Crochet Abbreviations
Not sure what abbreviations in our crochet patterns mean? Check out our handy crochet abbreviations guide for beginners below to help answer your questions. Abbreviations are ordered alphabetically.
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| alt | Alternate(ing) |
| approx | Approximately |
| beg | Beginning |
| ch | Chain |
| cm | Centimeter(s) |
| cont | Continue(ity) |
| dc | Double crochet |
| dcbp | Yoh and draw up a loop around the post of next st at the back of the work, inserting the hook from right to left. (Yoh and draw through two loops on hook) twice – one dcbp made. |
| dcfp | Yoh and draw up a loop around the post of next st at the front of the work, inserting the hook from right to left. (Yoh and draw through two loops on hook) twice – one dcfp made. |
| dec | Decrease(ing) |
| dtr | Double treble |
| dtrfp | (Yoh) three times and draw up a loop around the post of the next stitch at the front of work two rows below, inserting the hook from right to left. (Yoh and draw through two loops on hook) three times. |
| g | Gram(s) |
| hdc | Half double crochet |
| inc | Increasing |
| mm | Millimeter(s) |
| oz | Ounce(s) |
| pat | Pattern |
| rem | Remain(ing) |
| rep | Repeat |
| reverse sc | Reverse single crochet |
| rnd(s) | Round(s) |
| RS | Right side |
| sc | Single crochet |
| Sl st | Slip stitch |
| sp(s) | Space(s) |
| st(s) | Stitch(es) |
| tog | Together |
| tr | Treble crochet |
| WS | Wrong side |
| Yoh | Yarn over the hook |
