Knitting Acronymns

I'm not usually a big fan of acronyms, whether they're used for texting or shorthand in on-line forums (although I'm sure I'm guilty of having used them in this blog over the years).

Exclusionary

I find that these acronyms serve to try and exclude others, and make those who don't know the "secret code" somewhat less than.  And usually when those who are not in-the-know about these special terms ask what they mean in a public forum, they're bombarded with other phrases like "Google is your friend."

I guess it's not difficult enough as a new knitter to try and figure out SSK and PSSO, or the differences between four-ply and worsted weight yarns.   If a newbie truly wants to be in the club, they have to understand what "frogging" is.  Fergawdsakes, there's even a book of these ridiculous words -The Secret Language of Knitters by Mary Beth Temple.

For those who need just standard pattern abbreviations decoded, this link is my favorite list from VK (see below if you don't know what that means):
http://www.vogueknitting.com/pattern_help/how-to/techniques_abbreviations/knitting_abbreviations.aspx

For those who want a list of the more ridiculous words used in many on-line knitting forums, here's my list (and NOT so you can use them freely, but so you're not excluded...please just type out the full expression instead of using these lazy-person substitutes):

AKC	Actual Knitting Content(used in conjunction with an off-topic post)
BUFO	Boring Un-Finished Object
DH (or DW, DS, DD, DMIL, etc)	Dear(or Darling) Husband (or Wife, Son, Daughter, Mother-In-Law, etc)
EZ	Elizabeth Zimmerman
FO	Finished Object
Frog	Ripping out knitting, the sound of rip-it and pulling out knitting sounds like a frog
IM(NSH)HO	In My Humble (Not So Humble) Opinion
KAT	Knitting Against Time
KIP	Knitting In Public
KIV	Knitting In Vehicle
KO	Knitting Opportunity
LYS	Local Yarn Store
LYSO	Local Yarn Store Owner
NTINAMY	Not That I Need Any More Yarn
OKC	Obligatory Knitting Content (used in conjunction with an off-topic post)
OTN	On The Needles
SABLE	Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy
SEX	Stash Enrichment eXpedition
SSS	Second Sock Syndrome (or Second Sleeve Syndrome)
Stash	Supply of yarn and knitting supplies not currently in use
SWIPE	Stalled Work In Progress
Tink	Undoing knitting one stitch at a time.  From "knit" spelled backwards and the sound it makes when you do it on aluminum needles
TOAD	Trashed Object, Abandoned in Disgust
UFO	Un-Finished Object
USO	Un-Started Object
WIP	Work In Progress
VK	Vogue Knitting
YAQ	Yarn Acquisition Quest
YCZ	Yarn Containment Zone

Any others that you think should be added?  I know some of the terms are generic on-line acronyms (like IMHO), but they're used so often in knitting forums, I thought they should be included.

Current Crochet

I'm thrilled to have finished connected what seemed like an endless supply of granny squares.

I've even taken it one step further and started the border by doing a row of single crochet around the outer edge (not quite finished with that first row).

Here's a photo of the blanket on my living room couch to give you some perspective of size.

Just a nice, simple lap blanket.