CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS
ALT – alternate
APPROX- approximately
BEG – begin/beginning
BET – between
BLIBLO – back loop/back loop only
BO – bobble
BP – back post
BPDC – back post double crochet
BPDTR- back post double treble crochet
BPHDC – back post half double crochet
BPSC – back post single crochet
BPTR – back post treble crochet
CC – contrast color
CH – chain
CH-SP – chain space
CL – cluster
CONT – continue
DC – double crochet
DC2TOG – double crochet 2 stitches together
DEC – decrease
DTR – double treble
EDC – extended double crochet
EHDC – extended half double crochet
ESC – extended single crochet
ETR – extended treble crochet
FL/FLO – front loop/front loop only
FOLL – following
FP – front post
FPDC – front post double crochet
FPDTR – front post double treble crochet
FPHDC – front post half double crochet
FPSC – front post single crochet
FPTR – front post treble crochet
FSC – foundation single crochet
HDC – half double crochet
HDC2TOG – half double crochet 2 stitches together
INC – increase
LP – loop
M – marker
MC – main color
PAT – pattern
PC – popcorn stitch
PM – place marker
PREV – previous
PS/PUFF – puff stitch
REM – remaining
RND(S) – round(s)
REP- repeat
RS – right side
SC – single crochet
SH – shell
SC2TOG – single crochet 2 stitches together
SC DEC – single crochet decrease
SK – skip
SL ST – slip stitch
SMISL M – slip marker
SP – space
ST – stitch
TBL – through back loop
TCH or T-CH – turning chain
TOG • together
TR – treble crochet
TRTR – triple treble crochet
TR2TOG – treble crochet 2 stitches together
WS – wrong side
YO – yarn over
YOH – yarn over hook
[ l or ( ) – work instructions within brackets as many times as directed
- – repeat the instructions following the single asterisk as directed
- * – repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed or repeat from a given set of instructions