k1
Knit 1 stitch.
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101 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.
sl1 (yarn in front)
Slip 1 stitch purlwise with the yarn in front of your work. Tip: always slip it purlwise, so as not to twist the stitch on the next row, and always keep your yarn between you and the work.
k2tog
Knit 2 stitches together.
p2tog
Purl 2 stitches together.
p2tog tbl
Purl 2 stitches together through the back loop.
k3tog
Knit 3 stitches together.
k4tog
Knit 4 stitches together.
kfb
Knit front and back: knit into the front and then into the back of the same stitch before dropping it. One stitch becomes two.
kfbf
Knit front, back, front: knit into the front, then the back, then the front of the same stitch again before dropping it. One stitch becomes three.
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.
C1, C2, C3
Colour 1, colour 2, colour 3.
cont
Continue.
MC, CC
Main colour, contrasting colour.
CC1, CC2
Contrasting colour 1, contrasting colour 2, when the pattern uses two.
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. Refers both to the action of making the double stitch (pulling the yarn to the back after turning) and to the resulting stitch. The two legs of the double stitch are always worked together as a single stitch (German short rows).
double yo
Wrap the yarn twice around the right needle to make two yarn overs. On the next row, knit one stitch into one of the two loops and purl one stitch into the other, as shown on the chart.
RM, RM2
Remove marker M or M2.
k
Knit.
p
Purl.
RS, WS
Right side, wrong side: after a row number, the side of the work on which that row is worked. Example: R2 (WS).
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.
ssssk
Slip 4 stitches knitwise one at a time. Insert the left needle into these 4 stitches and knit them together through the back loop.
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.
kyok
In the same stitch: k1, yo, k1. One stitch becomes three.
st(s)
Stitch(es).
m5 or kyokyok
In the same stitch: k1, yo, k1, yo, k1. One stitch becomes five, adding four stitches.
m7
In the same stitch: k1, yo, k1, yo, k1, yo, k1. One stitch becomes seven.
el st
Elongated stitch: knit the stitch, wrapping the yarn twice around the needle.
M, M2
Marker M or M2.
BOR, pBOR, sBOR, rBOR
Beginning-of-round marker. pBOR: place the beginning-of-round marker; sBOR: slip it; rBOR: remove it.
PM, PM2
Place marker M or M2.
row(s)
Row(s). Rnd: round(s) when working in the round.
rep
Repeat. rep * … *: repeat the sequence between asterisks the number of times indicated, or to the end of the row.
SR
Short row(s).
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 LC, 2LC or C2F
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.
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 LTC
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 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 RC, 2RC or C2B
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 LPC
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 RPC
Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the back of the work, knit the next stitch, purl the stitch from the cable needle.
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 RTC
Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the back of the work, knit the next stitch through the back loop, return the cable-needle stitch to the left needle and knit it.
3-stitch cables
1/2 RC
Slip 2 stitches onto a cable needle held at the back of your work, knit the next stitch, slip the 2 stitches from the cable needle back onto the left-hand needle and knit them.
1/2 LC
Slip 1 stitch onto a cable needle held at the front of your work, knit the next 2 stitches, slip the stitch from the cable needle back onto the left-hand needle and knit it.
2/1 LC or C3F
Slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the front of the work, knit the next stitch, then knit the 2 stitches from the cable needle.
2/1 RC or C3B
Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the back of the work, knit the next 2 stitches, then knit the stitch from the cable needle.
2/1 LPC
Slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the front of the work, purl the next stitch, return the 2 cable-needle stitches to the left needle and knit them.
2/1 RPC
Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the back of the work, knit the next 2 stitches, return the cable-needle stitch to the left needle and purl it.
2/1 LPT
Slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the front of the work, purl the next stitch, return the 2 cable-needle stitches to the left needle and knit them through the back loop.
2/1 RPT
Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the back of the work, knit the next 2 stitches through the back loop, return the cable-needle stitch to the left needle and purl it.
4-stitch cables
2/2 LC, 4 LC or C4F
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, 4 RC or C4B
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.
2/2 LPC
Slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the front of the work, purl the next 2 stitches, return the 2 cable-needle stitches to the left needle and knit them.
2/2 RPC
Slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the back of the work, knit the next 2 stitches, return the 2 cable-needle stitches to the left needle and purl them.
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.
2/3 LC
RS : Slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the front of the work, knit the next 3 stitches, knit the 2 stitches from the cable needle.
WS : Slip 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the front of the work, purl the next 3 stitches, purl the 2 stitches from the cable needle.
2/3 RC
RS : Slip 3 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the back of the work, knit the next 2 stitches, knit the 3 stitches from the cable needle.
WS : Slip 3 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the back of the work, purl the next 2 stitches, purl the 3 stitches from the cable needle.
3/2 RC
Slip 2 stitches onto a cable needle held at the back of your work, knit the next 3 stitches, slip the 2 stitches from the cable needle back onto the left-hand needle and knit them.
3/2 LC
Slip 3 stitches onto a cable needle held at the front of your work, knit the next 2 stitches, slip the 3 stitches from the cable needle back onto the left-hand needle and knit them.
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
3/3 LC
Slip 3 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the front of the work, knit the next 3 stitches, return the 3 cable-needle stitches to the left needle and knit them.
3/3 RC
Slip 3 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the back of the work, knit the next 3 stitches, return the 3 cable-needle stitches to the left needle and knit them.
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.
6RC
Slip 3 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the back of the work, work the next 3 stitches as follows: p1, k1, p1, return the 3 cable-needle stitches to the left needle and work them as follows: p1, k1, p1.
6LC
Slip 3 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the front of the work, work the next 3 stitches as follows: p1, k1, p1, return the 3 cable-needle stitches to the left needle and work them as follows: p1, k1, p1.
7-stitch cables
3/1/3 LPC
Slip 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the front of the work, knit the next 3 stitches, return the last cable-needle stitch to the left needle and purl it, then knit the 3 stitches remaining on the cable needle.
3/1/3 RPC
Slip 4 stitches to a cable needle and hold them at the back of the work, knit the next 3 stitches, return the last cable-needle stitch to the left needle and purl it, then knit the 3 stitches remaining on the cable needle.
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
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
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.
Afterthought buttonholes
The buttonholes are worked once the band is finished: place your buttonhole markers where the buttons will sit, then open each buttonhole following the tutorial.
1/1 rib
Alternate knit 1 and purl 1. On the following rows or rounds, work the stitches as they present themselves: knit the knits and purl the purls.
Twisted 1/1 rib
Alternate 1 twisted knit stitch, worked through the back loop, and 1 purl stitch. In the round: rep * k1 tbl, p1 * on every round.
2/2 rib
Alternate knit 2 and purl 2: rep * k2, p2 *. On the following rows or rounds, work the stitches as they present themselves.
Sewing on a pocket
Wash and block your pocket. Once it is dry, lay your work flat and mark the placement of the pocket before sewing it on with an invisible seam. The tutorial shows how to sew on the wrong side, but the technique also works on the right side.
Chart with short rows
Understand the shorter rows, grey squares and double stitch symbol in a chart with German short rows.
Stockinette stitch (St st)
Worked flat: knit one row, purl one row. In the round: knit every round.
Crochet provisional cast-on
With a crochet hook, make a chain with the waste yarn, then pick up the stitches in the bumps of the chain with the working yarn. To recover the stitches, undo the chain stitch by stitch, placing each freed stitch back on the needle.
German short rows
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.