Crochet Abbreviations
When you first begin to
crochet you will notice that crochet patterns are written in a variety of
abbreviations. It is imperative to understand the various crochet
abbreviations to ensure that you can successfully follow along with a
crochet pattern. The basic crochet abbreviations are pretty
standard, and anytime you purchase a commercial pattern, you will discover
that the pattern includes a guide that explains each stitch, it's crochet
abbreviation, and a simple tutorial on how to accurately crochet the
stitch. Here is a listing of some of the most common crochet
abbreviations, there meanings, and a brief explanation of how that crochet
stitch is created.
Crochet Abbreviations
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Crochet
Abbreviation
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Meaning
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Explanation
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st (s)
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Stitch or Stitches
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The completing of a crochet stitch.
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sp (s)
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Space or Spaces
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When a pattern indicates a space, you will crochet a
stitch in the specified space rather than in the next crochet
stitch.
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lp (s)
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Loop or Loops
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Draw the yarn over the crochet hook and through the
stitch to create a loop
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ch
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Chain Stitch
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Perform a crochet chain stitch by this simple
formula: yarn over and draw loop on crochet hook
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sk or sk st
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Skip or Skip Stitch
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This indicates that you are to skip the specified
stitch or stitches.
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sl kn
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Slip Knot
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All crochet begins with the Slip Knot. Is the
knot formed on the crochet hook that starts the foundation chain.
First take your piece of yarn and twist it into a pretzel shape.
Insert your crochet hook in the center as you draw the end of the
yarn through the center.
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sl st; ss
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Slip Stitch
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A Slip Stitch is created by drawing the yarn over
the crochet hook while simultaneously bringing it through both the
loop and stitch at the same time.
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sc
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Single Crochet
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To form a Single Crochet, simply draw up a loop in
the the second chain on the crochet hook, bring the yarn over, and
draw through both loops on the crochet hook.
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dc
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Double Crochet
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To form a Double Crochet bring the yarn over the
crochet hook and insert the hook in the next stitch. Bring
the yarn over the hook again and draw up a lop (yarn over hook and
draw through two loops on hook, twice)
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hdc
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Half Double Crochet
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yo
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Yarn Over
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Yarn Over means to bring the yarn up and over the
crochet hook.
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Beg
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Beginning
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Indicates the Beginning of the crochet pattern.
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Rnd (s)
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Round or Rounds
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To work in a round means to crochet in a circular
fashion as opposed to working in straight rows.
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