Meaning of Resp

#1

I have a pattern from the German magazine Rebecca. It uses the term “resp” when making button holes. What does that mean?
Thanks!

#2

Did you look through the front or back of the magazine for a list of definitions. There should be one. Sometimes they are listed somewhere in the pattern instrucrions as well.

I haven’t seen this before but if you can’t find a list, do a search for germany knitting definitions. That should give you what you need.

#3

resp. means respectively (alternatively) and usually refers to the number of stitches, depending on the size you are knitting.

Hope that helps!

Kerstin

#4

Or ‘alternately’? I think the OP ought to post the whole line and we can see it all in context.