HOME  SM
  View Cart  Your Shopping Cart
                                Alphabetical Index of Knitting Kits       Frequent Buyers' Club   What's New  Customer Service  Contact Us  Site Map



Knitting Kits
Baby Items
Critter Kits
Hats
Lace Shawls
Mittens
Ponchos
Scarves
Small Projects
Socks, Slippers, Leggings
Sweaters for Adults
Sweaters for Children
Home Accessories
Variegated Yarn Kits

Alphabetical Index
to all Knitting Kits


Knitting Essentials
Morehouse Merino Yarn
Variegated Merino Yarn
Crochet Hooks
Knitting Needles
Knitting Patterns



Just Looking & Browsing ..
Cold Weather Gear
General Store
Knits for Kids
Breezy Lace
BookShop



Shopping Information
Ordering Information
Gift Certificates

Other Information
Frequently Asked
  Questions

Wool Care Info

Need Help?
Knitting Tips
Help with Patterns


Customer Service
During business hours
you can reach us direct at:
845-758-3710 or, request
support, any hour, toll-free:
888-495-6565

Our Mailing Address:
Morehouse Farm
141 Milan Hill Road,
Red Hook, NY 12571


       eMAIL

© 1999-2008 Copyright
Morehouse Farm Merino

Morehouse KnitTips

Pattern abbreviations and what they mean


alt alternate (every other)
beg beginning
c cable
cc contrasting color
cont continue
cr cross
dpn double-pointed needle(s)
dec decrease
inc increase
k knit
k 1b knit 1 below
k 2 tog knit 2 stitches together
kw knitwise
l left
mc main color
mult multiple
n needle
o over
p purl
p tog purl together
psso pass slipped stitch over
pw purlwise
r right
rem remaining
rep repeat
ret return
rnd round
RS right side
sl slip
slst slip stitch
st / sts stitch / stitches
t turn
tbl through back of loop
tog together
wyib with yarn in back
wyif with yarn in front
WS wrong side
y yarn
yfwd yarn forward
yo yarn over needle
*...* rep repeat pattern between asterisks



If you have more questions,
or need some assistance
knitting with any of our patterns,
see >   Knitting Pattern Help



Other Morehouse KnitTips:

> How to wind a skein into a ball

> How to knit with more than one yarn color

> How to knit in the round

> How to pick up stitches around armhole

> Knitting with lace yarn

> Knitting with variegated yarn

> Pattern stitches

> Pattern abbreviations and what they mean

> Finishing process (felting)
  return to the 
  previous page