Abbreviations for Knitting and Crocheting
Reading edition
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN KNITTING
K.—Knit.
Pl. K.—Plain Knit.
P.—Purl.
Rd., Rds.—Ridge, Ridges.
R.—Row.
Rs.—Rows.
Pl. St.—Plain Stitch.
Sl.—Slip a stitch.
N.—Needle.
Ns.—Needles.
N.—Narrow, decrease, or knit two together.
Sl. and B.—Slip and bind.
D. P.—Double Purl.
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN CROCHETING
Ch.—Chain.
Cr., Cro.—Crochet.
Sl. St.—Slip stitch.
S. C.—Single Crochet.
D. C.—Double Crochet.
H. D. C.—Half Double Crochet.
Stk. St.—Stack-stitch.
Rib. St.—Ribbon Stitch.
L., Lps.—Loops.
L., Lp.—Loop.
Afg. St.—Afghan Stitch.
Tr. C., Tri. Cro.—Triple Crochet.
S. St.—Single Stitch.
L. C.—Long Crochet.
Pic., P.—Picot.
M.—Mesh; Ch. 2, skip 2 sts., 1 d. c. on d. c.
T. C.—Treble Crochet.
D. T. C.—Double Treble Crochet.
ABBREVIATIONS FOR COLORS
Col.—Color.
Bl.—Blue.
Blk.—Black.
Br.—Brown.
Gr.—Green or Grey.
Yel.—Yellow.
P., Pk.—Pink.
R. Anc.—Rose Ancienne.
Lav.—Lavender.
Wis.—Wistaria
Bt. Or.—Burnt Orange.
Wh.—White.
Pur.—Purple.
Kh.—Khaki.
Mex.—Mexique.
6These illustrations show the numbers and actual sizes of the steel and bone crochet hooks mentioned throughout this book.
Reduced Size
Bone Crochet Hooks
7These illustrations show the numbers and actual sizes of the steel and bone knitting pins mentioned throughout this book.
Steel Knitting Pins
Bone Knitting Pins
8These illustrations show the numbers and actual sizes of the amber (celluloid) knitting pins and crochet hooks mentioned throughout this book.
Celluloid Crochet Hooks
Celluloid Knitting Pins
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