Spring 2009 - Editors' Scoop

shipwreck	reverie	aeolian
santeney	pioneer	hanne
imagine	decimal	andy	topaz	steggie
absinthe	cirque	cachoeira	flit + float	ripple
sourwood	baby's hood	flock	radiate	target practice

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

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

Suitable for beginners.
Relaxing, not mentally taxing.
Knitting as therapy.

Tired of rectangles? Ready for something more challenging? Try these.
Fun things with zing. A twist, even.

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

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 required number of sts. 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 halves of knitted piece together, so that needles are parallel. 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. Break yarn and draw through remaining st.
	tog	together
	WS	wrong side[s]
	w&t	Wrap and turn. Bring yarn to front of work between needles, slip next st to right-hand needle, bring yarn around this st to back of work, slip st back to left-hand needle, turn work to begin working back in the other direction.
	YO	yarn over
	* *	repeat directions between ** as many times as indicated