Knitting

Knitting

A method of creating a cloth by stitching thread or yarn into consecutive rows of loops.

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rnd

Hobbies; Knitting

Rnd means round. One round in circular knitting is equivalent to a row in flat knitting. Rounds are knit on circular or double-pointed knitting needles.

yo

Hobbies; Knitting

Yo means "yarn over" as in laying the working yarn over the right needle from front to back, then proceeding to the next stitch as if a stitch had been made. This yo is knit or purled on ...

psso

Hobbies; Knitting

Psso means pass slipped stitch over. It is often used to decrease a stitch, as in the sequence: k1, sl1, psso. A stitch is slipped from left to right needle, the next stitch is worked, then the ...

bo

Hobbies; Knitting

Bo is the abbreviation for bind off. To take knitting off the needles and secure it so stitches don't unravel, knitting ends with a bind off row or round in which 2 stitches are worked, the ...

co

Hobbies; Knitting

Co stands for "cast on" which means to put the initial loops on the needle in preparation for knitting the first row or round. Unless the instructions specify one cast on method, the ...

Annie Modesitt

Hobbies; Knitting

Annie Modesitt is an American knitting designer and author of many books on the subject of knitting. She refers to herself as a "knitting heretic" because she sometimes defies traditional ...

Deborah Newton

Hobbies; Knitting

Deborah Newton, American knitwear designer, is author of "Designing Knitwear" and "Finishing School" among many other patterns and books. She is an expert on knitting technique.