alt                                alternate

beg                             beginning

bo                                bind off (USA)

c or cc                         contrasting colour

co                                cast on or cast off

cm                               centimetres

cn                                cable needle

cont                            continue

dec                              decrease

dpn                             double pointed needles

foll                               following

g-st                              garter stitch (knit all rows)

inc                               increase

k or K                          knit

k1, s1, psso               knit one, slip one, pass slipped stitch over

k2tog                          knit two together

k2tog tbl                     knit two together through back loop

m or mc                      main colour

m1                               make one

p or P                          purl

p2tog                          purl two together

p2tog tbl                     purl two together through back loop

patt                              pattern

pm                               place marker

psso                            pass slipped stitch over

rem                             remaining

rep                              repeat

reversed st-st            reversed stocking stitch

rs                                 right side

rnd                              round

s1                                slip one stitch knitways

ssk                              slip one, slip one, knit two together

sl                                 slip

sl 1, k1, psso             slip one, knit one, pass slipped stitch over

st(s)                             stitch(es)

st-st                             stocking stitch (knit row/purl row)

tbl                                through back of loop(s)

tog                               together

ws                               wrong side

wyib                            with yarn in back

wyif                             with yarn in front

yfon                            yarn forward over needle

yfrn                             yarn forward and round needle

yo                                yarn over

yon                             yarn over needle

yrn                              yarn round needle