| Abbreviation |
Description |
Abbreviation |
Description |
| [
] |
work
instructions within brackets as many times as directed |
FPtr |
front
post
treble crochet |
| (
) |
work
instructions within parentheses as many times as directed |
g |
gram |
| * |
repeat
the
instructions following the single asterisk as directed |
hdc |
half
double
crochet |
| * * |
repeat
instructions between asterisks as many times as directed or repeat from
a given set of instructions |
inc |
increase
increases
increasing |
| " |
inch(es) |
lp(s) |
loops |
| alt |
alternate |
m |
meter(s) |
| approx |
approximately |
MC
|
main
color |
| beg |
begin /
beginning |
mm |
millimeter(s) |
| bet |
between |
oz |
ounce(s) |
| BL |
back
loop(s) |
p |
picot |
| bo |
bobble |
pat(s)
or patt |
pattern(s) |
| BP |
back
post |
pc |
popcorn |
| BPdc |
back
post
double crochet |
pm |
place
marker |
| BPsc |
back
post
single crochet |
prev |
previous |
| BPtr |
back
post
treble crochet |
rem |
remain/remaining |
| CA |
color A |
rep |
repeat(s) |
| CB |
color B |
rnd(s) |
round(s) |
| CC |
contrasting
color |
RS |
right
side |
| ch |
chain
stitch |
sc |
single
crochet |
| ch- |
refers
to
chain or space previously made: e.g., ch-1 space |
sc2tog |
single
crochet 2 stitches together |
| ch - sp |
chain
space |
sk |
skip |
| CL |
cluster |
Sl
st |
slip
stitch |
| cm |
centimeter(s) |
sp(s) |
space(s) |
| cont |
continue |
st(s) |
stitch(s) |
| dc |
double
crochet+ |
tch
or t-ch |
turning
chain |
| dc2tog |
double
crochet 2 stitches together |
tbl |
through
back loop |
| dec |
decrease
decreases
decreasing |
tog
|
together |
| dtr |
double
treble |
tr |
treble
crochet |
| foll |
follow
follows
following |
trtr |
triple
treble crochet |
| fp |
front
post |
WS |
wrong
side |
| FPdc |
front
post
double crochet |
yd(s) |
yard(s) |
| FPsc |
front
post
single crochet |
yo |
yarn
over |
|
|
yoh |
yarn
over
hook |
