Meas

abbreviationStandard termTextiles

A pattern abbreviation indicating a specific dimension or the act of taking a measurement.

The abbreviation meas stands for measures or measurement. It is used in technical packets, sizing charts, and knitting patterns to denote the required length, width, or circumference of a garment section. It tells the maker to check the physical dimensions of the work in progress against the schematic.

Heard on the job

Continue working in stockinette stitch until the piece meas 14 inches from the cast-on edge.