The following table lists abbreviations used in Yarnomat’s knitting patterns.
| Abbreviation | Description |
| BO | Bind off (cast off) |
| cm | Centimetres |
| CO | Cast on |
| DPNs | Double-pointed needles |
| K | Knit |
| K2tog | Knit 2 stitches together |
| Kfb | Knit into front and back of stitch, thereby increasing 1 stitch |
| M1 | Make 1 knitwise: pick up the loop between the stitches on the left and right needles, place the loop on the left needle, knit through the back of the loop |
| M1P | Make 1 purlwise: pick up the loop between the stitches on the left and right needles, place the loop on the left needle, purl through the back of the loop |
| P | Purl |
| PM | Place marker |
| R | Row (when working flat) or Round (when working in the round) |
| rep | Repeat |
| RS | Right side |
| SM | Slip marker |
| SSK | Slip slip knit: slip 1 knitwise, slip 1 purlwise, put left needle through front of both slipped stitches and knit off together |
| st | Stitches |
| tbl | Through back of loop |
| WS | Wrong side |