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Pattern Help

Index to terminology, style and techniques found in Morehouse Patterns

Bind off	Pick up stitches along edge
Bind off loosely	Pick up stitches around armhole
Cast on [number of] stitches	Pick up stitches around neck opening
Cast on (illustrated)	Place marker
Circular needle	Pull yarn through remaining stitches
Darn in or weave in ends	Purl [number of] stitches
Divide for armhole	Rep for left [or right] front
Divide stitches onto four [or three] needles	Rep from * to end of round
Double-pointed needle	Rib pattern
E-Loop Cast-On	Right side facing
Garter stitch	Rounds
Gauge	Rows
Holding needle	Size [of item you are knitting]
Increase [number of] stitches evenly	Slip stitch
Increase 1 stitch or make 1 stitch	Start new skein of yarn
Join	Stockinette stitch
K1 P1 rib	Switch to double-pointed needles
Knit [number of] stitches	Switch to second color [or switch to color B]
Knit 2 together	Three-needle bind-off
Knit in the round	Transfer stitches
Knit into stitch below	Turn
Lay flat to dry	Use yarn double
Leave stitches on holding needle	Wash in mild soap
Long-tail cast on	Weave in ends
Mild soap	Wind skein into a ball
Neck edge bind off	Yarn at other end of needle
Needle size	Yarn over needle
Needles
Open-Knit Cast-On

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