Crochet abbreviations
Hi there! In our website you will see a lots of codes that, if you are new on crochet, you will be lost reading it. So we prepared a page to let you know all the abbreviations used for the crochet patterns available on this website.
Crochet abbreviations
Lets go with it!
alt: alternate
approx: approximately
beg: begin/beginning
bet: between
bl/blo: back loop/back loop only
bo: bobble
BP: back post
BPdc: back post double crochet
BPtdr: back post double treble crochet
BPhdc: back post half double crochet
BPsc: back post single crochet
BPtr: back post treble crochet
CA: color A
CB: color B
CC: contrasting color
ch: chain stitch
ch-: refer to chain or space previously made, e.g., ch-1 space
ch-sp: chain space
CL: cluster
cont: continue
dc: double crochet
dc2tog: double crochet 2 stitches together
dec: decrease
dtr:double treble crochet
edc: extended double crochet
ehdc: extended half double crochet
esc: extended single crochet
etr: extended treble crochet
FL/FLO: front loop/front loop only
foll: following
FP: front post
FPdc: front post double crochet
FPdtr: front post double treble crochet
FPhdc: front post half double crochet
FPsc: front post single crochet
FPtc: front post treble crochet
hdc: half double crochet
hdc2tog: half double crochet 2 stitches together
hk: hook
inc: increase
lp: loop
m: marker
MC: main color
md(s): round(s)
mm(s): millimeter(s)
pc: popcorn stitch
pm: place marker
prev: previous
ps/puff: puff stitch
rem: remaining
rep: repeat
rnd: round
RS: right side
sc: single crochet
sc2tog: single crochet 2 stitches together
sh: shell
sk: skip
sl st: slip stitch
sm/sl m: slip marker
sp: space
st: stitch
tbl: through back loop
tch: turning chain
tog: together
tr: treble crochet
tr2tog: treble crochet 2 stitches together
trtr: triple treble crochet
ws: wrong side
yo: yarn over
yoh: yarn over hook
Us Crochet abbreviation Terms
Here we go with another list to help you.
Ch = Chain
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Sl = Slip stitch
Sc = Single crochet
Inc = Increase
Dec = Decrease
Inc sc = 2 single crochet in same stitch
Dec sc = Single crochet 2 stitches together
Hdc= Half double crochet
Dec hdc= Half double crochet 2 stitches together
Inc hdc= 2 half double crochet in same stitch
Dc = Double crochet
Inc dc = 2 double crochet in same stitch
Dec dc = Double crochet 2 stitches together
Tr = Triple crochet
Dtr = Double triple crochet
Inc tr = 2 triple crochet in same stitch
Dec tr = Triple crochet 2 stitches together
Fpsc = Front post single crochet
Bpsc = Back post single crochet
Fpdc = Front post double crochet
Bpdc = Back post double crochet
Fptr = Front post triple crochet
Bptr = Back post triple crochet
Fpdtr = Front post double triple crochet
Bpdtr = Back post double triple crochet
If you arrived here from some of our posts, now you can came back and check how to do your crochets with our patterns! Good luck!
