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.
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Abbreviation
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Meaning
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alt
|
alternate
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approx
|
approximately
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beg
|
beginning
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bet
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between
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BLO
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back loop or back loop only
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CC
|
contrasting color
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ch
|
chain stitch
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ch-sp
|
chain space
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cont
|
continue
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dc
|
double crochet
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dc2tog
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double crochet 2 stitches together
(to decrease by 1 stitch) |
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FLO
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front loop only
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foll
|
following
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hdc
|
half double crochet
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hdc2tog
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half double crochet 2 stitches together
(to decrease by 1 stitch) |
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inc
|
increase
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MC
|
main color
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pm
|
place marker
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prev
|
previous
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rem
|
remaining
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rep
|
repeat
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rnd
|
round
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sc
|
single crochet
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sc2tog
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single crochet 2 stitches together
(to decrease by 1 stitch) |
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sk
|
skip
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sl st
|
slip stitch
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sp
|
space
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st/sts
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stitch/stitches
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tog
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together
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yoh
|
yarn over hook
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