What Does sl1 Mean in Knitting?
sl1 means slip 1 stitch.
Slip One Stitch · General Terms
Slip One Stitch explained
Move a single stitch from the left needle to the right without knitting or purling it. Often the first stitch of a row, to create a neat chain edge.
How you might see it written
Patterns aren't always consistent. sl1 may also appear as sl 1, s1, or SL1. The converter recognizes all of these.
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