MEMORIZING SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL IN CROCHET PATTERNS. GET FAMILIAR WITH THIS QUICK AMERICAN TERM REFFERENCE
CH =CHAIN SC=SINGLE CROCHET HDC=HALF DOUBLE CROCHET DC=DOUBLE CROCHET TR=TREBLE DTR=DOUBLE TREBLE TRTR=TRIPLE TREBLE SL ST=SLIP STICH PC ST=POPCORN STICH BL=BLOCK SP=SPACE ST(S)=STICHES RND=ROUND INCL=INCLUSIVE INC=INCREASE DEC=DECREASE BEG=BEGINNING * OR**=REPEAT THE INSTRUCTIONS FOLLOWING THE * OR** AS INDICATED ( )=WHATEVER IS INCLUDED IN THE PARENTHESES SHOULD BE REPEATED THE # OF TIMES SPECIFIED DIRECTLY AFTER THE CLOSING PARENTHESIS "WORK EVEN" = CONTINUE WORKING THE PATTERN AS BEFORE OVER THE SAME # OF STICHES WITHOUT INCREASING OR DECREASING BO=BOBBLE CL=CLUSTER SC2TOP=SINGLE CROCHET TWO TOGETHER SC3TOG=SINGLE CROCHET 3 TOGETHER P=PICOT FPDC=FRONT POST DOUBLE CROCHET BPDC=BACK POST DOUBLE CROCHET DTR=DOUBLE TRIPLE CROCHET ALT=ALTERNATE TCH=TURNING CHAIN BET=BETWEEN CONT=CONTINUE CC=CONTRAST COLOR MC=MAIN COLOR FOLL=FOLLOW PATT=PATTERN PREV=PREVIOUS RS=RIGHT SIDE WS=WRONG SIDE YO=YARN OVER GAUGE= CROCHETED PIECES MATCHING THE CORRECT SIZE SKIEN=OBLONG YARN DC2TOG=DOUBLE CROCHET 2 TOGETHER DC3TOG=DOUBLE CROCHET 3 TOGETHER PLY=WEIGHT OF TEXTURE OK, you're on your mark. Next step, get set with hooks sizes & crochet lingo
MEMORIZING SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL IN CROCHET PATTERNS. GET FAMILIAR WITH THIS QUICK AMERICAN TERM REFFERENCE
ReplyDeleteCH =CHAIN
SC=SINGLE CROCHET
HDC=HALF DOUBLE CROCHET
DC=DOUBLE CROCHET
TR=TREBLE
DTR=DOUBLE TREBLE
TRTR=TRIPLE TREBLE
SL ST=SLIP STICH
PC ST=POPCORN STICH
BL=BLOCK
SP=SPACE
ST(S)=STICHES
RND=ROUND
INCL=INCLUSIVE
INC=INCREASE
DEC=DECREASE
BEG=BEGINNING
* OR**=REPEAT THE INSTRUCTIONS FOLLOWING THE * OR** AS INDICATED
( )=WHATEVER IS INCLUDED IN THE PARENTHESES SHOULD BE REPEATED THE # OF TIMES SPECIFIED DIRECTLY AFTER THE CLOSING PARENTHESIS
"WORK EVEN" = CONTINUE WORKING THE PATTERN AS BEFORE OVER THE SAME # OF STICHES WITHOUT INCREASING OR DECREASING
BO=BOBBLE
CL=CLUSTER
SC2TOP=SINGLE CROCHET TWO TOGETHER
SC3TOG=SINGLE CROCHET 3 TOGETHER
P=PICOT
FPDC=FRONT POST DOUBLE CROCHET
BPDC=BACK POST DOUBLE CROCHET
DTR=DOUBLE TRIPLE CROCHET
ALT=ALTERNATE
TCH=TURNING CHAIN
BET=BETWEEN
CONT=CONTINUE
CC=CONTRAST COLOR
MC=MAIN COLOR
FOLL=FOLLOW
PATT=PATTERN
PREV=PREVIOUS
RS=RIGHT SIDE
WS=WRONG SIDE
YO=YARN OVER
GAUGE= CROCHETED PIECES MATCHING THE CORRECT SIZE
SKIEN=OBLONG YARN
DC2TOG=DOUBLE CROCHET 2 TOGETHER
DC3TOG=DOUBLE CROCHET 3 TOGETHER
PLY=WEIGHT OF TEXTURE
OK, you're on your mark. Next step, get set with hooks sizes & crochet lingo