Stitch Dictionary, Your Knitting Crochet Abbreviations Chart

Insert the right needle through the front of the stitch from left to right, wrap the yarn over the right needle counter-clockwise, and pull a new loop through. The most basic knitting stitch.

Insert the right needle through the front of the stitch from right to left (yarn in front), wrap the yarn over, and pull a loop through to the back. The reverse of a knit stitch.

Move the stitch from the left needle to the right needle without working it. Patterns specify "slip knitwise" or "slip purlwise" — default is purlwise.

Wrap the yarn over the right needle to create an extra loop. Creates an eyelet hole and adds one stitch. UK calls it "yfwd" (yarn forward) between knits.

Add new stitches onto the needle to start a project. Long-tail cast-on is the most common; provisional cast-on for later removal.

Remove stitches from the needle at the end of the work. Standard method: k2, *pass first st over second st, k1, repeat*. UK term: "cast off".

Yarn over, pull through the loop on the hook. The foundation of most crochet projects. Same in US and UK terminology.

Insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through both the stitch AND the loop on the hook. The flattest crochet stitch.

Insert hook into next stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through both loops. The shortest basic stitch in US patterns.

Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through all 3. Taller than sc, shorter than dc.

Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull up loop (3 on hook), yarn over, pull through 2, yarn over, pull through last 2. The standard medium-tall US stitch.

Yarn over twice, insert hook, pull up loop (4 on hook), [yarn over, pull through 2] three times. Taller than dc.

Insert hook, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through both loops. THE SHORTEST basic crochet stitch in UK patterns — the same stitch as US "single crochet".

The UK name for what US calls "half double crochet". Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull up loop, yarn over, pull through all 3.

The UK name for what US calls "double crochet". The standard medium-tall stitch in UK patterns.

The UK name for what US calls "treble crochet". Yarn over 2 times. A tall lace-friendly stitch.

Insert the right needle through 2 stitches at once and knit them as one. Right-slanting single decrease (−1 stitch).

Insert the right needle purlwise through 2 stitches and purl them as one. Right-slanting decrease on a purl side.

Slip 2 stitches knitwise one at a time, then insert the left needle through the front of both and knit them together. Left-slanting single decrease.

Slip 1 knitwise, knit the next 2 together, then pass the slipped stitch over the k2tog. Left-slanting double decrease (−2).

Slip 2 stitches together knitwise, knit 1, pass the 2 slipped stitches over. Symmetric vertical double decrease (−2).

Pull up a loop in next stitch, pull up loop in following stitch (3 loops on hook), yarn over, pull through all 3. Loses 1 stitch.

Knit into the front of the stitch, leave it on the left needle, then knit into the back of the same stitch. Creates a visible bar on the next row. +1.

Pick up the horizontal bar between two stitches from front to back, then knit through the back loop. Twists left.

Pick up the bar between stitches from back to front, then knit through the front loop. Twists right. Mirror to m1L.

Work 2 stitches into the same stitch of the previous row. Adds 1 stitch to the count.

Slip 2 stitches onto a cable needle and hold in FRONT of the work. Knit the next 2 stitches from the left needle, then knit the 2 from the cable needle. Cables twist to the left.

Slip 2 stitches onto a cable needle and hold in BACK of the work. Knit 2 from left needle, then knit 2 from the cable needle. Cables twist to the right.

A short, hooked needle used to hold stitches at the front or back of the work while cabling.

Short-row technique: slip the next st, bring yarn around it, slip it back, turn the work. Avoids holes when shaping with short rows.

Insert the hook into ONLY the back loop of the stitch. Creates a ridge on the front and a stretchier fabric.

Insert the hook into ONLY the front loop of the stitch. Mirror to BLO.

Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front AROUND the post of the dc below, then work a dc. Creates a raised stitch on the front.

An adjustable starting ring made by wrapping yarn around your fingers, working stitches into the ring, and pulling the tail to tighten. Closes amigurumi with no gap.

Multiple stitches (typically 5 dc) worked into a single stitch or chain space, creating a fan or shell shape.

A dc, ch 1, dc all worked into the same stitch or chain space. Forms a "V" shape.

A cluster of (usually 5) partial dcs worked into the same stitch and joined at the top. Creates a "popped" bump on the RS.

Work multiple full dcs into one stitch, remove the hook from the last loop, insert into the top of the first dc, and pull the dropped loop through. Creates a pinched bump.

The "public" or visible side of the fabric — what shows when worn.

The inside or hidden side of the fabric.

Work the stitch through the back of the loop (not the front), twisting it. Use for twisted stitches and some lace patterns.

Pass over the next stitch (or stitches) without working into them. UK uses "miss".

Flip the work so the other side faces you. Paired with a turning chain to add height for the next row.

The open space below a chain in a previous row. Often worked INTO instead of into individual stitches.