Pattern Index

Level of Difficulty

Beginner: Projects for first-time knitters using knit and purl stitches. [Totally do-able for a mama while breastfeeding or snuggling with baby]

Easy: Projects using basic stitches, as well as repetitive stitch patterns and simple color changes. [A simple knit when time is limited and you want everyone to ooh and ahh at that baby shower you were invited to next weekend]

Intermediate: Projects using a variety of stitches, including cables and lace and perhaps some simple color work. Use of circular needles as well as knitting on double pointed needles. [This isn't for when Grandma is knitting while babysitting. Unless Grandma is babysitting and mama is knitting!]

Experienced: Projects using techniques such as short rows, fair isle, and intricate intarsia, lace and cables. [Seriously? Wait until the kids have been dropped off at college to take on this project]

Petite Purls Standard Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Definition
Approx	Approximately
Beg	Beginning
CC	Contrasting color
Cables	When naming cables, the format used is as follows: C#$ where C represents Cable, # represents the TOTAL number of sts in the cable, and $ represents whether to hold the transitioning sts in front (F) or in back (B) of work. For example, C4B would mean to slip 2 sts onto cable needle and hold them in back of the work, k2 from left needle, k2 from cable needle. Likewise, C8F would mean to slip 4 sts onto cable needle and hold in front of work, k4 from left needle, k4 from cable needle.
Cont	Continue
Dec	Decrease
Dpn(s)	Double pointed needle(s)
Inc	Increase
K	Knit
K tbl	Knit through back loop
Kwise	Knitwise, or as if to knit
K2tog	Knit 2 together (right slanting decrease)
K3tog	Knit 3 together
Kfb	Knit into the front and into the back of the next st
MB	Make bobble
MC	Main Color
M1	Make 1
Mm	Millimeter(s)
P	Purl
P2tog	Purl 2 together
P3tog	Purl 3 together
Patt(s)	Pattern(s)
Pfb	Purl into the front and into the back of the next stitch
Pm	Place marker, on subsequent rows, pass marker
Psso	Pass slipped stitch over
Pwise	Purlwise, or as if to purl
Rem	Remaining
Rev St st	Reverse Stockinette Stitch
RS	Right side
Rnd(s)	Round(s)
Sc	Single Crochet
Ssk	Slip 2 sts separately knitwise, insert left needle into the front of the slipped sts and knit them together (left slanting decrease)
Ssp	Slip 2 sts separately knitwise, return sts to left needle, p2tog tbl. (right slanting decrease on knit side of work)
Sl st	Slip st (crochet)
St(s)	Stitch(es)
St st	Stockinette Stitch
Tbl	Through back loop
Tog	together
WS	Wrong side
YO	Yarn over
*	Repeat instructions from '*' to ';' as many times as specified.