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Crochet Terms: American and English

By Cheryl on August 25, 2004 12:15 PM | 1 Comment

(North) American and English (United Kingdom) crochet patterns use different terms for several stitches.

American and English Terms for Crochet Stitches
American		English
Abbrev.	Term	Term	Abbrev.
ch	chain	chain	ch
sl st, ss, sl	slip stitch	slip stitch	sl st, ss, sl
sc	single crochet	double crochet	dc
hdc	half double crochet	half treble	htr
dc	double crochet	treble	tr, tc, trc
tr, tc, trc	treble crochet	double treble	dtr, dble tr
dtr, dble tr	double treble	triple treble	trtr, tr tr
yo	yarn over	wool round hook	wrh

Main source: The Knitting Dictionary: 1030 Stitches and Patterns (Mon Tricot, est. 1972).

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j a phillips | July 21, 2009 2:15 AM | Reply

very useful precis and to the point. thank you

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