Knitting

Beginner’s
Guide to
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Yarn Care Symbols Washing Hand Hand Wash Washing Washing Machine
Washing Cold Wash
CL
Don’t Wash Bleach Non-Chlorine Don’t Chlorine Drying Machine Tumble Dry Tumble Dry Tumble Dry
Bleach Bleach Bleach Dryer Low Heat Warm Heat High Heat
Tumble Dry Line Dry Line Dry Air Dry Flat Drip Dry Do Not Dry Wring Iron and Cool Iron Warm Iron
No Heat in Shade Pressing
A P F X W
Hot Iron Don’t Iron Steam Don’t Steam Dry-Clean Any Solvent Don’t Use Only Don’t Dry Wet Clean
Trichloroethylene flurocarbon Clean
avoid fluffy yarns

Knit Counters (2)

Measuring Tape
worsted weight
Yarn, medium

(make sure to
Essential Knitting
Supplies Checklist

placstic) - US 7 or 9
knitting needles

Point Protectors
Large, straight

Stitch Markers
(aluminum or
 knitting needle yarn weights common knitting
conversions abbreviations
Metric Size
U.S. Size
U.K. Size
Japanese Size Yarn Weight Yarn Category Needle Sizes Ideal Projects Alt - alternate Skp - slip, knit, pass stitch
(New Size mm) (Old Size) over—one stitch decrease
Beg - begin/beginning
1.5 000 - - Sk2p - slip 1, knit 2 together,
Lace 000 - 1 (US) Bet - between pass slip stitch over the knit
1.75 00 - -
BO - bind off 2 together—two stitches
Fingering 10 Count 1.5 - 2.25 mm have been decreased
2.0/2.1 0 14 0 Baby Clothes,
Lace Cn - cable needles
Socks, & Lace
Sl - slip
2.25 1 13 - CO - cast on
Baby Sl1k - slip 1 knitwise
2.4/2.5 000 - - 1 - 3 (US) Cont - continue
Sock Sl1p - slip 1 purlwise
2.7/2.75 2 12 2 Dec - decrease
2.25 - 3.25 mm Sl st - slip stitch(es)
Baby Clothes,
Superfine Fingering Dpn - double pointed
3.0 2 11 3 Socks, & Lace
needles Ssk - slip, slip, knit these
2 stitches together—a
3.25/3.3 3 10 4 Fl - front loops
Baby 3 - 5 (US) decrease
3.5/3.6 4 - 5 Inc - increase Sssk - slip, slip, slip, knit 3
Sport 3.25 - 3.75 mm
stitches together
3.75 5 9 - Fine
Baby Clothes, K - knit
Socks, & Lace
St(s) - stitch(es)
K2tog - knit 2 stitches
3.9/4.0 6 8 6
Double Knit together St st - stockinette stitch
4.2 - - 7 5 - 7 (US)
Light Kwise - knitwise Tbl - through back loop
3.75 - 4.5 mm
4.5 7 7 8 Sweaters, Afghans, Lp(s) - loop(s) Tog - together
Light Worsted
& Tank Tops
4.8/5.0/5.1 8 6 9/10 M1 - make one stitch WS - wrong side
Afghan M1 p-st - make one purl Wyib - with yarn in back
5.4/5.5 9 5 11 7 - 9 (US) stitch
Aran Wyif - with yarn in front
5.7 - - 12 4.5 - 5.5 mm P - purl
Sweaters, Afghans, Yfwd - yarn forward
Medium Worsted & Accessories
6.0/6.3 10 4 13/14 Pm - place marker
Yo - yarn over
6.5/6.6 10 1/2 3 15 Chunky Pop - popcorn
9 - 11 (US) Yrn - yarn around needle
Rugs P2tog - purl 2 stitches
7.0 - 2 7 mm Yon - yarn over needle
5.5 - 8 mm together
Hats, Scarves, Rugs,
7.5 - 1 - Bulky Craft Psso - pass slipped stitch [ ] or ( ) - work instructions
& Afghans
over within brackets as many
8.0 11 0 8 mm times as directed
Bulky
11 - 17 (US)
Pwise - purlwise
9.0 13 00 9 mm * - repeat the instructions
Roving Rem - remain/remaining following the single asterisk
8 - 12.75 mm
10.0 15 000 10 mm Sweaters, Afghans, as directed
Super Bulky Lace Rep - repeat(s)
& Winter Attire
12.0 17 - - * * - repeat instructions
Rev St st - reverse
between asterisks as
stockinette stitch
16.0 19 - - many times as directed or
Jumbo 17+ (US)
Rnd(s) - round(s) repeat from a given set of
19.0 35 - - instructions
Roving 12.75 + mm
Sweaters, Afghans, RS - right side
25.0 50 - - Jumbo & Rugs
Sk - skip