hand needle

LN – left needle

M – marker

M1 – make one

MC – main color

P – purl

P2tog – purl 2 together [1 st dec’d]

P3tog – purl 3 together [2 sts dec’d]

P4tog – purl 4 together [3 sts dec’d]

Pm – place marker

Psso – pass slipped stitch over

P1tbl – p1 through back loop

Pwise – purl wise/as if to purl

Rem – remaining

Rep – repeat

RH – right hand

RHN – right hand needle

RN – right needle

RS – right side

Rnd(s) – round(s)

Skpo – Slip one stitch knitwise, knit one stitch, pass the slipped stitch over [1 st dec’d]

Sl – slip

Sl1 – slip one stitch

Sm – slip marker

Ssk – slip 2 sts kwise, one at a time, insert left needle into fronts of these 2 sts and knit together

St(s) – stitch(es)

St.st. – stockinette stitch

Tog – together

Tbl – through back loop

WS – wrong side

Wyib – with yarn in back

Wyif – with yarn in front

W&t – wrap and turn

Yb – yarn in back

Yf – yarn in front

Yo – yarn over

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