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Commonly used knitting terms
B: back
BO: bind-off
cable cast-on
CC: contrasting colour
ch: chain stitch
CO: cast-on
curly I-cord
DPNs: double-pointed needles
F: front
K: knit
kfb: knit into the front and back of stitch
Kitchener stitch
kTBL: knit through the back loop
k2tog: knit two stitches together
I-cord
M1: make one
M1R: make one right
M1L: make one left
MB: make bobble
Magic Loop Method
Magic Ring crochet
Mattress Stitch
MC: main colour
P: purl
PM: place marker
p2tog: purl two stitches together
p2togTBL: purl two stitches together through the back loop
provisional cast-on using waste yarn
PU: pick up
psso: pass slipped stitch over
RS: right side
sc: single crochet
sl: slip stitch
ssk: slip slip knit
sts: stitches
stst: stockinette stitch (knit one row, purl one row)
Whip Stitch
WR: wrong side

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