What Does st Mean in Knitting?
st means stitch.
Stitch · General Terms
Stitch explained
A single loop of yarn on your needle. 'sts' is the plural. Patterns often end a row with a stitch count in parentheses, like '(24 sts)', so you can check your work.
How you might see it written
Patterns aren't always consistent. st may also appear as sts, St, or Sts. The converter recognizes all of these.
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