beg:  begin(ning)

BO:  bind off

CO: cast on

cm:  centimeter(s)

cont:  continu(e)(ing)

dec:  decreas(e)(ing)

dpn(s):  double-pointed needle(s)

foll: follow(s)(ing)

g:  grams(s)

garter stitch:  Knit every row.

inc:  increase( e ) (ing)

kfb: Knit into front and back of stitch.

k:  knit

k2tog:  Knit 2 stitches together.

m:  meter(s)

M1:  Make one stitch.

mm:  millimeter( s)

OZ:  ounce(s)

pat(s):  pattern(s)

p:  purl

psso:  pass slip stitch( es) over

rem:  remain(s)(ing)

rep:  repeat

RS:  right side(s)

rnd(s):  round(s)

SKP:  Slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over knit 1. One stitch has been decreased

sl:  slip- An unworked stitch made by passing a stitch from the left-hand needle to the right-hand needle as if to purl.

sl st:  slip stitch

SSK:  Slip, slip, knit-Slip next 2 stitches knitwise, one at a time, to right­hand needle. Insert tip of left-hand needle into fronts of these stitches from left to right. Knit them together. One stitch has been decreased

st(s):  stitch(es)

St st:  Stockinette stitch-Knit right-side rows, purl wrong-side rows.

tbl:  through back loop(s)

tog:  together

WS:  wrong side( s)

yf:  yarn forward

yb:  yarn back

yd:  yard(s)

yo:   yarn over-Make a new stitch by wrapping the yarn over the right-hand needle.

[ ] = Repeat directions inside brackets as many times as indicated.