Crochet Abbreviations
When you learned to crochet you thought...Hey, this is going to be a fun and easy craft. Then you picked up your first crochet pattern and realized you may just need to learn a new language! We're here to make reading a crochet pattern easy to understand and follow. Why are there crochet abbreviations? Crochet terms written out, actually, take a up a lot of space and be cumbersome to both write and read. So, designers and yarn companies have created standard terms and abbreviations to make it much simpler to follow. Print off these abbreviations and keep them in your yarn basket, it will make crocheting easy to follow and fun!
| Crochet Abbreviation | Definition |
| alt | alternate |
| approx | approximately |
| beg | beginning |
| bet | between |
| BL | back loop(s) |
| BP | back post |
| BPdc | back post double crochet |
| BPsc | back post single crochet |
| BPtc | back post treble crochet |
| ch | chain stitch |
| ch-sp | chain space |
| cl | cluster |
| CC | contrast color |
| cont | continue |
| dc | double crochet |
| dc2tog | double crochet 2 stitches together |
| dec | decrease/decreasing |
| dtr | double treble crochet |
| foll | follow, following |
| fl | front loop(s) |
| fp | front post |
| FPdc | front post double crochet |
| FPsc | front post single crochet |
| FPtr | front post treble crochet |
| g | gram |
| hdc | half double crochet |
| inc | increase |
| lp(s) | loop(s) |
| MC | main color |
| patt | pattern |
| pm | place marker |
| rem | remaining |
| rep | repeat |
| RS | right side of work/project |
| rnd(s) | round(s) | sc | single crochet |
| sc2tog | single crochet 2 stitches together |
| sk | skip |
| sl st | slip stitch |
| sp(s) | space(s) |
| st(s) | stitch(es) |
| t-ch | turning chain |
| tbl | through back loop |
| tog | together |
| tr | treble crochet |
| trtr | triple treble crochet |
| WS | wrong side of work/project |
| yd(s) | yard(s) |
| yo | yarn over |