sl st

A form of slip stitch

Meanings

noun
  1. abbreviationcrochetbusinessAbbreviation of slip stitch.

    Ch 4, sl st to 1st sl st to close.

    2011 August 23, Carmen Heffernan, “How to make colourful crocheted flowers”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Dec 2023
verb
  1. abbreviationcrochetbusinessAbbreviation of slip stitch.

    On RS, slip 1 stitch, knit 2 sl st purlwise (to create float)[…]

    2011, Kristi Porter, Knitting Patterns For Dummies, page 41
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APA

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Chicago

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