| term | Description |
|---|---|
| knitting needles | |
| needles | |
| circular needles | |
| double pointed needles | |
| crochet hook | |
| yarn | |
| wool | |
| cotton | |
| blended yarn | |
| polyester | |
| silk | |
| stitches | |
| stitch marker | |
| cast on | |
| cast off | |
| pattern | |
| row | |
| hand spun yarn | |
| drop a stitch | |
| pick up a stitch | |
| miss a stitch | |
| right side | |
| wrong side | |
| decrease | |
| increase | |
| garter stitch | |
| purl | |
| knit | |
| rib | |
| cables | |
| slip | |
| find a dropped stitch | |
| turn the heel | When making socks |
| Kitchener stitch | |
| guage | |
| skein of yarn | |
| skein | |
| knitting group | |
| knitting circle | |
| carry | |
| hand knit | |
| button hole | |
| knit two together | |
| bind off | |
| repeat | |
| purl two together | |
| ounce | |
| knitwise | |
| purlwise | |
| loop | |
| pass a stitch over | |
| stockinette stitch | |
| knit in the round | |
| yards | |
| block | Dampening and laying a finished piece flat to help it maintain form |
| dye | |
| dye lot | |
| alternate | |
| moss stitch | |
| yarn back | |
| yarn forward |