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Close-up of a knitting machine's needle bed showing the center zero position marked, with numbered positions extending to the left and right

Where is the Zero needle?

The abbreviations in vintage patterns can be confusing. Don't let this one trip you up.

abbreviations cast on traditional patterns zero

Do I cast on 20 or 21 stitches? Some traditional patterns use this convention to indicate how many stitches to cast on.

Don't overthink this

There is no 0 needle, so the instruction 10-0-10 indicates 10 needles left and right of the IMAGINARY Zero mark.

Other abbreviations have you stumped?
Look them up in the Knit it Now Glossary

knititnow.com/GLOSSARY



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