Knitting Abbreviation & Needle Size Chart

YARN SIZES & EQUIVALENT

UK	US	GAUGE OVER 10CM	AVERAGE NEEDLE SIZE
2ply/Lace	Fingering 10-count	30 – 32 sts	2.25mm – 2.75mm
3ply	Fingering	27 – 30 sts	2.75mm – 3.25mm
4ply	Fingering	23 – 26 sts	3.25mm – 3.75mm
Double Knitting (DK)	Sportweight/DK	21 – 24 sts	3.75mm – 4.5mm
Aran	Worsted	16 – 20 sts	4.5mm – 5.5mm
Chunky	Bulky	12 – 15 sts	5.5mm – 8mm
Super Chunky	Super Bulky	6 – 11 sts	8mm or larger

NEEDLE SIZING
UK (mm)	USA	Old UK/Canada
2	0	14
2.25	1	13
3	2	12
3.25	-	11
3.5	3	10
3.75	-	-
4	4	9
4.5	5	8
5	6	7
5.5	7	6
6	8	5
6.5	9	4
7	10	3
7.5	10 1/2	2
8	-	1
8.5	11	0
9	13	00
10	15	000
12	17	-
15	-	-
16	19	-
19	35	-
20	36	-
25	50	-

ABBREVIATIONS
0	no stitches, times or rows
-	no stitches, times or rows for that size
alt	alternate
approx	approximately
beg	beginning
bet	between
C4F	(cable 4 front) slip two stitches on to cable needle, hold at front of work, k2, k2 from cable needle
C4B	(cable 4 back) slip two stitches onto cable needle, hold at back of work, k2, k2 from cable needle
ch	chain stitch
ch sp	chain space
circ	circular needles
cm	centimetres
cn	cable needle
cont	continue (ing)
dc	double crochet
dc2tog	(insert hook into next stitch, yarn over hook, pull through loop) twice, yarn over hook, pull through all three loops on hook
dec	decrease(ing)
dpn	double pointed needles
dtr	double treble crochet
foll	following
htc	half treble crochet
inc	increase(ing)
k	knit
kfb	knit into the front and back of the next stitch
k2tog	knit two stitches together
kwise	knitwise
lp	loop
m1	make one stitch, by picking up the horizontal loop before next stitch and knitting into back of it
m1p	make one stitch, by picking up the horizontal loop before next stitch and purling into back of it
meas	measure(s)
mm	millimetres
N1 (2,3)	needle 1 (2,3)
p	purl
pb	place bead
pfb	purl into the front andback of next st
pm	place marker
p2tog	purl two stitches together
prev	previous
psso	pass slipped stitch over
p2sso	pass two slipped stitches over and off needle
pwise	purlwise
rem	remain(ing)
rep	repeat(ing)
re st st	reverse stocking stitch (p on RS row, k on WS row)
rm	remove marker
RS	right side
skpo	slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over
sk2po	slip next stitch purlwise, knit two together, pass slipped stitch over and off needle
sl 2, k1, p2sso	slip next two stitches knitwise at the same time, knit one, pass both slipped stitches over
sl 1	slip one stitch
sl st	slip stitch
ssk	one by one, slip the next two stitches knitwise. Put your left needle through the front loops of both slipped stitches and knit them together.
st(s)	stitch(es)
st st	stocking stitch (RS row k, WS row p)
sm	slip marker
sp(s)	space(s)
tbl	through the back of the loop(s)
tr	treble crochet
w&t	(on knit rows) take the yarn between the needles to the front of the work, slip the next stitch from the Left Hand needle to the Right Hand needle purlwise, take the yarn between the needles back to its original position, slip the stitch back to the Left Hand needle and turn (on purl rows) take the yarn between the needles to the back of the work, slip the next stitch from the Left Hand needle to the Right Hand needle purlwise, take the yarn between the needles back to its original position, slip the stitch back to the Left Hand needle and turn
WS	wrong side
wyib	with yarn in back
wyif	with yarn in front
yb	yarn back
yfwd	yarn forward (between knit sts)
yo	work yfwd/yon/yrn as appropriate
yoh	yarn over hook
yon	yarn over needle (between a purl and a knit st)
yrn	yarn round the needle (between purl sts and between a knit and a purl st)
y2rn	wrap yarn twice around needle
*	repeat instructions following the asterisk as many times as instructed
()[]	work instructions inside the brackets as many times as instructed

Information sourced from;

 http://www.letsknit.co.uk/knitting-abbreviations.