What does this knitting abbreviation mean?

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I’m a beginner. I have googled but I’m still confused.

The row instructions say: S1 *s1 k1 psso k2tog etc etc.

Until this point it has only said S1 which I have been interpreting as “slip 1 stitch” so what does the lower case s1 mean in this instruction?

Hmmmm... I'm a knitter and I don't understand anything other than slip the first stitch of the row, then work repeats between and to the end of the row. Is it just a capital S because it's the start of an instruction in the pattern?

You often see a slipped first stitch as it gives a nice smooth chain up the edge of a piece of work.

Sorry I'm not much use. Someone will be along in a minute to put us right!

You need to slip the first stitch of the row only. Then ignore the big S1. Follow *s1 k1 psso k2tog for the rest of the row.

I think it still means slip one, it's just lower case so as to define it as part of the block of pattern within the asterixes (this usually means that section is to be repeated, which I am sure you know, but just in case).

S1 is slip one, K1 is knit one and PSSO is pass slipped stitch over the one that was normally K2tog....ie you normally slip 1 then knit 2 together before passing the slippped stitch over the two that you knitted together.
That would be great read as S1 K2tog PSSO
Ie slip 1, knit 2 together then pass slipped stitch over the two you knit together
There are videos on you tube!

First stitch is slip one. The pattern starts properly at the asterisk *

The pattern than starts.......
Slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over, knit 2 together etc etc

By the way, it is good practice to always slip the first stitch of a row. It makes a ticket edge.

Hope this helps

What every one else said

Slip the first stitch of the row, it gives a neater finish. Then, slip the second stitch, knit the third, and then pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch. Then knit the next two stitches togethr. The s1 k1 passo gives a different finish to decreasing, than k2tog.

Ooops...... A tidier edge

Thank you all. So for This row I am slipping the first two stitches?

Yes

The first S1 is at the start of the row so you only do it once asMy said to create the edge you then repeat from * for the rest of the row.
s1 is also slip one

Thanks everyone. I’ve done it now. Job complete.

I didn't know the tip about slipping the first stitch. I will give that a try with my next flat project. Thanks!