abbreviations

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Knitting Abbreviations Explained: A Plain-English Glossary

A plain-English glossary of the knitting abbreviations beginners meet first, from k and p to k2tog and ssk, plus how asterisks, brackets and stitch counts work in a pattern row.

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How to Read a Knitting Pattern: A Beginner’s Guide

Learn how a knitting pattern is laid out and how to decode it: materials, gauge, abbreviations, asterisks and parentheses, with a row from a real beginner pattern worked through in plain words.