US Crochet Terms
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Not sure if an Amigurumi pattern is in US or UK terms? Have a quick read through it, if it uses the abbreviation "sc" it's written in US terms.
Not sure if an Amigurumi pattern is in US or UK terms? Have a quick read through it, if it uses the abbreviation "sc" it's written in US terms.
Abbreviation |
Meaning |
alt |
alternate |
approx |
approximately |
beg |
beginning |
bet |
between |
BLO |
back loop or back loop only |
CC |
contrasting color |
ch |
chain stitch |
ch-sp |
chain space |
cont |
continue |
dc |
double crochet |
dc2tog |
double crochet 2 stitches together (to decrease by 1 stitch) |
FLO |
front loop only |
foll |
following |
hdc |
half double crochet |
hdc2tog |
half double crochet 2 stitches together (to decrease by 1 stitch) |
inc |
increase |
MC |
main color |
pm |
place marker |
prev |
previous |
rem |
remaining |
rep |
repeat |
rnd |
round |
sc |
single crochet |
sc2tog |
single crochet 2 stitches together (to decrease by 1 stitch) |
sk |
skip |
sl st |
slip stitch |
sp |
space |
st/sts |
stitch/stitches |
tog |
together |
yoh |
yarn over hook |