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  1.  
  2.  
  3.                             WORD & PHRASE EQUIVALENTS
  4.  
  5.     ENGLISH                                 AMERICAN
  6.  
  7.     Alternate                               Every other
  8.     Balaclava                               Cold weather hood
  9.     Cast off                                Bind off
  10.     Double crochet                          Single crochet
  11.     Double treble                           Treble crochet
  12.     Grafting                                Weaving
  13.     Half treble                             Half double crochet
  14.     Hank                                    Skein
  15.     Jumper                                  Sweater
  16.     Knit up                                 Pick up and knit
  17.     Make a stitch                           Increase
  18.     Miss                                    Skip
  19.     Miss a stitch                           Slip a stitch
  20.     Moss stitch                             Seed stitch
  21.     Pick up loops                           Pick up dropped stitch
  22.     Pick up stitches                        Knit up stitches
  23.     Pins                                    Needles
  24.     Polo neck                               Turtle neck
  25.     Selvage                                 Edge
  26.     Slip stitch                             Single crochet
  27.     St st (stocking stitch)                 Stockinette stitch
  28.     Tension                                 Gauge
  29.     Top shaping                             Cap shaping
  30.     Treble                                  Double crochet
  31.     Turtle neck                             Mock turtle neck
  32.     Waist coat                              Vest
  33.     Work straight                           Work even
  34.     Yrn/yon                                 Yo
  35.  
  36.  
  37.                                             NEEDLE SIZE
  38.     YARN TYPE                      BRITISH (mm)        AMERICAN
  39.  
  40.     Two-ply (2-ply fingering)        2                  0
  41.     Three-ply (3-ply fingering)      2 3/4              1 or 2
  42.     Four-ply (4-ply fingering)       3                  3
  43.     Double Knitting (DK)             3 1/2 or 4         4 or 5
  44.     Quick Knitting (QK)              3 3/4              4
  45.     Triple Knitting                  4 1/2              6
  46.     Aran Type                        4 1/2 or 5         6 or 7 or 8
  47.     Double Double Knitting           5 1/2 or 6         8 or 9
  48.     Chunky                           6 or 7             10 or 10 1/2
  49.     Extra Chunky                     9                  13
  50.  
  51.  
  52.                                   ABBREVIATIONS
  53. AC            Alternate Color            hk      hook
  54. alt           alternate                  inc     increase
  55. altog         altogether                 incl    including
  56. approx        approximately              incl    inclusive
  57. B             bobble                     in(s)   inch(es)
  58. B             Back of stitch             inst    instructions
  59. b             in back of stitch          k       knit
  60. BC            Back Cross                 kbl     knit from back of loop
  61. beg M         beginning marker           kfb     knit from back of next stitch
  62. bet           between                    kpk     knit, purl, knit
  63. BG            Body Gauge                 kssb    knit slip stitch through the
  64. bl            block (solid mesh)                   back
  65. BO            bind off                   kwise   knitwise
  66. bo            bobble                     k2tog   knit 2 stitches together
  67. bo            binding off                k2tog-b knit 2 stitches together
  68. but           buttonhole                           through the back loop
  69. cab           cable                      k up 1  pick up and knit the stitch
  70. cc            contrasting color                  in the row below
  71. CC            Contrasting Color          L       left
  72. ch            chain                      L       light
  73. ch            chain previously made      LC      Left Cross
  74.               (e.g., ch-1)               lg      large
  75. cl            cluster                    LH      Left Hand
  76. cont          continue                   lhn     left hand needle
  77. cms           centimeters                LN      Left Needle
  78. CN            Cable Needle               lp(s)   loop(s)
  79. CO            cast on                    lt      light
  80. co            casting off                LT      Left Twist
  81. col           color                      l.h.    left handle needle
  82. Con           contrasting color          m       meters
  83. cont          continue                   m       mes(es)
  84. Cr            Cross                      M       Make
  85. Cr L          Cross to the Left          M       marker
  86. Cr R          Cross to the Right         MB      Make Bobble
  87. dbl dec       Double Decrease            MC      Main (or background) color
  88. dble          double                     med     medium
