Patterns Index: Knitty Winter 2011


skyisle	sporto	vale
alata	alyn	velvet

firelight	oceanspray	popblock	groove	faucett
escargot	sleepless	harrison	mandelbrot	hedgehog
achilles heAl	grace	syd	made in USA	borough
teknika	idaho		freja	majestic moose

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designates a pattern designed for handspun yarn.
Commercially available yarn equivalents are also provided.

The Knitty Level of Difficulty Index [Kind of like a menu. But not really.]

Suitable for beginners.
Relaxing, not mentally taxing.

Fun things with zing. A twist, even.
Friendly and unintimidating: very knittable by most knitters.

A little something for the seasoned knitter.
Daring but not exhausting.
Probably not tv knitting.

Suitable for those with a lot of experience. Or patience. Or both.
These babies have teeth.
Hoo boy.

The Knitty Standard Book of British Birds [the key to our abbreviations & techniques]
	alt	alternate
	approx	approximately
	beg	begin[ning]
	blocking	Information about blocking can be found here and here.
	BO	bind off [cast off]
	cab	cable
	CC	contrasting color
	cn	cable needle
	CO	cast on
	cont	continue[ing]
	dec	decrease[ing]
	dpn	double pointed needles[s]
	foll	follow[s][ing]
	g	grams
	i-cord	Using a double-point needle, CO sts as directed. Next Row: Instead of turning work around to work back on the WS, slide all sts to other end of needle, switch needle back to your left hand, bring yarn around back of work, and start knitting the sts again. I-Cord is worked with the RS facing at all times. Repeat this row to form I-cord. After a few rows, work will begin to form a tube.
	inc	increase[ing]
	incl	including
	inst	instructions
	k	knit
	k tbl	knit through back of loop
	k2tog	knit two together
	kfb	knit into front and back of stitch
	m	meter[s]
	MB	make bobble
	MC	main color
	m1	Make 1 stitch: Insert left needle, from front to back, under strand of yarn which runs between last stitch on left needle and first stitch on right needle; knit this stitch through back loop. 1 stitch increased.
	mm	millimeters
	mult	multiple
	opp	opposite
	oz	ounces
	p	purl
	p2tog	purl two together
	patt[s]	pattern[s]
	pfb	purl into front and back of stitch
	pm	place marker
	psso	pass slipped stitch[es] over
	rem	remaining
	rep	repeat
	rev St st	reverse stockinette stitch
	RS	right side[s]
	rnd[s]	round[s]
	sc	single crochet
	SK2P	slip 1 stitch, knit two together, pass slipped stitch over
	SSK	slip 2 stitches as if to knit, then knit those 2 stitches together
	SSP	slip 2 stitches as if to purl, then purl those 2 stitches together
	sl	slip
	slp	slip one as if to purl
	sl st	slip stitch
	st[s]	stitch[es]
	St st	stockinette stitch
	tbl	through back of loop[s]
	Three-Needle Bind Off	Hold both pieces of knitting with right sides together. Insert needle into first st on front needle and first st on back needle, and knit them together. Repeat this for the next st on the front and back needles. Draw the first st worked over the second st. Repeat from * to * until all sts have been bound off.
	tog	together
	WS	wrong side[s]
	w&t	Wrap & Turn [used when working short rows] To wrap and turn on a RS row, knit to point specified in pattern, bring yarn to front of work between needles, slip next stitch to right-hand needle, bring yarn around this stitch to back of work, slip stitch back to left-hand needle, turn work to begin purling back in the other direction. To wrap and turn on a WS row, purl to point specified in pattern, bring yarn to back of work between needles, slip next stitch to right-hand needle, bring yarn around this stitch to front of work, slip stitch back to left-hand needle, turn work to begin knitting back in the other direction. Working Wraps Together with Wrapped Stitches: When working rows which follow short rows, work the "wraps" at the turning points of the short rows, together with the stitches they wrap, as follows: When working a RS row: Knit to wrapped stitch. Slip next stitch from left needle to right needle, use tip of left needle to pick up "wrap" and place it on right needle, insert left needle into both wrap and stitch, and knit them together. When working a WS row: Purl to wrapped stitch. Slip next stitch from left needle to right needle, use tip of left needle to pick up "wrap" and place it on right needle, slip both wrap and stitch back to left needle, purl together through back loops.
	YO	yarn over
	* *	repeat directions between ** as many times as indicated

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