Abbrev. |
Symbol |
Name |
Method |
| K | |
Knit | Knit on right side rows, purl on wrong side rows. |
| P | Purl | Purl on right side rows, knit on wrong side rows. | |
| B | Bobble | Knit 1, Purl 1, Knit 1 into next stitch. Turn work. Purl 3, turn work. Knit 3, turn work. Purl 3, turn work. Slip1, Knit 2 together, pass slipped stitch over first stitch on right-hand needle. see note below. | |
| C2B | |
Cable 2 Back | Slip the next stitch onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next stitch from left-hand needle, knit the stitch from the cable needle. |
| C2F | |
Cable 2 Front | Slip the next stitch onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Knit the next stitch from left-hand needle, knit the stitch from the cable needle. |
| T2B | Twist 2 Back | Slip the next stitch onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next stitch from the left-hand needle, then purl the stitch from the cable needle. | |
| T2F | Twist 2 Front | Slip the next stitch onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Purl the next stitch from the left-hand needle, then knit the stitch from the cable needle. | |
| C3B | Cable 3 Back | Slip the next stitch onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next 2 stitches from the left-hand needle, knit the stitch from the cable needle. | |
| C3F | Cable 3 Front | Slip the next 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Knit the next stitch from the left-hand needle, knit the 2 stitches from the cable needle. | |
| T3B | Twist 3 Back | Slip the next stitch onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next 2 stitchs from left-hand needle, purl the stitch from the cable needle. | |
| T3F | |
Twist 3 Front | Slip the next 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Purl the next stitch from the left-hand needle, knit the 2 stitches from the cable needle. |
| C3R | Cable 3 Right | Slip the next two stitches onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next stitch from the left-hand needle, then knit the two stitches from the cable needle. | |
| C3L | Cable 3 Left | Slip the next stitch onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Knit the next two stitches from the left-hand needle, then knit the stitch from the cable needle. | |
| T3R | Twist 3 Right | Slip the next two stitches onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next stitch from the left-hand needle, then purl the two stitches from the cable needle. | |
| T3L | Twist 3 Left | Slip the next stitch onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Purl the next two stitches from the left-hand needle, then knit the stitch from the cable needle. | |
| C4B | |
Cable 4 Back | Slip the next 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next 2 stitches from the left-hand needle, knit the 2 stitches from the cable needle. |
| C4F | Cable 4 Front | Slip the next 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Knit the next 2 stitches from left-hand needle, knit the 2 stitches from the cable needle. | |
| T4B | Twist 4 Back | Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next 2 stitches from left-hand needle, purl the 2 stitches from the cable needle. | |
| T4F | Twist 4 Front | Slip the next 2 stitches onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Purl the next 2 stitches from left-hand needle, knit the 2 stitches from the cable needle. | |
| C4R | Cable 4 Right | Slip the next stitch onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next three stitches from the left-hand needle, then knit the stitch from the cable needle. | |
| C4L | Cable 4 Left | Slip the next three stitches onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Knit the next stitch from the left-hand needle, then knit the three stitches from the cable needle. | |
| T4R | Twist 4 Right | Slip the next stitch onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next three stitches from the left-hand needle, then purl the stitch from the cable needle. | |
| T4L | Twist 4 Left | Slip the next three stitches onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Purl the next stitch from the left-hand needle, then knit the three stitches from the cable needle. | |
| C5R | Cable 5 Right | Slip the next two stitches onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next three stitches from the left-hand needle, then knit the two stitches from the cable needle. | |
| C5L | Cable 5 Left | Slip the next three stitches onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Knit the next two stitches from the left-hand needle, then knit the three stitches from the cable needle. | |
| T5R | Twist 5 Right | Slip the next two stitches onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next three stitches from the left-hand needle, then purl the two stitches from the cable needle. | |
| T5L | Twist 5 Left | Slip the next three stitches onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Purl the next two stitches from the left-hand needle, then knit the three stitches from the cable needle. | |
| C5B | Cable 5 Back | Slip the next three stitches onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next two stitches from the left-hand needle, then knit the three stitches from the cable needle. | |
| C5F | Cable 5 Front | Slip the next two stitches onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Knit the next three stitches from the left-hand needle, then knit the two stitches from the cable needle. | |
| T5B | Twist 5 Back | Slip the next three stitches onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next two stitches from the left-hand needle, then purl the three stitches from the cable needle. | |
| T5F | Twist 5 Front | Slip the next two stitches onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Purl the next three stitches from the left-hand needle, then knit the two stitches from the cable needle. | |
| C6B | Cable 6 Back | Slip the next three stitches onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next three stitches from the left-hand needle, then knit the three stitches from the cable needle. | |
| C6F | Cable 6 Front | Slip the next three stitches onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Knit the next three stitches from the left-hand needle, then knit the three stitches from the cable needle. | |
| T6B | Twist 6 Back | Slip the next three stitches onto cable needle and hold behind work. Knit the next three stitches from the left-hand needle, then purl the three stitches from the cable needle. | |
| T6F | Twist 6 Front | Slip the next three stitches onto cable needle and hold in front of work. Purl the next three stitches from the left-hand needle, then knit the three stitches from the cable needle. |
Note:
There are many ways to knit bobbles. The method described above will produce a small bobble. You may substitute another type of bobble in your pattern if you wish.