Hang up on abbreviations

How-to Questions
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Hello

I hope someone can help me. I am a debutante knitter, started about a year ago and now I am hooked. I have recently wanted to do bigger projects such as sweaters. I have a lovely pattern for a rowan ribbon twist cardigan. However I am having trouble understanding one of the instructions:

one row says for ex: K2, *yfwd, K3, sl 2, K1, p2sso, K4, yfwd, K1, rep from * to last stitch, K1

I have 2 problems with this, but the major one is : how do I do a yfwrd ??? Is it the same thing as YO??

The other I am not sure what p2sso (pass 2 stitches over)…what is the difference with this and slip 2 stitches??

Thank you so much for your reply.

Nathalie

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YF is like a YO. On this pattern, k2, move your yarn to the front, then knit 3, bringing the yarn over the top of the needle. A yo!

Not so sure about the p2sso, but look at the abbreviations under the Glossary tab at the top of the page here.

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The glossary yfwrd says that this means yarn forward. That means that you move the yarn forward in between your needles you would if you were about to purl.

p2sso: This means that you take the 2 slip stitches and bring it over the knit stitch you just did. It would be the same thing as psso but passing 2 stitches at once instead of just one.

Hope this helps. -Ve

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I thought that was what p2sso meant, but had to leave for work, so didn’t have time to think about it. Also read it in too much of a hurry to catch the sl 2, k1 just before… :wink: