k1
Knit 1 stitch.
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51 definitions
Abbreviations
The abbreviations and chart symbols used in MarGueNée patterns.
k1 tbl
Knit 1 stitch through the back loop.
p1
Purl 1 stitch.
p1 tbl
Purl 1 stitch through the back loop.
k2tog
Knit 2 stitches together.
p2tog
Purl 2 stitches together.
M1R
Lift the strand between the stitches from back to front, then knit into the front of the loop.
M1Rp
Lift the strand between the stitches from back to front, then purl into the front of the loop.
M1L
Lift the strand between the stitches from front to back, then knit into the back of the loop.
M1Lp
Lift the strand between the stitches from front to back, then purl into the back of the loop.
CDD
Slip the next 2 stitches together knitwise, knit the next stitch, then pass both slipped stitches over the stitch just knitted.
DS
Double stitch. Work both strands together as one stitch when resolving German short rows.
double yo
Wrap the yarn twice around the right needle to make two yarn overs.
RM, RM2
Remove marker M or M2.
k
Knit.
p
Purl.
ssk
Slip, slip, knit. Slip two stitches knitwise one at a time, insert the left needle into their fronts, then knit them together through the back loops.
ssp
Slip two stitches knitwise one at a time, return them to the left needle, then purl them together through the back loops.
sl1
Slip 1 stitch purlwise with the yarn held at the back of the work.
sl2
Slip 2 stitches purlwise with the yarn held on the wrong side of the work. It may also mean slipping 2 stitches purlwise with the yarn at the back.
SM, SM2
Slip marker M or M2.
yo
Wrap the yarn around the right needle to make a new stitch.
st(s)
Stitch(es).
M, M2
Marker M or M2.
PM, PM2
Place marker M or M2.
row(s)
Row(s).
rep
Repeat.
tbl
Through the back loop.
turn
Turn the work when shaping German short rows.
Cables
Cable crossings and the placement of stitches on a cable needle.
2-stitch cables
1/1 LPT
Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the front of the work, purl the next stitch, then knit the stitch from the cable needle through the back loop.
1/1 LT
Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the front of the work, knit the next stitch through the back loop, then knit the stitch from the cable needle through the back loop.
1/1 MCD
Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the back of the work, knit the next stitch, return the cable-needle stitch to the left needle and purl it.
1/1 MCG
Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the front of the work, purl the next stitch, return the cable-needle stitch to the left needle and knit it.
1/1 RPT
Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the back of the work, knit the next stitch through the back loop, then purl the stitch from the cable needle.
1/1 RT
Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the back of the work, knit the next stitch through the back loop, then knit the stitch from the cable needle through the back loop.
1/1 LC or 2LC
RS : Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the back of the work, knit the next stitch, return the cable-needle stitch to the left needle and knit it.
WS : Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the back of the work, purl the next stitch, return the cable-needle stitch to the left needle and purl it.
1/1 RC or 2RC
RS : Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the front of the work, knit the next stitch, return the cable-needle stitch to the left needle and knit it.
WS : Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the front of the work, purl the next stitch, return the cable-needle stitch to the left needle and purl it.
4-stitch cables
2/2 LC or 4 LC
Slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the front of the work, knit the next 2 stitches, then knit the 2 stitches from the cable needle.
2/2 LPT
Cross two groups of 2 stitches to the left. P denotes a purl stitch, shown as a dot; T denotes a twisted stitch, shown as a loop.
2/2 RC or 4 RC
Slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the back of the work, knit the next 2 stitches, then knit the 2 stitches from the cable needle.
5-stitch cables
1/4 LC
Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the front of the work, knit the next 4 stitches, then knit the stitch from the cable needle.
1/4 RC
Slip 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the back of the work, knit the next stitch, then knit the 4 stitches from the cable needle.
4/1 LPC
Slip 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the front of the work, purl the next stitch, then knit the 4 stitches from the cable needle.
4/1 RPC
Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the back of the work, knit the next 4 stitches, then purl the stitch from the cable needle.
6-stitch cables
4/2 LPC
Slip 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the front of the work, purl the next 2 stitches, return the 4 cable-needle stitches to the left needle and knit them.
4/2 RPC
Slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the back of the work, knit the next 4 stitches, return the 2 cable-needle stitches to the left needle and purl them.
8-stitch cables
4/4 LC
Slip 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the front of the work, knit the next 4 stitches, return the 4 cable-needle stitches to the left needle and knit them.
4/4 RC
Slip 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the back of the work, knit the next 4 stitches, return the 4 cable-needle stitches to the left needle and knit them.
Techniques
Detailed techniques and tutorials used throughout the patterns.
Invisible perpendicular seam
Watch the tutorial ↗Join two perpendicular edges by alternately picking up one stitch along the horizontal edge and one bar between two stitches along the vertical edge. Gently pull the yarn as you go to bring the pieces together without puckering the fabric.
Bobble
Yarn Flakes tutorial ↗Create the stitches : Knit into the next stitch without dropping it from the left needle. Yarn over, then knit into the same stitch again. Repeat until you have 5 loops on the right needle, then drop the original stitch from the left needle.
Shape the bobble : With the left needle, pass the second stitch on the right needle over the first. Repeat for the next 4 stitches until only one stitch remains on the right needle.
Secure the shape : On the wrong side, find the horizontal strand immediately below the bobble and lift it with the right needle.
Finish : Knit this lifted strand together with the next stitch. Tighten the yarn as you knit the following stitch so the bobble stays rounded on the right side.
Please note : the tutorial demonstrates 7-stitch bobbles, while this pattern uses 5-stitch bobbles.
German short rows
Purl Soho tutorial ↗Turn : On a right-side row, work to the turning point, then turn the work.
Make the double stitch : With the yarn held in front, slip the first stitch purlwise. Pull the yarn firmly up and over the needle to create a double stitch (DS).
Resolve the double stitch : On the following row, work both strands of the DS together—knit or purl as the row requires—as though they were one stitch.