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Crochet Abbreviations

Your Go-To Guide for Crochet Abbreviations and Terms

3rd loops

Stitch into the 3rd loops only

Colour A

Colour C or contrasting colour

HOTH

Hot off the hook

Magic circle or main colour

Right side

Wrong side

alt

Alternate

approx

Approximately

beg

Beginning

bet

Between

blo

Back loops only

Bobble

Back post

bpdc

Back post double crochet

bpdtr

Back post double treble crochet

bphdc

Back post half double crochet

bpsc

Back post single crochet

bptr

Back post treble crochet

bsblo2tog

Bean stitch in the back loop only 2 together

ch(s)

Chain(s)

chsp

Chain space

Cluster

cont

Continue

csdc

Chainless starting double crochet

Double crochet

dc2tog

Double crochet 2 stitches together

dec

Decrease

drop st

Drop stitch

dtr

Double treble crochet

edc

Extended double crochet

ehdc

Extended half double crochet

esc or exsc

Extended single crochet

etr

Extended treble crochet

fdc

Foundation double crochet

fhdc

Foundation half double crochet

flo

Front loops only

Finished object or finish off

foll

Following

Front post

fpdc

Front post double crochet

fpdtr

Front post double treble crochet

fphdc

Front post half double crochet

fpsc

Front post single crochet

fptr

Front post treble crochet

fpuff

Front post puff stitch

frog

Term meaning to rip apart your work (after making an error)

fsc

Foundation single crochet

hbdc

Herringbone double crochet

hdc

Half double crochet

hdc2tog

Half double crochet 2 together

hhdc

Herringbone half double crochet

Hook

hsc

Herringbone single crochet

inc

Increase

ksc

Knotless starting chain

lbs

Large bean stitch

lbsblo

Large bean stitch in the back loops only

lcs

Linked crochet stitch

ldc

Linked double crochet

lp(s)

Loop(s)

ltr

Linked treble crochet

ltr2tog

Linked treble 2 together

nontr

Nonuple treble crochet

octr

Octuple treble crochet

Picot

Popcorn stitch

Place marker

puff

Puff stitch

rem

Remaining

rep

Repeat

rnd

Round

s-slst

Surface slip stitch

Spiny bumps (SB) refer to the back bumps of a chain stitch. These are the small, raised loops found on the underside of a crochet chain, opposite the "V" shapes on top. Working into the SB creates a neater edge and adds stability to the finished piece.

Single crochet

sc2tog

Single crochet 2 together

septtr

Septuple treble crochet

sexttr

Sextuple treble crochet

Shell

Skip

slst(s) or sl st(s)

Slip stitch(s)

Slip marker

Space

Stitch

tbl

Through back loop

tch

Turning chain

tog

Together

Treble crochet

tr2tog

Treble crochet 2 together

trtr

Triple treble crochet

v-st

V stitch (most often a dc1, ch1, dc1 in the same st)

wip

Work in progress

Yarn over

yoh

Yarn over hook

【】

Repeat instructions between brackets as directed

𝓜

Place a stitch marker (if the 𝓜 is highlighted, use a marker the same colour) Also abbreviated as pm

𝓹 #

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