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Crochet Abbreviations
for Today's Patterns
Below you will find a "cheat sheet" of crochet abbreviations for today's crochet patterns. They differ (slightly) from Victorian abbreviations (see Victorian abbreviations. )
A
- alt - alternate
- approx - approximately
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B
- beg - begin, beginning
- bet - between
- BP - back post
- BLO - back loop only
- bo - bobble
- BP - back post
- BPdc - back post double crochet
C
- 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
E
- 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
- g - grams
- gm - grams
- gr - group
H
- hdc - half double crochet
- h dc - half double crochet
- hk - hook
- htr - half triple crochet
I
- 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
M
- MC - main color
- med - medium
- mm - millimeter
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N
- no. - number
O
- oz(s) - ounce
P
- pv - picot
- pat - pattern stitch
- pc - popcorn stitch
- pm - place marker
- prev - previous
Q
R
- rem - remaining
- rep - repeat
- rnd(s) - round(s)
- rs - right side
- rsc - reverse single crochet
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S
- sc - single crochet
- sc2tog - single crochet 2 together
- sk - skip
- sl st - slip stitch
- sp(s) - space(s)
- st(s) - stitch(es)
T
- 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
- x times - (such as repeat 5x = repeat 5 times)
Y
- yd(s) - yards
- YO - yarn over
- yoh - yarn over hook
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Z
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