[Judy M]

I googled knitting abbreviations yfwd and found this.

YARN FORWARD (yfwd)

This term is usually used when the yarn is sitting at the back of the work (when a stitch has been KNITTED) but must be brought to the front before working the next stitch. This is done by bringing the yard from back to front under the right hand needle. This is often used in lacy patterns.

Hope this helps.

 

[Judy M]

Seems to me that Yarn over the needle is not the same as yarn forward

Yarn forward is when you move the yarn Under the Needle to change from knit to purl or purl to knit.