Crochet Abbreviations
Unfamiliar with crochet terms or need a quick refresher? All of my patterns are done utilizing American terms.
Basics
- Approx = Approximately
- BL = Back Loops
- BLO = Back Loops Only
- CC = Contrasting Colour
- CH =Chain
- DC = Double Crochet
- DCINC = Double Crochet Increase/2 DC STs in the same ST
- DCDEC = Double Crochet Decrease
- FL = Front Loops
- FLO = Front Loops Only
- HDC = Half Double Crochet
- HDCINC = Half Double Crochet Increase/2 HDC STs in the same ST
- HDCDEC = Half Double Crochet Decrease
- MC = Magic Circle
- SL ST = Slip Stitch
- SC = Single Crochet
- SCINC = Single Crochet Increase/ 2 SC STs in the same ST
- SCDEC = Single Crochet Decrease
- TR = Treble/Triple Crochet
- TRINC = Treble/Triple Crochet Increase/ 2 TR STs in the same ST
- TRDEC = Treble/Triple Crochet Decrease
- YO = Yarn Over
- * * = Repeat instructions within the asterisks as many times as directed
Post Stitches
- BP = Back Post
- BPSC = Back Post Single Crochet
- BPHDC = Back Post Half Double Crochet
- BPDC = Back Post Double Crochet
- BPTR = Back Post Treble/Triple Crochet
- FP = Front Post
- FPSC = Front Post Single Crochet
- FPHDC = Front Post Half Double Crochet
- FPDC = Front Post Double Crochet
- FPTR = Front Post Treble/Triple Crochet
Crochet Hook Sizes
- 2.25 mm = B
- 2.75 mm = C
- 3.25 mm = D
- 3.50 mm = E
- 3.75 mm = F
- 4 mm = G – 6
- 4.25 mm = G
- 4.50 mm = 7/G+
- 5 mm = H
- 5.25 mm = I
- 5.50 mm = I-9
- 5.75 mm = J
- 6 mm = J-10
- 6.50 mm = K-10.5
- 8 mm = L – 11
- 9 mm = M/N-13
- 10 mm = N/P-16
- 15 mm = Q