KnittingAngel Publish time 2016-1-26 02:30

Knitting Slang

If I have put this in the wrong place please accept my apologies.

Ihave often come across term or abbreviations in knitting patterns that I dontunderstand, a friend and I was talking about this some time ago. While she wassurfing the net as we all do for free knitting patterns or new techniques. Shecame across this. I thought I would share this information
and here are some more.


Cake:Yarnwound into a cylindrical shape where both top and bottom are flat and there isa center yarn to pull out.
DPN: Double Pointed Needles
DS: Destash (sell or tradeunwanted yarn)
EOR: End Of Row or Every OtherRow
FLASHING: Similar topooling below, but more linear in design
FO: Finished Object
frog: To rip back (for thesound “rip it, rip it”) by removing the needles and undoing all your hardwork
frog pond: a storage place forknitted items waiting to be frogged
FSOT: For Sale or Trade
Gifted: The act of givingyarn/items to another for free
ISO: In Search Of
KAL: Knit ALong
KIP: Knit In Public
LYS: Local Yarn Store
muggle: non-knitter
OTN: On The Needles
PIF: Pay It Forward
Pooling: When one color in aVariegated yarn bunches together in an area.
Puddling: similar topooling, but more like a blotch.
RAK: Random Act of Kindness, asmall gift to a fellow knitter
SABLE: Stash Acquisition BeyondLife Expectancy
SEX: Stash EnhancementeXperience, aka buying yarn
Tink:Tink is knit spelledbackwards.To undo knit stitches by reversing the knitting motion,effectively un-knitting the stitch.
TOAD: Trashed Object Abandonedin Disgust
UFO: UnFinished Object (usuallyan abandoned or neglected WIP)
Vanilla: An easy, plainpattern.
WIP: Work In Progress
WPI: Wraps Per Inch (number oftimes yarn will wrap loosely around ruler or similar tool in one inch; morewraps indicates thinner yarn)
yarn barf: a big lump ofyarn that comes out of a new ball of yarn
Yarnie: independent dyer orspinner with a small business, lover of all that is yarn
I hope this was interesting and helpful.


tophatty Publish time 2025-9-16 03:12

Thank you for sharing

karriboo Publish time 2016-1-26 03:24


Thanks for sharing

Mazda Publish time 2016-1-26 04:10


Thanks for sharing

segurati Publish time 2016-1-26 04:49

Gracias por compartir !!

loveeluna Publish time 2016-1-26 13:47

nice work. thank you.

Шура Мурина Publish time 2016-1-27 02:53

Thank you for sharing!

Thea Baartz Publish time 2016-8-3 05:05

Very nice, thanks for sharing

sundrop016 Publish time 2016-8-12 10:12

thanks, I have never heard of this slang:)

Annimals Publish time 2016-10-11 16:09

Thanks for sharing. :)

happyhook Publish time 2016-10-20 15:43

i need this, thanks!
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