STANDARDS & GUIDELINES FOR CROCHET AND KNITTING
Crochet Abbreviations Master List
Following is a list of crochet abbreviations used in patterns by yarn industry designers and publishers. The most commonly used abbreviations are highlighted. In addition, designers and publishers may use special abbreviations in a pattern, which you might not find on this list. Generally, a definition of special abbreviations is given at the beginning of a book or pattern.
Knitting Abbreviations Master List
| Abbreviation | Description | Abbreviation | Description | |
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| [ ] | work instructions within brackets as many times as directed |
FPdc | front post double crochet |
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| ( ) | work instructions within parentheses as many times as directed |
FPsc | front post single crochet |
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| * | repeat the instructions following the single asterisk as directed |
FPtr | front post treble crochet |
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| * * | repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed or repeat from a given set of instructions |
g | gram |
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| ” | inch(es) |
hdc | half double crochet |
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| alt | alternate |
inc | increase/ |
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| approx | approximately |
lp(s) | loops |
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| beg | begin/beginning |
m | meter(s) |
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| bet | between |
MC | main color |
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| BL | back loop(s) |
mm | millimeter(s) |
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| bo | bobble |
oz | ounce(s) |
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| BP | back post |
p | picot |
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| BPdc | back post double crochet |
pat(s) or patt |
pattern(s) |
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| BPsc | back post single crochet |
pc | popcorn |
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| BPtr | back post treble crochet |
pm | place marker |
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| CA | color A |
prev | previous |
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| CB | color B |
rem | remain/remaining |
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| CC | contrasting color |
rep | repeat(s) |
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| ch | chain stitch |
rnd(s) | round(s) |
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| ch- | efers to chain or space previously made: e.g., ch-1 space |
RS | right side |
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| ch-sp | chain spac |
sc | single crochet |
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| CL | cluster |
sc2tog | single crochet 2 stitches together |
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| cm | centimeter(s) |
sk | skip |
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| cont | continue |
Sl st | slip sitich |
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| dc | double crochet |
sp(s) | space(s) |
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| dc2tog | double crochet 2 stitches together |
st(s) | stitch(es) |
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| dec | decrease/ |
tch or t-ch |
turning chain |
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| dtr | double treble |
tbl | through back loop |
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| FL | front loop(s) |
tog | together |
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| foll | follow/follows/ |
tr | treble crochet |
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| FP | front post |
trtr | triple treble crochet |
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| WS | wrong side |
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| yd(s) | yard(s) |
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| yo | yarn over |
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| yoh | yarn over hook |
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