[vivera1]

I'm a newbie knitter (I mostly crochet) I want to do a pattern that says: kfb, k4, k2tog, yo, k1, yo --get all that. Then it says skp, k5?? It's for a shawl. TIA for any help.

 

[MomBeezzzz]

slip 1 stitch
knit 1 stitch
pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch
then knit 5

 

[vivera1]

Boy, are you fast!!! I didn't think it was slip because I've only seen it as sl. Makes perfect sense now thanks to you. It's for my future DIL who just found out her breast cancer is back. Want a shawl for her to use when in chemo. Thank You so much!!

 

[MomBeezzzz]

You are very welcome,
you can go to a knitting website google it and plenty will appear.and type in the abbreviations and do a search or they may even have an abbreviation list for you to download. knittingonthenet.com is one of them

 

[Pat651]

Your pattern means, slip a stitch, knit 1, then pass that slipped stitch back over the st you just knitted. To do this, pick up the slipped st with your left needle, pass it over the stitch you just knitted, and off the needle. Then knit 5. There are great videos on You Tube that show the skp stitch! By the way, skp stands for slip, knit, pass.
Hope this helps!
Pat

 

[Pat651]

I'm sorry, I did't realize you already had your answer!
Happy Knitting!
Pat

 

[Elin]

Sorry to hear that your future DIL has to deal again with breast cancer. I'm sure she appreciates you being there for her. Best wishes to her for a full recovery.