Knitting - UK (2020-05)

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ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

ABBREVIATIONS

k knit

p purl

alt alternative

beg begin/ning

ch chain

cm centimetre/s

cn cable needle

cont continue

dc double crochet

dec decrease

dpn(s) double-pointed

needle(s)

foll follows/following

g gramme/s

g st garter stitch

(every row knit)

in inch/es

inc increase

k2tog knit two stitches

together (decrease 1)

k3tog knit three stitches

together (decrease 2)

kfb knit into front and

back of next stitch

(increase 1)

kwise knitwise

LH/RH left hand/right hand

m marker

m1 make 1 stitch: pick

up the loop lying

between the two

stitches and knit

into the back of it

(increase 1)

m1p make 1 purlwise

meas measures

mm millimetre/s

m st moss stitch

ndl needle

p2tog purl two stitches

together (decrease 1)

p3tog purl three stitches

together (decrease 2)

patt pattern

pm place marker

psso pass slipped stitch

over

pwise purlwise

rem remain/ing

rep repeat

rev st st reverse stocking stitch

(RS purl, WS knit)

rnd round

RS/ WS right side/wrong side

skpo slip one, knit one,

pass the slipped stitch

over (decrease 1)

sk2po slip one, knit two

together, pass

slipped stitch over

(decrease 2)

s2kpo slip two stitches

one at a time

knitwise, knit one,

pass two slipped

stitches over

(decrease 2)

sp2po slip one purlwise,

purl two together,

pass slipped stitch

over (decrease 2)

sl st slip stitch

sl1 slip one stitch

sl1p slip one stitch

purlwise

sm slip marker

ssk slip next two

stitches one at a

time, knitwise, to

right hand needle,

insert tip of left hand

needle through

both stitches and

knit them together

(decrease 1)

st(s) stitch(es)

st st stocking stitch

tbl through back loop

tog together

tr treble crochet

w&t wrap and turn

wyib with yarn in the back

wyif with yarn in the front

yf yarn forward

yfrn yarn forward and

round needle

yo yarn over

yrn yarn round needle

y2rn yarn twice round

needle

Beginner: If you’ve never knitted before, these are the projects

to start you off. Look online for tutorials about casting on, casting

off, knitting, purling, increasing and decreasing – you’ll soon be

ready to go.

Beginner Plus: You’re happy with the knitting basics but haven’t

quite made that leap to knitting your first jumper. These are the

projects for you.

Intermediate: You know your knitting and are familiar with

the language, but don’t want to take on something extremely

complex or in-depth. These projects will develop your knitting

skills and challenge you, but won’t be over-taxing.

Advanced: These are the ones for all you knitting experts out there.

Cables, lacework, fancy stitches, steeking – nothing is too tricky for

you, so we’ve got plenty of challenging knits for real aficionados.

STOCKISTS

SKILL LEVELS EXPLAINED

FOR PATTERN UPDATES SEE

KNITTINGMAG.COM

CASCADE YARNS

W: cascadeyarns.com

DEBBIE BLISS

LoveCrafts

W: lovecrafts.com

DESIGNETTE

T: +45 402 84120 E: [email protected]

W: designette.co.uk

DROPS DESIGN

W: garnstudio.com

EDEN COTTAGE YARNS

W: edencottageyarns.co.uk

HEDGEHOG FIBRES

W: hedgehogfibres.com

JOHN ARBON TEXTILES

T: 01598 752490

W: jarbon.com

KING COLE

T: 01756 703670 W: kingcole.com

LANG YARNS

T: 01529 240510 W: langyarns.com

N OVITA

W: novitaknits.com

PAINTBOX YARNS

LoveCrafts

W: lovecrafts.com

RICO

T: +49 (0)52 72 602-0 E: [email protected]

W: rico-design.de

ROWAN

T: 01484 668200 E: [email protected]

W: knitrowan.com

STYLECRAFT

T: 01535 609798 E: [email protected]

W: stylecraft-yarns.co.uk

WOOL AND THE GANG

E: [email protected]

W: woolandthegang.com