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CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS FOR BEGINNERS

HI FRIENDS,

              HERE AM SHARING SOME INFORMATION ABOUT CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS...

 

BASIC STITCHES HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES THAT VARY BY COUNTRY...

SOME CROCHET , ABBREVIATIONS, AND US/UK TERMS-INTERNATIONAL CROCHET 

TERMS ARE...

  1. approx = approximately
  2. alt = alternate
  3. beg = begin
  4. bet = between
  5. BO or BL = bind off
  6. btwn = between
  7. bo = bobble
  8. BP = back post
  9. BPdc = back post double crochet
  10. BPdtr = back post double treble crochet 
  11. foll = follow
  12. FPdc = front post double crochet
  13. FPdtr = front post double treble crochet
  14. FPhdc = front post half double crochet
  15. FPsc = front post half double crochet
  16. FPtr = front post treble crochet
  17. hdc =half double crochet
  18. hdc2tog = half double crochet 2 stitches together
  19. inc = increase
  20. lp = loop
  21. lp st = loop stitch
  22. m = marker
  23. meas = measure
  24. MC = main color
  25. ndl(s) = needle(s)
  26. opp = opposite
  27. pat = pattern
  28. pc = popcorn stitch
  29. pm = place marker
  30. prev = previous
  31. ps or puff = puff stitch
  32. rem = remain
  33. rep = repeat
  34. rev = reverse
  35. RH = right hand
  36. rnd(s) = round(s)
  37. RS = right side
  38. sc = single crochet
  39. sk = skip
  40. sp(s) = space(s)
  41. st(s) = stitch(es)
  42. sc2tog = single crochet 2 stitches together
  43. sc3tog = single crochet 3 together
  44. sh = shell
  45. sl st = slip stitch
  46. t-ch = turning chain
  47. tbl = through the back loop
  48. tog = together
  49. tr = treble crochet
  50. tr2tog =treble crochet 2 stitches together
  51. trtr = triple treble crochet
  52. work even
  53. WS = wrong side
  54. yo = yarn over
  55. yoh = yarn over hook
  56. BPhdc = back post half double crochet
  57. BPsc = back post single crochet
  58. BPtr = back post treble crochet
  59. ch = chain stitch
  60. ch-sp = chain space
  61. CC = contrasting color
  62. CL = cluster
  63. cont = continue
  64. dc = double crochet
  65. dtr = double treble (triple) crochet
  66. dbl = double
  67. dec = decrease
  68. dc2tog = double crochet 2 stitches together
  69. edc = extend double crochet
  70. ehdc = extend half double crochet
  71. esc =extend single crochet
  72. etr = extend treble crochet
  73. FR or FLO = front loop or front loop only
  74. FP = front post
THESE ABBREVIATIONS ARE VERY USEFUL FOR BEGINNERS....


MOSTLY WE USE SOME ABBREVIATIONS...


AFTER KNOWING THESES ABBREVIATION AND NOTATIONS BEGINNERS CAN 

UNDERSTAND THE DIAGRAMMING SYSTEM WELL.... 


DO CROCHET AND HAVE FUN... 


          THANK YOU ..... CATCH YOU SOON..... STAY SAFE.......
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