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Basic Crochet Stitches and Abbreviations
Basic Stitches Chain stitch (ch): YO, pull yarn through last chain stitch made Slip stitch (sl st): insert hook in top two yarns of stitch, YO once, pull through stitch and loop on hook Single crochet (sc): insert hook in top two yarns of stitch, YO once, pull through stitch (2 loops on hook), YO, pull yarn through both loops (one loop left) Double crochet (dc): YO once, insert hook in top two yarns of stitch, YO once, pull through stitch (three loops on hook), YO, pull yarn through two loops (two loops on hook), YO, pull yarn through two loops (one loop left) Triple (treble) crochet (tr): YO twice, insert hook in top two yarns of stitch, YO once, pull through stitch (four loops on hook), YO, pull yarn through two loops (three loops on hook), YO, pull yarn through two loops (two loops on hook), pull yarn through two loops (one loop left) Short double crochet (sdc): YO once, insert hook in top two yarns of stitch, YO once, pull through stitch (three loops on hook), YO, pull yarn through all three loops on hook (one loop left) Double treble crochet (dtrc): YO three times, insert hook in top two yarns of stitch, YO once, pull through stitch (five loops on hook), YO once, pull through two loops (four loops on hook), YO once, pull through two loops (three loops on hook), YO once, pull through two loops (two loops on hook), YO once, pull through two loops (one loop left) yarn over (YO): wrap yarn around crochet hook back to front Abbreviations Crochet instructions can look like a foreign language. They are written mostly in abbreviations. Here's an example: Ch 4, join with sl st to first ch to form ring.
RND 1: Ch3, 2 dc in rg. Ch 2, *3dc in rg, ch3. Repeat from * 2 times more. Ch2, slst in top of ch3. RND 2: Sl st in the first 2 dc's and in the first ch 2 lp. Ch3, 2 dc in ch 2 I know, you're thinking, "What is this trying to tell me?" Relax; there's a list of abbreviations below. approx: approximately
beg: begin, beginning
bl: block
BLO: back loop only
BO: ind off
CC: contrasting color
ch: chain
cont: continue, continuing
dc: double crochet
dec: decrease
dbl: double
dtr: double triple
fol: follow, following
hdc: half double crochet
HM: half motif
inc: increase
lp(s): loops
M: motif
MC: main color
patt: pattern
rem: remain, remaining
rep: repeat
rnd: round
RS: right side
sc: single crochet
sl st: slip stitch
sp: space
st: stitch
tbl: through back of loop
tog: together
tr: treble (triple) crochet
WS: wrong side
YB or ytb: yarn to back of work
YF or ytf: yarn to front of work
YO: yarn over Asterisks (*) are used to mark the beginning and the ending of instructions which will be worked more than once. Example: "rep between * * three times" means work the instructions between the asterisks once, then repeat the instructions between the asterisks 3 more times (4 times in all). Parentheses [( )] are used to enclose instructions which should be worked the exact number of times specified immediately following the parentheses. Example: (dc, sc) four times.
They are also used to list the garment sizes and to provide additional information to clarify instructions. Brackets ([ ]) are used the same way as parentheses, but usually appear in combination with them to further clarify instructions. |
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