Crochet Abbreviations and Common Terms

A comprehensive list of crochet abbreviations and common terms found in crocheting.

Symbol	Abbreviations	Description	Link
	alt	alternate
	approx	approximately
	beg	begin / beginning
	bet	between
	BL or BLO	back loop or back loop only
	bob	bobble stitch - ssimilar to the popcorn stitch, but with yarn overs pulled through more loops, creating a round, textured shape.
	BP	back post
○	BPdc	back post double crochet - double crochet worked around the post of the stitch from the back side
	BPdtr	back post double treble crochet
	BPhdc	back post half double crochet
	BPsc	back post single crochet
	BPtrc	back post treble crochet
↺ or ↻	CS	cable stitch - Stitches that cross over each other to create a cable pattern
	CC	contrasting colour
Ⓞ or ○	ch	chain stitch - A loop of yarn created by pulling the yarn through the previous loop on the hook.	Video
	ch-	refer to chain or space previously made
	ch-sp	chain space
	CL	cluster - Two or more incomplete stitches worked into one stitch or space, then finished together.	Video
	cont	continue
	dc	double crochet - Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through two loops, yarn over, pull through the remaining two loops.
	dctog	double crochet 2 stitches together - joining two double crochet stitches together.
	dec	decrease - reducing stitches to narrow the width of your work
	dtr / dtrc	double treble crochet - Yarn over three times, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through two loops, repeat three more times.
	edc	extended double crochet
⦿	EOR / EOC	end of row or of circle
	ehdc	extended half double crochet
	etr	extended treble crochet
	FL or FLO	front loop or front loop only
	foll	following
	FP	front post
⦁	FPdc	front post double crochet - double crochet worked around the post of the stitch from the front side
	FPdtr	front post double treble crochet
	FPhdc	front post half double crochet
	FPsc	front post single crochet
	FPtr	front post treble crochet
	hdc	half double crochet - Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through all three loops on hook.
	hdc2tog	half double crochet 2 stitches together
>	inc	increase - Adding stitches to expand the width of your work.
∞	Join	Join - connecting stitches to form a continuous piece or to attach separate pieces
	lp	loop
	m	marker
	MC	main colour
Ⓒ	MR	magic ring - A loop used to start projects worked in the round
⨪	P	Picot - Small decorative loop, usually made by chaining three and then slip stitching into the first chain.
	pat or patt	pattern
⍐	pc	popcorn stitch - Group of stitches worked in the same stitch or space, removed from the hook, then reinserted and closed together.
	pm	place marker
	prev	previous
Ƨ	ps or puff	puff stitch - Multiple yarn overs and pull-throughs into the same stitch or space, then closed together.
	rem	remaining
*	rep	repeat - indicates a series of stitches or actions to be repeated
*() x 2	rep	repeat - indicates a series of stitches or actions to be repeated in bracket  by so many times
	rnd	round
	RS	right side
x or +	sc	single crochet - Insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through both loops on hook.	Single Crochet PDF Download
∩	sc2tog	single crochet 2 stitches together - joining two single crochet stitches together.
◕	sh	shell - Multiple stitches worked into the same space to create a fan or shell shape.
	sk	skip
⟡ or ●	sl st	slip stitch - Used to join work, create a finished edge, or move the yarn to a new position.
	sm or sl m	slip marker
	sp	space
	st / sts	stitch / stiches
↺	t	turn - indicates the need to turn your work to continue in the opposite direction
	tbl	through back loop
	tch or t-ch	turning chian
	tog	together
	tr / trc	treble crochet - Yarn over twice, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through two loops, repeat two more times.
	tr2tog	triple treble crochet
∨	V-S	V-Stitch - Two double crochet stitches worked into the same stitch or space with a chain stitch in between.
	WS	wrong side
X	xdc	crossed double crochet - double crochet stitches that cross over each other
	xhdc	crossed half double crochet - half double crochet stitches that cross over each other
	xtrc	crossed triple crochet - triple crochet stitches that cross over each other
	yo	yarn over
	yoh	yarn over hook

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