Crochet Abbreviations

"	inch
( )	work instructions within parentheses as many times as directed
*	repeat the instructions following the single asterisk as directed
* *	repeat from a given set of instructions
* *	repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed
ALT	Alternate
approx	Approximate
BEG	Begin
Bet	BETWeen
bk lp	back loop
bl	Back Loop
BLO	Back Loop Only
bo	Bind Off
bo	bobble
Bp	back post
BPDC	Back Post Double Crochet
BPSC	Back Post Single Crochet
BPtr	back post treble crochet
BPtr	back post triple crochet
BTWN	Between
CA	color attending
CA	Color Applet
CB	Color Blindness
cb	Color Belt
CC	contrasting color
ch	chain stitch
ch(s)	chain
ch-	refers to chain previously made
ch-sp	chain space
ch-space	space previously made
CL	Cluster
cm	Centimeter
cn	cable needle: short knitting needle, used as an aid in the twisting of a cable.
CO	cast on
CONT	Continue
d trc	treble crochet
d trc	double triple
DBL	Double
DC	Double Crochet
dc2tog	double crochet 2 stitches together
DEC	Decrease
dpn(s)	double pointed needle
dtr	double triple
DTR	Double Treble
EA	Each (as in a unit of measurement - one each)
EST	Establish
EXT	Extension Shelf
fl	Front Loop
FLO	Front Loop Only
Foll	follow

fp	Front post
FPDC	Front Post Double Crochet
FPSC	Front Post Single Crochet
FPtr	front post treble crochet
fptr	front post triple crochet
FPtrc	front post triple
FPtrc	treble crochet
ft lp	front loop
G	Gram (g)
HDC	Half Double Crochet
HK	Hook
INC	Increase
K	Knit
k1b	knit 1 in the row below
k1b	knit through the back loop
k2tog	knit 2 together
k2togb	Knit 2 stitches together through back loop
k3tog	knit 3 together
k3togb	Knit 3 stitches together through back loop
Kfb	knit in front and back of st
LP	Loop
lp st	loop stitch
lp(s)	loop
m	Meter
M1	make one stitch
M2	make two
Mc	main color
MEAS	Measure
MESA	Miniature Electrostatic Accelerometer
mm	Millimeter
ndl(s)	needle
O	yarn over
OPP	Opposite
OZ	Ounce
P	Pressure
P	Purl
p1b	purl through the back loop
p2sso	pass 2 slipped sts over
p2tog	purl two together
p2togb	purl 2 together in back
p3tog	purl 3 together
PAT	Pattern
PATT	Pattern
pc	popcorn
PM	Place Marker
PREV	Previous
PSSO	Pass the Slipped Stitch Over
PU	Pick Up
rem	remaining
REP	Repeat

REV	Reverse
rev sc	reverse single crochet
rev St st	Reverse stocking stitch
RF	Right Front
RH	Right Hand
RND	Round
rnd(s)	round(s)
RS	Right Side
rsc	reverse single crochet
S2KP2	slip 2 stitches together, knit 1, pass two slip stitches over
SC	Single Crochet
sc2tog	single crochet 2 together
sc3tog	single crochet 3 together
sdc	short double crochet
Sk	Skip
sk2p	Slip 1, k2tog, pass sl st over
skp	slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped stitch over
sl	slip a stitch
Sl St	Slip Stitch
slip1-k1-psso	slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over
SM	Slip Marker
SP	Space
sp(s)	space
sq(s)	square
SSK	Slip, Slip, Knit
st	stitch
St st	Stocking stitch
st(s)	stitch
t-ch	turning chain
TBL	Through Back Loop
tch	turning chain
Tog	Together
tr	treble crochet
tr	triple crochet
tr tr	triple treble crochet
tr tr	triple triple crochet
tr trc	triple triple crochet
tr trc	triple treble crochet
trc	treble crochet
trc	triple crochet
trtr	triple treble crochet
WS	Wrong Side
wyib	with yarn in back
wyif	with yarn in front
X-st	cross-stitch
YD	Yard
YO	Yarn Over
yoh	yarn over hook
yrh	yarn over
yrh	yarn round hook

[ ]	work instructions between brackets, as many times as directed
”	inch