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Free Crochet Abbreviations Cheat Sheet
Crochet patterns save space with short forms like sc, ch-sp and sl st. Keep this one page cheat sheet next to your hook, and you will not have to stop and search for one again.
One page. Prints well in black and white.
On the sheet
- 43 common abbreviations with plain meanings
- The UK word wherever a UK pattern says it differently
- What the symbols *, [ ] and ( ) mean in a pattern
Reading the short forms
Each short form stands for a stitch or a step. sc2tog, for example, means single crochet 2 together. Designers sometimes add their own abbreviations, so check the key at the start of your pattern too.
Using a UK pattern?
UK patterns name each stitch one step up, so a UK dc is a US sc. The UK column on the sheet shows the word to look for. For every pair in both directions, get the free US and UK crochet terms chart.
Counting rows? Stitch Scroll keeps your place.
Stitch Scroll reads the knitting or crochet pattern you own and turns it into rows you count with a tap. It checks the stitch counts row by row before you start, so a slip in the pattern shows up early. Tap any stitch, like sc or inc, to see what it means. The pattern's own abbreviations list comes first.
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