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Comment on Knitting Shorthand Dictionary by wildwool

wildwool — Sat, 28 May 2011 01:16:54 +0000

Hi! Sorry for the late response – I haven’t checked this blog in ages. No, it just means slip the stitch, knit it, slip the next stitch, knit it, and so on.

Comment on Knitting Shorthand Dictionary by Heather Spratley

Heather Spratley — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:30:49 +0000

I have a Sirdar 1721 pattern and the border states “Cast off 2 stitches, (slip next stitch from right hand needle back onto left and knit it) 6 times, rep from * to * to last 2 stitches, cast off.

Is knit stitch six times like a continual stitch? Have tried but end up with loops that unravel!

Comment on Knitting Shorthand Dictionary by wildwool

wildwool — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 00:21:18 +0000

This is correct. Sorry for the long absence!

Comment on Knitting Shorthand Dictionary by Rae

Rae — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:48:14 +0000

Me again. After further googling, I found this on another blog:

“kfbfbf in each row. For those who have barely gotten past garter stitch (or not at all) this means that you knit into the front of the loop, then the back of the loop, then the front, the back, and the front again, of the SAME STITCH, thus increasing by 4 at a time. “

Comment on Knitting Shorthand Dictionary by Rae

Rae — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:36:02 +0000

I’ve come across this in a pattern and not sure what it means.

kfbfbf

Here it is in context: “To make bobble, kfbfbf, turn, P5, turn, slip
2 stitches, k3tog, pass slipped stitches over.”

I know what all the rest of it means. Thanks in advance for your help.

Comment on Knitting Shorthand Dictionary by wildwool

wildwool — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:09:11 +0000

Yes, “s” probably means either “stockinette” or “slip.”

Comment on Knitting Shorthand Dictionary by wildwool

wildwool — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:08:28 +0000

I am also somewhat confused as to the meaning of “krb” and “k1rb.” K stands for “knit,” r for “right,” and b usually means “below.” So, “krb” could mean,”knit right below.” Does this make sense in the context of your pattern? Knitting from below, as I understand it, means to pick up and knit a stitch from the row directly underneath.

What is the name of your pattern? If you’re on Ravelry, you could try asking around to see if anyone else has had problems with this particular neck wrap.

Good luck!

Comment on Knitting Shorthand Dictionary by Katherine

Katherine — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:39:37 +0000

I can’t find what ‘s’ is. I have a feeling that the pattern just has been written wrong. Maybe it meant stockinette?

Comment on Knitting Shorthand Dictionary by Pat Rudolph

Pat Rudolph — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:14:47 +0000

I am trying to make a Neck Wrap. The directions say
Row 2: Sl 2 st, knit one in the row (krb), *k1, k1rb* repeat until last 2 sts, k2.

I understand everything except “krb” and “k1rb”.

Comment on Knitting Shorthand Dictionary by wildwool

wildwool — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:45:48 +0000

The symbol *…* __ # of times usually means “repeat the instructions inside the **s ___ number of times. In this case, I’m not sure. It could mean to repeat once.