Knitting Abbreviations

alt	alternate
beg	begin (ing)
BO	bind off
cable cast on	insert RH needle between first 2 sts on LH needle, wrap yarn to knit, pull stitch through to front, place loop onto LH needle
CC	contrasting color
CO	cast on; also called Long Tail cast on or Sling Shot cast on
ch	chain (crochet)
circ	circular
cm	centimeters
cn	cable needle
cont	continue
dec	decrease
dp	double-pointed
EOR	every other row
est	established
foll	following
folls	follows
gm	gram
gs	garter stitch
inc	increase
Knit	knit
LH	left hand
lp	loop
MB	make bobble
MC	main color
M1	make one
M1P	make one stitch by picking up horizontal loop before next stitch and purling into the back of it
mm	millimeter (s)
oz	ounce
p	purl
patt	pattern
psso	pass slipped stitch over
R	row
rem	remaining
rep	repeat
rev	revers(e)(ing)
rev st st	reverse stockinette stitch, purl on front, knit on back
RH	right hand
sc	single crochet
sl	slip
ssk	slip 2 stitches knitwise, one at a time from LH needle to RH needle. Insert LHN from left to right into fronts of both stitches and knit them together, makes a left leaning decrease
sp	space
st	stitch(es)
st st	stockinette stitch
tbl	through the back loop
tog	together
ws	wrong side
wy	waste yarn
wyib	with yarn in back
wyif	with yarn in front
yd	yard(s)
yf	yarn forward
yo	yarn over
yon	yarn over needle
yrn	yarn round needle
x	times