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Crochet Abbreviations
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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
| Crochet Abbreviation | Meaning | Explanation |
| st (s) | Stitch or Stitches | The completing of a crochet stitch. |
| sp (s) | Space or Spaces | When a pattern indicates a space, you will crochet a stitch in the specified space rather than in the next crochet stitch. |
| lp (s) | Loop or Loops | Draw the yarn over the crochet hook and through the stitch to create a loop |
| ch | Chain Stitch | Perform a crochet chain stitch by this simple formula: yarn over and draw loop on crochet hook (see Chain Stitch) |
| sk or sk st | Skip or Skip Stitch | This indicates that you are to skip the specified stitch or stitches. |
| sl kn | Slip Knot | 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. |
| sl st; ss | Slip Stitch | 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. |
| sc | Single Crochet | 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. |
| dc | Double Crochet | 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) |
| hdc | Half Double Cochet | |
| yo | Yarn Over | Yarn Over means to bring the yarn up and over the crochet hook. |
| Beg | Beginning | Indicates the Beginning of the crochet pattern. |
| Rnd (s) | Round or Rounds | To work in a round means to crochet in a circular fashion as opposed to working in straight rows. |
