Yarn foward question

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in this pattern:

http://www.jimsyldesign.com/~dishbout/kpatterns/doilycloth.html

Does yarn foward mean yo? Did they just mess up by putting that, or am I interpreting this the wrong way? I don't understand how you could just bring the yarn forward and knit...I dont see how that's possible unless you YOed

[Deeknit]

Yes it means the same as YO. Most of my patterns say "yf" for "yo"and it was very confusing at first.



Dee Dee

[humblestumble]

Thanks. I remember seeing yf or yfwd on other patterns, but that was to make a wrap turn on a sock or something, so it was confusing on this particular pattern. Perhaps it's from somewhere other than the USA.

[suzeeq]

Using yf in a pattern is British I think. It depends on how it's used in a pattern. If the instructions say - yf, sl 1, yb, k1 - you know it's just there to bring the yarn to the front and slip a stitch, then take it to the back. But if it says - yf, k1 - then it's pretty certain it's a YO.

sue

[humblestumble]

Thanks, that's what I was thinking. The other way for this particular pattern didn't make sense to me. I couldn't imagine knitting a stitch if the yarn was in front of the work. Well now I can save this pattern for another time to knit :D