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Knitting Symbols by CET (V 2.00) Windows Quick Reference May 19, 2008

Symbol Keyboard Alt+nnnnCode

Suggested meaning

g h purl on right side, knit on wrongside

hg knit on right side, purl on wrong

side/ / (slash) purl on right side, knit on wrong

side Alt+0228 knit in back of stitch (twisted

stitch) Alt+0229 purl in back of stitch (twisted

stitch) Alt+0242 knit in back of stitch (twisted

stitch)

Alt+0243 purl in back of stitch (twistedstitch)

Alt+0231 Bind off

Alt+0244 Bind offINCREASES

Symbol Keyboard Alt+nnnnCode

Suggested meaning

j j yarn overk k make one using strand between

two stitches

o

o make one using strand betweentwo stitches

p p make eyelet (like make one, butstrand is not twisted)

l l increase; ;

(semicolon)increase

' (singlequote)

double increase

u u triple increase

i

i triple increase, purl6

7

8

9

0

67890

increase x number of stitches

Alt+0235Alt+0236Alt+0237Alt+0238

Alt+0239

yarn over x number of times

NOTE TO LAPTOP USERS: With NumLk on, use theblue fn key to access the keypad.

DECREASESSymbol Keyboard Alt+nnnn

CodeSuggested meaning

s s ssk (slip, slip, knit)

x

x ssk\ \ sskd d knit 2 togetherc c knit 2 together| | (bar) knit 2 togethera a double decrease such as slip

one, k2tog, pssof f knit three togetherv v double decreasew

w purl 2 together through back loop

e

e purl 2 togetherq

q double decrease, purl side ofwork

r r purl 3 together1

2

3

4

5

12345

decrease x number of stitches

MISCELLANEOUS

Symbol Keyboard Alt+nnnnCode

Suggested meaning

b b knit stitch in row below on rightside, purl stitch in row below onwrong side

n n Right purl stitch in row below onright side, knit stitch in row belowon wrong side

m m slip stitch as if to knit, , (comma) slip stitch as if to purl

.

. (period) slip stitch with yarn in frontz z no stitch[ [ (left square

bracket)no stitch

? ? bobble Alt+0234 bobble] ] (right square

bracket)selvage stitch

Alt+0232 short knit (ShK): knit by wrappingyarn over instead of under the

needle Alt+0233 short purl (ShP): purl by

wrapping yarn over instead ofunder the needle

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