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Knitting School
(with links to German terms)

slip knot in German: Knotenschlinge	knit two stitches together in German: 2 Maschen rechts zusammenstricken
casting on in German: Maschenanschlag	purl two stitches together in German: 2 Maschen links zusammenstricken
knit stitch in German: rechte Masche	slip stitch knitwise in German: Masche rechts abheben
twisted or crossed knit stitch in German: rechtsverschränkte oder rechts verdrehte Masche	slip stitch purlwise in German: Masche links abheben
purl stitch in German: linke Masche	sl1, k1, psso (decreasing) in German: überzogenen Abnahme, 2 Maschen überzogen zusammenstricken
twisted or crossed purl stitch in German: linksverschränkte oder links verdrehte Masche	sl1, k2tog, psso (decreasing) in German: doppelte überzogene Abnahme, 3 Maschen überzogen zusammenstricken
yarn over in German: Umschlag	binding off in German: Abketten
knitting needle size conversion chart	German to English Abbreviations

Slip Knot	in German: Knotenschlinge
	Wind the yarn around two fingers and over the two fingers again to the back of the first thread through the front one to form a loop. Pull end to tighten the loop. A slip knot is the starting point for almost everything you do in knitting and is the basis of all casting on techniques. top
Casting On in 8 steps	in German: Maschenanschlag
	1. Make a lip knot about 1 yard (1 meter - depending on the number of stitches required) from the end of the yarn. Hold the needle in the right hand with the ball end of the yarn over your first finger. 2. Wind the loose end of the yarn around the left thumb from front to back. 3. Take the ball end of yarn with your right forefinger over the needle point. 4. Pull a loop through to form the first stitch. 5. Remove your left thumb from the yarn and 6. pull the loose end to secure the stitch. 7. Repeat from 2. 8. until the required number of stitches has been cast on. top
knit stitch (ks)	in German: rechte Masche
	Hold the needle with the cast on stitches in the left hand. With the yarn at the back of work, insert the right -hand needle from left to right through the front of the first stitch on left-hand needle. Wind the yarn from left to right over the point of the right-hand needle. Draw the yarn back through the stitch, thus forming a loop in the right-hand needle. slip the original stitch off the left-hand needle. Symbol(s): or top
twisted or crossed knit stitch (tk)	in German: rechtsverschränkte oder rechts verdrehte Masche
	Insert right-hand needle in the back loop of the left-hand needle and knit a stitch. Slip the stitch off the left-hand needle. Symbol(s): or top
purl stitch (ps)	in German: linke Masche
	With the yarn at the front of the work insert the right-hand needle from right to left through the front of the first stitch on the left-hand needle. Wind the yarn from right to left over the point of the right -hand needle. Draw a loop through onto the right-hand needle. Slip the stitch off the left-hand needle. Symbol: top
twisted or crossed purl stitch (pk)	in German: linksverschränkte oder links verdrehte Masche
	With the yarn at the front of the work insert the right-hand needle in the back loop of the left-hand one. Wind the yarn and draw a loop through on to the right-hand needle. Slip the stitch off the left-hand needle. Symbol: top
yarn over (yo)	in German: Umschlag
	An extra stitch can also be made with a loop between two stitches which is knitted or purled on subsequent rows. This form a hole which can be used as a decorative feature. yo between two knit stitches: Bring the yarn forward as if to purl a stitch, then taking the yarn over the top of the needle knit the next stitch. you between two purl stitches: Take the yarn over the top of the needle, then between the two needles to the front again before purling the next stitch. Symbol(s): or top
knit two stitches together (k2tog)	in German: 2 Maschen rechts zusammenstricken
	Insert the right-hand needle from left to right thorough two stitches instead of one, then knit them together as one stitch. This is called knit two together. Symbol(s): or top
purl two stitches together (p2tog)	in German: 2 Maschen links zusammenstricken
	Insert the right-hand needle from right to left through two stitches instead of one, then purl them together as one stitch. This is called purl tow together. top
slip stitch knitwise	in German: Masche rechts abheben
	You can slip a stitch knitwise where the right-hand needle is inserted as if to knit. In this case the slip stitch becomes twisted. Occasionally twisted slip stitches can become a feature of the stitch pattern. Symbol: top
slip stitch purlwise	in German: Masche links abheben
	You can slip a stitch purlwise where the right-hand needle is inserted as if to purl. This method is used when the lip stitch is to be worked on the following row. top
sl1, k1, psso (decreasing)	in German: überzogenen Abnahme, 2 Maschen überzogen zusammenstricken
	Slip one stitch then knit the next one and pass the slipped stitch over. Symbol(s): or top
sl1, k2tog, psso (decreasing)	in German: doppelte überzogene Abnahme, 3 Maschen überzogen zusammenstricken
	Slip one stitch then knit the next two together and pass the slipped stitch over. Symbol(s): or top
Binding Off	in German: Abketten
	binding off knitwise: knit the first two stitches. * using the left-hand needle lift the first stitch over the second and drop it off the needle. Knit the next stitch and repeat from the * until all the stitches have been worked form the left-hand needle and one stitch only remains on the right-hand needle. But the yarn and thread the cut end through the stitch on the needle. Draw the yarn up firmly to fasten off the last stitch. Always find off in pattern: this means that in stockinette stitch (is the most widely knitted fabric, comprising of alternate knit and purl rows) you bind off knitwise on a knit row and purlwise on a purl row. Binding off ribbing should always be done as f you were continuing the rib and most pattern stitches can also be followed during the course of the binding off. top