Crochet Terminology
beg....................... begin/beginning
bl or blo.............. back loop or back loop only
bpdc(-2-tog)..................... back post double crochet (two together/decrease)
bpsc(-2-tog)...................... back post single crochet (two together/decrease)
bptr(-2-tog)....................... back post treble crochet (two together/dcrease)
CC......................... contrasting color
ch.......................... chain stitch
ch-......................... refers to chain or space previously made (i.e. ch-1 space)
ch sp..................... chain space
cl........................... cluster
cm......................... centimeter(s)
dc......................... double crochet
dc dec................... double crochet 2 or more stitches together, as indicated
dec........................ decrease/decreases/decreasing
dtr......................... double treble crochet
fl or flo................front loop or front loop only
fo...................... finish off
fpdc (-2-tog)...................... front post double crochet (two together/decrase)
fpsc(-2-tog)...................... front post single crochet (two together/decrease)
fptr........................ front post treble crochet (two together/decrease)
g........................... grams
hdc........................ half double crochet
hdc dec................. half double crochet (decrease) 2 or more stitches together, as indicated
inc......................... increase/increases/increasing
lp(s)....................... loops(s)
MC........................ main color or magic circle
mm........................ millimeter(s)
mr.........................magic ring
oz.......................... ounce(s)
pc......................... popcorn
rem........................ remain/remaining
rep........................ repeat(s)
rnd(s)..................... round(s)
RS......................... right side
sc.......................... single crochet
sc dec................... single crochet (decrease) 2 or more stitches together, as indicated
sk.......................... skip(ped)
sl st....................... slip stitch
sp(s)...................... space(s)
st(s)....................... stitch(es)
tog........................ together
tr........................... treble crochet
trtr......................... triple treble
WS........................ wrong side
yd(s)...................... yard(s)
yo......................... yarn over
yd(s)...................... yard(s)
yo...................... yarn over
bl or blo.............. back loop or back loop only
bpdc(-2-tog)..................... back post double crochet (two together/decrease)
bpsc(-2-tog)...................... back post single crochet (two together/decrease)
bptr(-2-tog)....................... back post treble crochet (two together/dcrease)
CC......................... contrasting color
ch.......................... chain stitch
ch-......................... refers to chain or space previously made (i.e. ch-1 space)
ch sp..................... chain space
cl........................... cluster
cm......................... centimeter(s)
dc......................... double crochet
dc dec................... double crochet 2 or more stitches together, as indicated
dec........................ decrease/decreases/decreasing
dtr......................... double treble crochet
fl or flo................front loop or front loop only
fo...................... finish off
fpdc (-2-tog)...................... front post double crochet (two together/decrase)
fpsc(-2-tog)...................... front post single crochet (two together/decrease)
fptr........................ front post treble crochet (two together/decrease)
g........................... grams
hdc........................ half double crochet
hdc dec................. half double crochet (decrease) 2 or more stitches together, as indicated
inc......................... increase/increases/increasing
lp(s)....................... loops(s)
MC........................ main color or magic circle
mm........................ millimeter(s)
mr.........................magic ring
oz.......................... ounce(s)
pc......................... popcorn
rem........................ remain/remaining
rep........................ repeat(s)
rnd(s)..................... round(s)
RS......................... right side
sc.......................... single crochet
sc dec................... single crochet (decrease) 2 or more stitches together, as indicated
sk.......................... skip(ped)
sl st....................... slip stitch
sp(s)...................... space(s)
st(s)....................... stitch(es)
tog........................ together
tr........................... treble crochet
trtr......................... triple treble
WS........................ wrong side
yd(s)...................... yard(s)
yo......................... yarn over
yd(s)...................... yard(s)
yo...................... yarn over