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You'll find that many abbreviations for knit and crochet are the same.  Loom knitting encompasses many of these abbreviations also.

Knitting Abbreviations
alt	alternate
appx	approximately
beg	beginning
bet	between
BO	bind off
CA	color A
CB	color B
CC	contrasting color
cm	centimeter(s)
cn	cable needle
CO	cast on
cont	continue
dec	decrease
dpn(s)	double pont needle(s)
fl	front loop(s)
foll	following
g	gram
in(s)	inch(es)
inc	increase
K (or k)	knit
k2tog	knit two together
kwise	knitwise
LH	left hand
lp(s)	loops
m	meters
M1	make one
M1 p-st	make one purl stitch
MC	main color
mm	millimeters
oz	ounce(s)
P (or p)	purl
pat(s) or patt(s)	pattern(s)
pm	place marker
pop	popcorn bobble
p2tog	purl two together
prev	previous
psso	pass slipped stitch over
pwise	purlwise
rem	remain/remaining
rep	repeat(s)
rev St st	reverse stockinette stitch
rnd(s)	round(s)
RH	right hand
RS	right side
rnd(s)	round(s)
sk	skip
skp or skpsso	slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over
sk2p	slip one stitch, knit two together, pass slippped stitch over
sl	slip
s1k	slip one knitwise
s1p	slip one purlwise
sl st	slip stitch(es)
ssk	slip, slip, knit those two stitches together
sssk	slip, slip, slip, knit those three stitches together
st(s)	stitch(es)
St st	stockinette stitch
tbl	through back loop
tog	together
WS	wrong side
wyib	with yarn in back
wyif	with yarn in front
yd(s)	yard(s)
yo	yarn over
[  ]	work instructions in brackets as many times as directed
(  )	work instructions in parenthesis as directed (also used to indicate size changes)
*	repeat pattern following asterisk as directed
**	repeat instructions after asterisks as directed

Crochet Abbreviations
alt	alternate
appx	approximately
beg	beginning
bet	between
BL	back loop(s)
bo	bobble
BP or bp	back post
BPdc	back post double crochet
BPsc	back post single crochet
BPtr	back post treble crochet
CA	color A
CB	color B
CC	contrasting color
ch	chain stitch
ch-	refers to chain or space previously made: e.g., ch-1 space
ch-sp	chain space
CL	cluster
cm	centimeter(s)
cont	continue
dc	double crochet
dc2tog	double crochet two together
dec	decrease
dtr	double treble
FL	frount loop(s)
foll	following
FP or fp	front post
FPdc	front post double crochet
FPsc	front post single crochet
FPtr	front post treble crochet
g	gram
hdc	half double crochet
in(s)	inch(es)
inc	increase
lp(s)	loop(s)
m	meter(s)
MC	main color
mm	millimeter(s)
oz	ounces
p	picot
pat(s) or patt(s)	pattern(s)
pc	popcorn
pm	place marker
prev	previous
rem	remain/remaining
rep	repeat
rnd(s)	round(s)
RS	right side
sc	single crochet
sc2tog	single crochet two together
sk	skip
sl st	slip stitch
sp(s)	space(s)
st(s)	stitch(es)
tch or t-ch	turning chain
tbl	through back loop
tr	treble
trtr	triple treble
yd(s)	yards
yo	yarn over
yoh	yarn over hook
[  ]	work instructions within brackets as many times as directed
(  )	work instructions within parentheses as many times as directed
*	repeat the instructions following the single asterisk as directed
**	repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed or repeat from a given set of instructions