Stitch charts in knit and crochet patterns are being used more and more as an addition to or in place of words to describe a pattern stitch. Following are the standardized knit symbols that have been adopted by members of the Craft Yarn Council and are considered to be the clearest and easiest to render and to read. For the most part each symbol represents a stitch as it looks on the right side of the work. Alwaysrefer to the pattern key for additional symbol definitions. Symbols courtesy of the Craft Yarn Council. Symbol Stitch K on RS, p on WS P on RS, k on WS Yarn over K2tog on RS, p2tog on WS P2tog on RS, k2tog on WS SSK on RS, SSP on WS SSP on RS, SSK on WS K1fb on RS, p1fb on WS Make 1 (M1) knitwise on RS, make 1 (M1) purlwise on WS Make 1 (M1) purlwise on RS, make 1 (M1) knitwise on WS Right-slanting make 1 Left-slanting make 1 Right-slanting lifted inc Left-slanting lifted inc Sl 1 purlwise wyb on RS, sl 1 purlwise wyf on WS Sl 1 purlwise wyf on RS, sl 1 purlwise wyb on WS K3tog on RS, p3tog on WS P3tog on RS, k3tog on WS SK2P on RS, SSSK on RS, SSSP on WS SSSP on RS, SSSK on WS S2KP2 on RS, SSPP2 on WS K1 tbl on RS, p1 tbl on WS P1 tbl on RS, k1 tbl on WS Bobble Sts do not exist in these areas of chart Inc 1-to-3 Inc 1-to-4 Inc 1-to-5 Dec 4-to-1 (right slanting) Dec 4-to-1 (left slanting) Dec 4-to-1 (centered) Dec 5-to-1 K1, wrapping yarn twice around needle Cast off St rem on right needle after last BO st Cast on Cable Symbols Version 1 Symbol Stitch 1/1 RC (RT) - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, k1, k1 from cn OR k2tog but do not drop sts from left needle, k1, drop both sts from left needle 1/1 LC (LT) - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in front, k1, k1 from cn OR with right needle behind left needle, knit 2nd st tbl, knit firrst st, drop both sts from left needle 1/1 RPC - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, k1, p1 from cn 1/1 LPC - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in front, p1, k1 from cn 2/1 RC - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, k2, k1 from cn 2/1 LC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in front, k1, k2 from cn 2/1 RPC - sl 1 st onto cn, hold in back, k2, p1 from cn 2/1 LPC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in front, p1, k2 from cn 2/2 RC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in back, k2, k2 from cn 2/2 LC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in front, k2, k2 from cn 2/2 RPC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in back, k2, p2 from cn 2/2 LPC - sl 2 sts onto cn, hold in front, p2, k2 from cn 2/1/2 RPC - sl 2 sts onto first cn and hold in back, sl 1 st onto 2nd cn and hold in back, k2, p1 from 2nd cn, k2 from first cn 2/1/2 LPC - sl 2 sts onto first cn and hold in front, sl 1 st onto 2nd cn and hold in back, k2, p1 from 2nd cn, k2 from first cn Cable Symbols Version 2 Symbol Stitch 2-st RC (RT) - Sl 1 st to cn and hold to back, k1, k1 from cn OR k2tog but do not drop sts from left needle, k1, drop both sts from left needle 2-st LC (LT) - Sl 1 st to cn and hold to front, k1, k1 from cn OR with right needle behind left needle, knit 2nd st tbl, knit first st, drop both sts from left needle 2-st RPC - Sl 1 st to cn and hold to back, k1, p1 from cn 2-st LPC - Sl 1 st to cn and hold to front, p1, k1 from cn 3-st RC - Sl 1 st to cn and hold to back, k2, k1 from cn 3-st LC - Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to front, k1, k2 from cn 3-st RPC - Sl 1 st to cn, hold to back, k2, p1 from cn 3-st LPC - Sl 2 sts to cn, hold to front, p1, k2 from cn 4-st RC - Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to back, k2, k2 from cn 4-st LC - Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to front, k2, k2 from cn 4-st RPC - Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to back, k2, p2 from cn 4-st LPC - Sl 2 sts to cn and hold to front, p2, k2 from cn 5-st RPC - Sl 2 sts to cn, hold to back, sl 1 st to second cn, hold to back, k2, p1 from 2nd cn, k2 from first cn 5-st LPC - Sl 2 sts to cn, hold to front, sl 1 st to second cn, hold to back, k2, p1 from back cn, k2 from front cn
