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Crochet Abbreviations

Don't forget that UK and US crochet stitch abbreviations differ. All of our patterns are written in UK terms. Follow the handy guide below to ensure you don't get in a muddle.

UK

chain

ch

Ch Image

slip stitch

sl st

Ss Image

double crochet

dc

Dc Image

half treble

htr

Htr Image

treble

tr

Tr Image

double treble

dtr

Dtr Image

triple treble

ttr

Ttr Image

USA

chain

ch

Ch Image

slip stitch

ss

Ss Image

single crochet

sc

Dc Image

half double crochet

hdc

Htr Image

double

dc

Tr Image

treble

tr

Dtr Image

double treble

dtr

Ttr Image

Abbreviations (a-p)

Description

alt

alternate

approx

approximately

beg

beginning

ch

chain

ch sp

chain space

cn

cable needle

cont

continue

dc

double crochet

dec

decrease

dtr

double treble

foll

following

htr

half treble

inc

increase

K

knit

kfb

knit into front and back of next stitch

kwise

knitwise

k2tog

knit two together

LH

left-hand

m1

make one stitch by picking up horizontal loop before next stitch and knitting into back of it

meas

measures

p

purl

pm

place stitch marker

psso

pass slipped stitch over

pwise

purlwise

p2tog

purl two together

Abbreviations (r-y)

Description

rem

remainig

rep

repeat

rev

reverse

RH

right-hand

RS

right side

skpo

slip one, knit one, pass slipped stitch over

sl 1

slip one stitch

sl st

slip stitch

sm

slip stitch marker

sp(s)

space(s)

ssk

one by one, slip next two stitches knitwise, put left-hand needle through front loops ofboth slipped stitches and knit them together

st(s)

stitch(es)

st st

stocking stitch (knit one row, purl one row)

tbl

through back loop

tog

together

tr

treble

Ws

wrong side

wyib

with yarn in back

wyif

with yarn in front

yb

yarn back

wfwd

yarn forward (between knit stitches)

yoh

yarn over hook

yon

yarn over needle (between a purl and a knit stitch)

yrn

yarn round needle between purl stitches and between a knit and a purl stitch)

Crochet Abbreviations / Description

alt

alternate

rem

remainig

approx

approximately

rep

repeat

beg

beginning

rev

reverse

ch

chain

RH

right-hand

ch sp

chain space

RS

right side

cn

cable needle

skpo

slip one, knit one, pass slipped stitch over

cont

continue

sl 1

slip one stitch

dc

double crochet

sl st

slip stitch

dec

decrease

sm

slip stitch marker

dtr

double treble

sp(s)

space(s)

foll

following

ssk

one by one, slip next two stitches knitwise, put left-hand needle through front loops ofboth slipped stitches and knit them together

htr

half treble

st(s)

stitch(es)

inc

increase

st st

stocking stitch (knit one row, purl one row)

K

knit

tbl

through back loop

kfb

knit into front and back of next stitch

tog

together

kwise

knitwise

tr

treble

k2tog

knit two together

Ws

wrong side

LH

left-hand

wyib

with yarn in back

m1

make one stitch by picking up horizontal loop before next stitch and knitting into back of it

wyif

with yarn in front

meas

measures

yb

yarn back

p

purl

wfwd

yarn forward (between knit stitches)

pm

place stitch marker

yoh

yarn over hook

psso

pass slipped stitch over

yon

yarn over needle (between a purl and a knit stitch)

pwise

purlwise

trn

yarn round needle between purl stitches and between a knit and a purl stitch)

p2tog

purl two together

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