By familiarizing yourself with these Japanese knitting symbols, you'll be able to explore a vast array of beautiful knitting patterns from Japan and enhance your knitting skills.
๐ฅ ็ทจ็ฎ่จๅทใจ็ทจใฟๆน |
๐ฅ Knitting Symbols in English |
| ่จๅท | ๅบ ๆฌ | Basic techniques |
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ไฝใ็ฎ |
Co Cast on |
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ไผใ็ฎ |
Bo Bind off |
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่กจ็ฎ ใใใฆใ |
K Knit |
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่ฃ็ฎ ใใใ |
P Purl |
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ใญใใ็ฎ（่กจ็ฎ） |
K tbl Knit through the back loop |
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ใญใใ็ฎ（่ฃ็ฎ） | P tbl Purl through the back loop |
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ใในใ็ฎ ใในใใ |
Sl wyib Slip stitch with yarn in back |
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ๆตฎใ็ฎ ใใใ |
Sl wyif Slip stitch with yarn in front |
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ๅผไธใ็ฎ ใฒใใใใ |
K1b Knit 1 below |
| ่จๅท | ๅข ็ฎ | Knitting Increases |
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ใใ็ฎ ใใใ |
Yo Yarn over |
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็ทจใฟๅบใๅข็ฎ ใใฟใ ใใพใใ |
KYoK - (K1, Yo, K1) in the same stitch |
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4็ฎใฎ็ทจใฟๅบใๅขใ็ฎ | KPKP - (K1, P1, K1, P1) in the same stitch |
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5็ฎใฎ็ทจใฟๅบใๅขใ็ฎ | KYoKYoK - (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1) in the same stitch |
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ๅทฆๅขใ็ฎ（่กจ็ฎ） |
LLI Left lifted-increases |
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ๅณๅขใ็ฎ（่กจ็ฎ） | RLI Right lifted-increases |
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ๅทฆๅขใ็ฎ（่ฃ็ฎ） | LLIP |
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ๅณๅขใ็ฎ（่ฃ็ฎ） | RLIP |
| ่จๅท | ๆธ ็ฎ | Knitting Decreases |
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ๅณไธไบ็ฎไธๅบฆ ใฟใใใใตใใใใกใฉ |
Ssk Slip slip knit |
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ๅทฆไธไบ็ฎไธๅบฆ ใฒใ ใใใใตใใใใกใฉ |
K2tog Knit two stitches together |
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ๅณไธไบ็ฎไธๅบฆ(่ฃ็ฎ) ใฟใใใใตใใใใกใฉ(ใใใ) |
Ssp Slip slip purl |
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่ฃ็ฎใฎ2็ฎ1ๅบฆ |
P2tog Purl two stitches together |
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ๅณไธไธ็ฎไธๅบฆ ใฟใใใใใใใใกใฉ |
SK2P |
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ๅทฆไธไธ็ฎไธๅบฆ ใฒใ ใใใใใใใใกใฉ |
K3tog Knit three stitches together |
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่ฃ็ฎใฎๅณไธ3็ฎไธๅบฆ | SP2P |
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่ฃ็ฎใฎๅทฆไธ3็ฎไธๅบฆ | P3TOG Purl three stitches together |
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ไธญไธไธ็ฎไธๅบฆ ใชใใใใใใใใกใฉ |
S2KP |
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่ฃ็ฎใฎไธญไธ3็ฎไธๅบฆ | S2PP |
| ่จๅท | ใชใ็ทจใฟ、ไบคๅทฎ็ทจใฟ | Cable |
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ๅทฆ็ฎ้ใไบคๅทฎ | Left stitch pass through right st |
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ๅณ็ฎ้ใไบคๅทฎ | Right stitch pass through left st |
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ๅณไธไบคๅทฎ | 1/1 Left cross |
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ๅทฆไธไบคๅทฎ | 1/1 Right cross |
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ๅณไธ2็ฎไบคๅทฎ | 2/2 Left cross |
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ๅทฆไธ2็ฎไบคๅทฎ | 2/2 Right cross |
Remember, Japanese knitting symbols may vary slightly depending on the pattern or designer, so it's always helpful to check the pattern's key or legend for any specific variations.
The tutorial photos below are written in Chinese, but they are also helpful to help you understand the Japanese symbols. Click on the pictures to see details.
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