Confusing Knitting Term

by Sandy
(CA)

What does PO and KO mean?

Row 1: PO (2, 4, 7) (work seed st on 6 sts, p3, k3, p3) 3 times, end with seed st on 6 sts, pO (2, 4, 7)

Row 2: KO (2,4,7) (work seed st on 6 sts, k3, p3, k3) 3 times, end with seed st on 6 sts, kO (2, 4, 7)

I just can't find anything that tells what these two terms mean???

Thank you

YOUR ANSWER

Hi Sandy,

I think the O should be read as a zero. Does the pattern you are using have 4 sizes?

If it does the 0 is the number of stitches you need to knit or purl (depending on whether you are doing row 1 or 2) before working the seed stitch for the smallest size.

The second size you knit or purl 2, the third size you knit or purl 4 and the largest size you knit or purl 7.

The pattern should look like this:

Row 1: P 0(2, 4, 7) (work seed st on 6 sts, p3, k3, p3) 3 times, end with seed st on 6 sts, pO (2, 4, 7)

Translated in to english this row for the smallest size is:

"work seed stitch on six stitches, purl three stitches, knit three stitches, purl three stitches. Repeat three times, work seed stitch on remaining six stitches".

The second size in english would be:

"Purl two stitches, work seed stitch on six stitches, purl three stitches, knit three stitches, purl three stitches. Repeat three times, work seed stitch on the next six stitches, purl last two stitches".

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Deb