Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Common Crochet Abbreviations


Here is a handy little guide to help you when you run across a crochet abbreviation that you're not familiar with.


alt                  
alternate                                                                  
approx
approximately
beg
beginning/begin
bet
between
BL
back loops
bo 
booble
BP 
back post
BPdc
back post double crochet
BPsc
back post single crochet
BPtr
back post treble crochet
CA
colour A
CB
colour B
CC 
contrasting colour
CL 
cluster
cont
continue
dc
double crochet
dc2tog
double crochet two stitches together
dec
decrease/decreases/decreasing
dtr
double treble
FL 
front loops
foll
follow/follows/following
FP
front post
FPdc
front post double crochet
FPsc
front post single crochet
FPtr
front post treble crochet
hdc
half double crochet
inc
increase/increases/increasing
lp
loops
lps
loops
MC
main colour
p
picot
patt
pattern/patterns
pc
popcorn
pm
place maker
prev
previous
rem
remain/remaining
rep
repeat/repeats
rnd
round/rounds
rnds
rounds
RS
right side
sc 
single crochet
sc2tog
single crochet 2 stitches together
sk
skip
Sl st
slip stitch
sp
space
sps
spaces
st
stitch/stitches
sts
stitches
tch
turning chain
t-ch
turning chain
tbl
through back loop
tog
together
tr
treble crochet
trtr
triple treble crochet
WS
wrong side
yo
yarn over
yoh
yarn over hook





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