What Does pm Mean in Knitting?
pm means place marker.
Place Marker · General Terms
Place Marker explained
Slide a stitch marker onto the needle at this point. Markers don't become stitches — they just mark a position, such as the start of a round or where shaping happens.
How you might see it written
Patterns aren't always consistent. pm may also appear as PM, or place marker. The converter recognizes all of these.
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