Pattern has "md"

I would like to know what “md” means in a pattern. Am a beginner and have no clue.:wink:

How is it used? Doesn’t sound like one of the normal abbreviations.

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Is it possibly rnd instead of md? Rnd would mean round for something knit in the round instead of rows for something knit back a forth. Md in crochet means rounds. Don’t have the foggiest idea why.
Can you give us a link to the pattern?

Looked it up and came up with ‘mitered decrease’ as well. :shrug:

The instructions: With MC and circular needle, cast on 100 sts, Place marker for beg of [U][FONT=“Arial Black”]md[/FONT][/U] and join, taking care not to twist sts.

That would be ‘round’–probably a typo or a hard-to-read ‘rnd.’

Thanks, that makes sense.

Sometimes it’s just a typo. You may come across abbreviations such as SM or PM. That’s slip marker and place marker. Markers are placed to make it easier so you don’t have to count. You can see it better. Places you might find markers would be to mark repeats in things like lace or cables. You will also find markers to mark where to do your increases on things like mitten thumbs and thumb gores, where it flares out. You can use a contrasting piece of yarn. I love the locking markers that look like plastic safety pins. In a pinch, you can also use bobby pins. They hold the stitches securely in the grooves and can be easily removed. These are great to use in place of cable needles.

It is a ‘mitered decrease.´ It’s a way to decrease 2 stitches in one stitch leaving a clean stitch in the middle, making an affect that looks a little like an arrow. It has 5 or 6 steps and it’s one of those stitches that you’ll have to go to YouTube and rewatch a tutorial 5 times every time you have to use it for the rest of your life, lol. It makes a cool little effect though.