Pattern Index - Knitty: Summer 2009

deadliest crab	diamond	annette
elenka	what do those blue snowflakes mean? click here!	honeychurch
kingdom	rani	tridactyl	verdigris	morning glory
treetop	outside in	mermaid	cold mountain	entomology
urbanista	trilobite		watch this space...	surprise patterns will appear as if by magic!

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	When working I-cord, work is not turned. Instead of turning the work around to work back on the WS, slide all sts to the other end of the needle, switch the needle back to your left hand, bring the yarn around the back of the work, and start knitting the sts again. After the first 2 sts, give the yarn a sharp tug. Repeat this row to form I-cord. After a few rows, the 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]
	tog	together
	WS	wrong side[s]
	w&t	Wrap and turn. If yarn is at front of work, bring it between needles to back of work; if it at back of work, bring it between needles to front of work. Slip next st, and bring yarn between needles, returning it to its previous position. Turn work, to begin working next row. On a subsequent row, when working a st that has been wrapped, slip the st to the right needle, use the left needle to pick up the wrap, slip the st back to the left needle and work the wrap and st together as one st.
	YO	yarn over
	* *	repeat directions between ** as many times as indicated