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Abbreviations
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Needle and Hook Chart - size comparisons

Head, Foot and blanket Size charts
Offsite YARN CONVERSION charts and such Excellent!
Offsite YARN STANDARDS
Mattress Stitch for invisible seams
 

Knitting Poem to teach kids to knit
Knit (to start place yarn in back)

"In through the front door,
Run around the back,
Hop through the window,
Off jumps Jack."


Knitting
Animated Knitting Techniques Small videos to help you learn.
Animated Video How to Knit 2
Animated Video from Stitch Guide
Basic Knitting Instructions
Bev's TEACH a child to knit

Circular Needle Knitting Instructions
Converting pattern from Knit to Crochet - FREE 
Homemade Knitting Needles!  
How to Add a Fringe
How to make a TWISTY FRINGE!
 
How to use Double Pointed needles

How to knit with DPs - text only
Knitting Help.com-- videos of various techniques

Knitting Tips from Maggies Rags
Knitting Lessons
Knit Pro 2.0 -
NEW!   will create graph charts for free, for any graphic you have
Magic Loop Knitting video and more!

Marlo's Knitting Guide

Metric Needles and hooks conversion Chart
Pattern Generators
cardigan, poncho, pull-over sweaters
Tips and Tricks on Knitting from About.com
Videos teaching stitches

Wonderful Things Knitting HOW-TOs

Your Ultimate Knitting Destination
 

Crochet Made Easy

Crochet Made Easy

This complete kit comes with 6 crochet hooks 2 needles 5 yarn bobs and more. Also includes a Crochet Made Easy booklet.



Crochet

Learn to Crochet: Lesson 1
Learn to Crochet: Lesson 2
Learn to Crochet: Lesson 3
Learn to Crochet: Lesson 4
Learn to Crochet: Lesson 5

* Lion Brands Illustrations of every crochet stitch including basics!  Excellent!
About.com Basic Crochet stitches

Animated Bead Crochet lesson
Animated Crochet st lessons - click on each st and you will see pix, or click on video
Animated Crochet lessons 2
Basic Crochet Instructions
Beginner Crocheting.com -
NEW!  free how to crocheting instructions, designs and patterns for beginners
Crochet for Left Handed people
Crochet instruction, how-tos and tutorials

Crochet Tips and hints
Crochet tutorials
Daphne's Crochet Abbreviations and tips page

Edges  
How to do the AFGHAN stitch
How to Change COLORS 

Instructions for Joining Squares- with photos
Joining and changing colors at crochet cabana

Learn to crochet
Left Handed Crochet
links to all kinds of crochet stitches

Metric Needles and hooks conversion Chart
Patty's Little Encyclopedia of Stitches 

Pictures of how to make basic sts
Specific Crochet Stitches!

How to teach someone to CROCHET
http://www.eachoneteachtwo.com/guide.html

Converting patterns between crochet and knit
  

How To Use a Round Knitting Loom

Cross Stitch
Tutorial from Stitch Guide.com
 


Plastic Canvas
Tutorial from Stitch Guide.com
   


Tatting
How to Tat
Tatting Course
Tatting Instructions - right or left handed
Tatting Tiny Flowers
Tatting Video

Special Techniques
Do Hairpin Lace
Felted hat pattern and directions
  
Felting carded Wool

Felting Tips and Helps
How to - Pom Pom Making
3 methods of Kool-Aid dyeing
Kool-Aid Dyeing
Kool-Aid Dyeing stove top or microwave
Kool-Aid color chart
MATTRESS STITCH
invisible stitch - joining
Mattress stitch with moving photos
Sewing basics

Starch items
Terrific photos and info on Kool Aid dyeing - includes which flavors to use
Tye Dye
Very specific directions on Kool-Aid dyeing - includes microwaving method

Working in ENDS of yarn

 
 

Abbreviations (some of these apply to both crochet and knit)
for more in depth abbreviations go to knittingfool.com


KNITTING PATTERNS
K = Knit
P = Purl
st(s) = Stitch(es)
tog = together
in(s) = inches
K1 = Knit one stitch
P1 = Purl one stitch
K2tog = Knit two stitches together
P2tog = Purl two stitches together
YO or YON = Yarn over needle (to create a stitch)
( ) = instructions in brackets are to be repeated a specified number of times
sl st = Slip stitch
inc = increase
M1 = make one
MC = main color CC = contrast color
dec = decrease
rep = repeat
rem = remaining
rnd = round
rs = right side
Kb = knit into back of stitch
PSSO = Pass slipped stitch over
p2tog - Purl two together
wb = wool to back of work as if to knit
wf = wool forward
wrn = wool round front
ws = wrong side
wyib - With Yarn In Back
wyif - With Yarn In Front
yb - Yarn to the Back
yf - Yarn to the Front
Yfwd = yarn forward
yfrn = yarn forward and round needle
yo2 = yarn over twice

 

CROCHET PATTERNS
beg = beginning
bet = between
BLO = back loop only
Ch = Chain
cl(s) =cluster(s)
dc = double crochet
dec = decrease
dtr = double triple
foll = following
FP = front post
FPdc = front post double crochet
FPtr = front post triple
grp(s) = group(s)
hdc = half double crochet
inc = increase
lp(s) = loop(s)
MC = main color CC = contrast color
pc = picot
prev = previous
rem = remaining
rep = repeat
rnd(s) = round(s)
sk = skip
sl st = slip stitch
sc = single crochet
sp(s) = space(s)
st(s) = stitch(es)
tog = together
tch = turning chain
tr = triple crochet
rep = repeat
rem = remaining