Bin
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Trash bin, usually emptied once weekly by the Utility of Garbage.
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Cake
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The shape of fiber after being wound from a Hank.
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Coffee Break
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Resting the eyes and hands with a sip of what's in the cup/glass/pounder to refresh the knitting focus.
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DPN
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Double Pointed Needles
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DS
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Destash; trade, sell, or gift yarn.
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FO
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Finished Object
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Frog
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So goes the auditory call of the Frog; to RIP OUT, off the needles, all your work to cure an error.
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Frog Pond
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A storage spot containing projects scheduled for Frogging.
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Gauge
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Creating a stitch the same size on all projects, no matter the weight and needle size the designer calls for.
Devotion to accuracy. See: Tax Return.
Mathematical, scientific measure ignored by, fought against, and frustrating most Skaters. See: Skaters
A sample piece of work Knit to required stitch count and row count to an overall finished size.
The most important beginning to a project and the most ignored.
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KIP
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Knit In Public
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Knitter
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He/She that Knits.
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Knitting
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The act of creating fabric by meticulously looping string using two needles.
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LYS
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Local Yarn Store
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Muggle
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A person whom only uses one needle with string.
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OTN
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On The Needles; a WIP. See: WIP
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Pooling
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One color of Multi-color fiber that repeats wherein all other's do not. An error in gauge to length and repeat of color.
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RAK
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Responsive Act of Kindness; Making Eye Contact with everyone, saying Please & Thank You, to never judge nor condescend, to never gossip, to humble one's self. To be inclusive at Knitting Group
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SABLE
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Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy
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SEX
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Stash Enhancement Xperience. See: Spending Money
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Skater
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A knitter whom avoids feeling the wonder of the yarn by using 1" of fiber when 1/4" is required.
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Tink
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The opposite of Knit. See: Knit; Frog; Coffee Break.
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Toad
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A project removed from the Frog Pond for complete and total decimation. See: Scissors, Bin.
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UFO
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Unfinished Object. See Frog, WTMWIP.
Unidentified Flying Object: Usually Jupiter on its axis, coasting within view of the living room window.
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Vanilla
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A simple project, usually a free pattern, that requires little effort and attention.
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WIP
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Work In Progress
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WPI
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Wraps per inch. See: Gauge
Wraps per inch. If you can wrap it you MUST knit it. See: World Peace.
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Yarn Barf
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Unwarranted explosion of yarn from the center of the ball.
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