Knitting abbreviations & terms, free list

sl 1p	slip 1 stitch purlwise
sl 2k	slip 2 stitches knitwise
sl 2p	slip 2 stitches purlwise
sp	space
skp	slip 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch, pass the slipped stitch over
ssk	slip, slip, knit (slip the first & second stitches knitwise then insert the tip of the left-handed needle into the fronts of these two stitches from the left and knit them together from this position)
st	stitches
st st	stockinette stitch
tbl	thru back loop
tog	together
tr	triple crochet
up 1	pick up top of stitch below the next one to be worked and work into the increase
wyib	with yarn in back
wyif	with yarn in front
yfwd	yarn forward
yo	yarn over
yrn	yarn around needle

Craft Elf has provided a list of terms and abbreviations commonly used in knitting. This list is a great reference when reading knitting patterns.

alt	alternate	m	meters
beg	beginning	m1	make one stitch (by picking up horizontal strand lying before next stitch and working into the back of it)
cc	contrast color	mc	main color
ch	chain	mm	millimeters
cm	centimeters	oz(s)	ounces
dec	decrease	p	purl
dc	double crochet	p1b	purl one thru back loop
dp	double pointed needles	pat (or patt)	pattern
ea	each	ppso	pass previous stitch over
foll	following	psso	pass slip stitch over
g	gram	p2sso	pass the 2 slip stitches over
hk	hook	pwise	purlwise or as though to purl
" or in(s)	inch(es)	rem	remaining
inc	increase	rep	repeat
inc 1	work onto the front & back of a stitch	RH	right hand
incl	including	rib	work in ribbing as established
k	knit	rnd	round
k1-b	knit one thru back loop	sc	single crochet
k2 tog	knit two stitches together	sk	skip
kwise	knitwise or as though to knit	sl	slip
LH	left hand	slst	slip stitch
lp	loop	sl 1k	slip 1 stitch knitwise

Knitting Abbreviations & Terms