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Below are common pattern abbreviations found in most patterns.
PDF tutorials are available for download, FREE, for some of the
stitches. |
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| Standard Crochet Pattern
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| Abbreviation |
Meaning |
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| beg |
beginning |
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| bpdc |
back post double crochet |
Tutorial |
| ch(s) |
chain(s) |
Tutorial |
| cl(s) |
cluster(s) |
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| CC |
contrasting color |
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| dc |
double crochet |
Tutorial |
| dec |
decrease |
Tutorial |
| dtr |
double treble crochet |
Tutorial |
| fpdc |
front post double crochet |
Tutorial |
| hdc |
half double crochet |
Tutorial |
| inc |
increase |
Tutorial |
| lp(s) |
loop(s) |
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| MC |
main color |
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| p |
picot |
Tutorial |
| rem |
remaining |
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| rep |
repeat |
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| rnd(s) |
round(s) |
Tutorial |
| RS |
right side of work |
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| sc |
single crochet |
Tutorial |
| sk |
skip |
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| slip knot |
slip knot |
Tutorial |
| sl st |
slip stitch |
Tutorial |
| sp(s) |
space(s) |
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| st(s) |
stitch(es) |
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| tog |
together |
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| tr |
treble crochet |
Tutorial |
| trtr |
triple treble crochet |
Tutorial |
| WS |
wrong side of work |
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| yo |
yarn over |
Tutorial |
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Other Pattern Reading Information |
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| Asterisk * |
usually used to indicate the beginning of a
repeating set of stitches in a pattern |
| Brackets () or [] |
The information contained inside is to be
repeated a specified number of times. They can also be used to
group a set of stitches which will be placed in a single stitch,
space or loop. |
| Turning Chain |
a specified number of chains at the beginning of
each row. Generally is not counted as a stitch in sc (single
crochet) work and is ignored at the end of each row. However it
is generally counted as a stitch in hdc (half double crochet),
dc (double crochet), and tr (treble) crochet, and the last
stitch of each row will be worked into the top (or last stitch)
of the previous row’s turning chain. Refer to your pattern to
confirm that the turning chain will or will not count as a
stitch. |
| Work in Round
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a way of creating a circular piece of work.
Often the rounds are joined with a slip stitch into the top
stitch of the beginning turning chain. Sometimes you will work
in a continuous round without joining (working directly into the
top of the previous row’s stitches, without joining stitch or
turning chain to create a spiral). |
| Multiples |
the number of stitches required to make the
pattern stitch. This is given in some patterns to allow you to
alter the pattern or use the pattern stitch in another way. |
| Attach Yarn |
There are two ways to attach yarn to a work in
progress, the first is with a slip stitch (see tutorial) and the
second is with a single crochet (see tutorial). Attach yarn is
not to be confused with changing colors or adding new skeins of
yarn, it is most commonly used on multiple color motifs after
fastening off the previous color. |
| Frog |
Although not used in patterns, it is a common
term used by fiber enthusiasts, when referring to tearing apart
a part of or a whole project. Reminding us of the sound a frog
makes "ribbit, ribbit", rip it, rip it |
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