Knitting symbols & terms


 
knit stitch (kt)
purl stitch (p)
yarn over (yo)
twisted knit (tk)
twisted purl (tp)
knit stitch with slip stitch passed over (psso)
decrease 2 knit stitches together (k2tog)
crossed decrease 2 purl stitch (cp2tog)
decrease-2-purl-stitches-together (p2tog)
decrease 3 knit stitches together (k3tog)

double increasing
slip stitch with yarn over (slsyo)
slip stitch, workin threat is behind the work
slip stitch, workin threat is front of the work

twisted yarn over (tyo)
stitch crossed to left on knit rows
stitch crossed to right on knit rows