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November 24

knitting symbles

e need to know what  slm or slm  means  in knitting  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.50.67.117 (talk) 21:12, 24 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The user geolocates to Ontario, in case that helps with the subject pronoun(?). μηδείς (talk) 22:08, 24 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

'slm or slm'? Take your pick. -- Jack of Oz ^{[pleasantries]} 22:18, 24 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently it means "slip the marker".[1] Don't ask me what "slip the marker" means, though. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:26, 24 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

For other info, see Knitting abbreviations. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:27, 24 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There is a video here [2] showing how to slip a marker. I also note the possibility that slm could mean "slip left marker" - which might be the case if the pattern has required placing two or more markers. Wymspen (talk) 12:21, 25 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]