Crochet Abbreviations
Below you will find a "cheat sheet" of crochet abbreviations for today's crochet patterns. They differ (slightly) from Victorian abbreviations (see
Victorian abbreviations.
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A - B | C - D | E - F | G - H | I - L | M - N | O - Q | R - S | T - W | X - Z alt - alternate approx - approximately B beg - begin, beginning bet - between BP - back post BLO - back loop only bo - bobble BP - back post BPdc - back post double crochet CC - contrasting color ch - chain stitch CL - cluster cont - continue D dbl - double dc - double crochet dc2tog - double crochet 2 stitches together dtr - double triple dbl tr - double triple dec - decrease dir - directions dk - dark DNT - do not turn dnt - do not turn ea - each ex sc - extended single crochet F fig - figure 1 (picture of stitch) FLO - front loop only FP - front post FPdc - front post double crochet fo - finish off foll - following g - grams gm - grams gr - group H hdc - half double crochet h dc - half double crochet hk - hook htr - half triple crochet in - inch inc - increase incl - including inst - instructions J K L ldc - long double crochet lp(s) - loop(s) lsc - long single crochet lt - light MC - main color med - medium mm - millimeter N no. - number oz(s) - ounce P pv - picot pat - pattern stitch pc - popcorn stitch pm - place marker prev - previous Q rem - remaining rep - repeat rnd(s) - round(s) rs - right side rsc - reverse single crochet S sc - single crochet sc2tog - single crochet 2 together sk - skip sl st - slip stitch sp(s) - space(s) st(s) - stitch(es) tch - turning chain tog - together tr - triple (treble) crochet tr c - triple treble crochet tr tr - triple treble crochet tr tr c - triple treble crochet U V W ws - wrong side x times - (such as repeat 5x = repeat 5 times) Y yd(s) - yards YO - yarn over yoh - yarn over hook Z Return to top of page.
