Crochet Abbreviations - KarensVariety.com

Repeat instructions in parentheses (or brackets) as many times as specified. For example: "(Ch 5, sc in next sc) 5 times" means to make all that is in the parentheses 5 times in all

A
alt	alternate
approx	approximately
B
bal	balance
beg	begin or beginning
bet	between
BL	back loops
BLO	back loop only
bo	bobble
BP	back post
BPdc	back post double crochet
BPsc	back post single crochet
BPtr	back post treble crochet
C
CA or CB	color A (B)
CC	contrasting color
ch	chain
ch-sp	chain space
CL	cluster
cm(s)	centimetre(s)
cont	continue
D
dc	double crochet
dc2tog	double crochet 2 stitches together
dec or decr	decrease
dtr or double tr	double treble
F
FL	front loops
FLO	front loop only
FP	front post
FPdc	front post double crochet
FPsc	front post single crochet
FPtr	front post treble crochet
foll	following
G
g or gr	gram
H
H	hole (worked a space)
hdc or half dc	half double crochet
htr or half tr	half treble
I
inc or incr	increase
incl	including (inclusive)
L
lp(s)	loop(s)
ltr or long tr	long treble
M
m(s)	metre(s)
MC	main color
mm(s)	milimetre(s)
O
O or OT	thread or yarn over
OM	open mesh (same as sp)
oz	ounce(s)
P
p	picot
pat(s) or patt(s)	pattern(s)
pm	place marker
prev	previous
rnd(s)	round(s)
p	picot
p-loop	picot loop
pc st	popcorn stitch
pop	popcorn
R
rem	remaining
rep	repeat
rnd(s)	round(s)
RS	right side
S
sc	single crochet
sc2tog	single crochet 2 stitches together
sk	skip
SM	solid mesh (same as bl)
sp(s)	space(s)
ss or sl st	slip stitch
st(s)	stitch(es)
T
tbl	through back loop
tch or t-ch	turning chain
tog	together
tr	treble
W
woh or wo hook	wool over hook
WS	wrong side
Y
yoh or yo hook	yarn over hook

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