Knitting Acronyms
FO - Finished Object
Frog - unraveling a projected row by row
KAL - Knit-A-Long, where a group of knitters on a forum or through a blog will all knit the same project and share their progress
KIP - Knit In Public
LYS - Local Yarn Shop
LYSO - Local Yarn Shop Owner
SABLE Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectency - when your stash is so large that even if you knit for the rest of your life you wouldn't be able to use it all
SEX - Stash Enrichment eXpedition - the act of going out yarn shopping for the purpose of increasing your stash
SnB - Stitch 'N Bitch - either referring to the books by Debbie Stoller, or referring to a local group of people who meet up to knit
Tink - Unstitching a project one stitch at a time
UFO - Unfinished Object
WIP - Word In Progress
WYIB - With Yarn In Back
WYIF - With Yarn In Front
YAS - Yarn Acquisition Syndrome - the inability for you to not be able to buy yarn
YMMV - Yarn Mileage May Vary, also known as YGMV (yarn gauge may vary) and YMV (yardage may vary)
much much more....
Frog - unraveling a projected row by row
KAL - Knit-A-Long, where a group of knitters on a forum or through a blog will all knit the same project and share their progress
KIP - Knit In Public
LYS - Local Yarn Shop
LYSO - Local Yarn Shop Owner
SABLE Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectency - when your stash is so large that even if you knit for the rest of your life you wouldn't be able to use it all
SEX - Stash Enrichment eXpedition - the act of going out yarn shopping for the purpose of increasing your stash
SnB - Stitch 'N Bitch - either referring to the books by Debbie Stoller, or referring to a local group of people who meet up to knit
Tink - Unstitching a project one stitch at a time
UFO - Unfinished Object
WIP - Word In Progress
WYIB - With Yarn In Back
WYIF - With Yarn In Front
YAS - Yarn Acquisition Syndrome - the inability for you to not be able to buy yarn
YMMV - Yarn Mileage May Vary, also known as YGMV (yarn gauge may vary) and YMV (yardage may vary)
much much more....
posted by KniTaPaLooZa at
11/14/2006 04:30:00 AM
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Funny!
O.K.--So, that is so darn FUNNY--and I love you dog sleeping. Sometimes I wish I was a dog so I could sleep like them.
There's also PIP for Project In Progress (a little more positive than UFO) & PPIP for Potential Project In Progress when you have an idea simmering. {g}
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