Knitting - UK (2021-07)

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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 left hand

RH right hand

m marker

m1 make 1 stitch: pick up

the bar between 2 sts

and knit it (increase 1)

m1L pick up the bar

between 2 sts from

front to back, then

knit it tbl (increase 1)

m1p make 1 purlwise

(increase 1)

m1R pick up the bar

between 2 sts from

back to front, then

knit into front of it

(increase 1)

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

(RS knit, WS purl)

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

BERNAT

Wool Warehouse

W: woolwarehouse.co.uk

W: yarnspirations.com

CASCADE YARNS

W: cascadeyarns.com

DROPS DESIGN

Wool Warehouse

W: woolwarehouse.co.uk

W: garnstudio.com

EASYKNITS

W: easyknits.co.uk

EDEN COTTAGE YARNS

W: edencottageyarns.co.uk

ERIKA KNIGHT

Selected Yarns

W: erikaknight.co.uk

W: selected-yarns.com

THE FIBRE COMPANY

W: thefibreco.com

KING COLE

E: [email protected]

W: kingcole.com

LANG YARNS

W: langyarns.com

RICO

E: [email protected]

W: rico-design.de

ROWAN

E: [email protected]

W: knitrowan.com

SCHEEPJES

W: scheepjes.com

STYLECRAFT

E: [email protected]

W: stylecraft-yarns.co.uk