  89. dble tr       double treble crochet      mm      millimeters
  90. dc            double crochet             M1      Make One
  91. dec           decrease                   m-st    moss stitch
  92. diag          diagonal                   mult    multiple(s)
  93. diam          diameter                   MY      main yarn
  94. dir           directions                 no
  95. dk            dark                       number
  96. DK            double knitting            opp     opposite
  97. DKK           double-double knitting     ORL     or required length
  98. dpn           double-pinted needle       oz      ounces
  99. dtr           double treble crochet      p       picot
  100. E             every                      p       purl
  101. EOR           Every Other Row            pat(s)  pattern(s)
  102. ext           exterior                   patt    patern
  103. FC            Front Cross                pc      popcorn
  104. fin           finished                   pfb     purl into front and back of
  105. foll          following                            next stitch
  106. fr            front side (facing         pfl     purl from back of loop
  107.                 knitter)                 pnso    pas next stitch over
  108. g             grams                      pr      pair
  109. G             Gauge                      prec    preceding
  110. g-st          garter stitch              prev    previous
  111. GN            Gauge Needle               PR      Previous Row or Round
  112. gp            group                      psso    pass slipped stitch over
  113. gr            grams                      pwise   purlwise
  114. GS            Gauge Stitch               p2tog   purl 2 stitches together
  115. GS            Ground Shade               p2tog-b purl 2 stitches together
  116. h tr          half treble                          through the back loop
  117. hdc           half double crochet        PU      Pick Up stiches
  118. RC            Right Cross                yf      yarn forward
  119. rem           remain(ing)                yfd     yarn forward
  120. rep           repeat                     yfwd    yarn foward
  121. rev st st     reverse stockinette        yfon    yarn forward and over needle
  122.                 stitch                   yfrn    yarn forward and round needle
  123. RGN           Ribbing Gauge Needle       yfwk    yarn front of work
  124. RH            Right Hand                 yo      yarn over
  125. rhn           right hand needle          yon     yarn over needle
  126. rib           ribbing                    yo2     a double yarn over
  127. RN            Right Needle               yrh     yarn round hook
  128. rnd(s)        round(s)                   yrn     yarn round needle
  129. rpt           repeat                     ytb     yarn to back
  130. RS            Right Side                 ytf     yarn to front
  131. RT            Right Twist                zip     zipper
  132. sc            single crochet             "       inches
  133. sel           selvage                    * *     repeat all instructions between
  134. sk            skip                                 the asterisks
  135. skn(s)        skein(s)                   ( )     repeat all instructions between
  136. skp           slip, knit, purl                     the parentheses
  137. SKP           slip 1, knit 1, pass       ( )     alternate measurements &
  138.                 slip stitch over                   alternate instructions
  139. skpo          slip 1, knit 1, pass       [ ]     alternate measurements between
  140.                 slip stitch over                   brackets
  141. sl            slip                       *       repeat stopping point
  142. sl st         slip stitch                          (e.g., repeat to *)
  143. sl lb         slip a stitch onto a
  144.                 cable need at back of
  145.                 the work
  146. sl lf         slip a stitch onto a
  147.                 cable needle at back
  148.                 of the work
  149. sm            small
  150. sp            space (open mesh)
  151. sp            single point needle(s)
  152. ssk           slip, slip, knit
  153. st(s)         stitch(es)
  154. st st         stockinette stitch
  155. tbl           through back of loop
  156. tch           turning chain
  157. tfl           through front loop
  158. tog           together
  159. tr            treble crochet
  160. trn           turn
  161. tr tr         double treble
  162. wb            wool back
  163. WE            work even
  164. wf            wool forward
  165. wft           wool front
  166. wl            wool
  167. wl.bk         wool back
  168. wl.fwd        wool forward
  169. wo            wool over or weave over
  170. won           wool over needle
  171. wrh           wool round hook
  172. wrn           wool round needle
  173. WS            wrong side
  174. wu            wool under or weave
  175.                 over
  176. wyib          with the lead yarn in
  177.                 the back
  178. wyif          with the lead yarn in
  179.                 the front
  180. yarn          yarn around needle
  181. yaw           yarn around wool
  182. yb            yarn back
  183. ybk           yarn backward
  184.  
  185.