[Nfb-krafters-korner] {Disarmed} FW: A new issue of Sockupiedishere!

Annette Carr amcarr1 at verizon.net
Sat Mar 26 14:49:59 UTC 2011 

Hi Denise,

I did a Google search for "knit term yfwd, and the first result was at URL:

http://explaiknit.typepad.com/let_me_explaiknit/2005/11/so_um_whats_thi.html

Here is a piece of what is on that page.

A yarnover, or YO, is pretty much an American term.  The British term, you
may have been told, is "yfwd", or "yarn forward".  Right?  Well, sort of.

British knitters use yfwd, but they also use three other terms: yrn, yon,
and yfrn, standing for "yarn round needle", "yarn over needle", and "yarn
forward round needle", respectively.

Shove your bugged-out eyes back where they belong, and calm down; it's not
that hard.  The four terms basically differentiate between the slightly
different steps you do depending on whether your preceding and following
stitches are purls or knits, and each of them stands for one of the four
possible combinations of that.

The website goes into detail on what these types of yarn overs mean.

Good luck.

Annette


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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Denise Shaible
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 10:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] {Disarmed} FW: A new issue of
Sockupiedishere!

Hello, all,

This is Denise.  Thanks for the sock info, Becky.  I want to go on that
site.  Do any knitters out there know what this abreviation means?  I've
looked everywhere and I can't find it.  It's YFWD.  Let me know.  It's in a
pattern for an afghan I'd like to tackle.

Denise

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> Thanks so much, Becky. I recently purchased a large number of the 
> remaining Risata yarn from KnitPicks and I'm going to try Cascade 
> Fixation as a possible replacement for the Risata. I have enough sock 
> yarn for eight pairs of socks now!
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