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Knitting help · Louët

Pattern
abbreviations.

Find the abbreviations used in the Louët instructions here, in alphabetical order.

27 definitions

k1

Knit 1 stitch.

k1

k1 tbl

Knit 1 stitch through the back loop.

k1 tbl

p1

Purl 1 stitch.

p1

p1 tbl

Purl 1 stitch through the back loop.

p1 tbl

k2tog

Knit 2 stitches together.

k2tog

p2tog

Purl 2 stitches together.

p2tog

M1R

Lift the strand between the stitches from back to front, then knit into the front of the loop.

M1R

M1Rp

Lift the strand between the stitches from back to front, then purl into the front of the loop.

M1Rp

M1L

Lift the strand between the stitches from front to back, then knit into the back of the loop.

M1L

M1Lp

Lift the strand between the stitches from front to back, then purl into the back of the loop.

M1Lp

CDD

Slip the next 2 stitches together knitwise, knit the next stitch, then pass both slipped stitches over the stitch just knitted.

CDD

DS

Double stitch. Work both strands together as one stitch when resolving German short rows.

DS

double yo

Wrap the yarn twice around the right needle to make two yarn overs.

double yo

RM

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.

ssk

ssp

Slip two stitches knitwise one at a time, return them to the left needle, then purl them together through the back loops.

ssp

sl1

Slip 1 stitch purlwise with the yarn held at the back of the work.

SM

Slip marker M or M2.

yo

Wrap the yarn around the right needle to make a new stitch.

yo

st(s)

Stitch(es).

M

Marker M or M2.

PM

Place marker M or M2.

row(s)

Row(s).

rep

Repeat.

tbl

Through the back loop.

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