The Language of Crochet

No matter what your age is, here you are looking to learn how to crochet! My best piece of advice is to just simply pick up a hook and yarn and start repetitively making the same stitch. Practice is key! That being said, if you would like to follow a pattern you will need to be able to read and understand what it says. In this post I will help you kick-start your crochet career by showing you the language of crochet.

To start off let’s go over all abbreviations you will find in the crochet world. (I’m American so I use the American abbreviations)

*I have taken the time to put in bold the first abbreviations that I believe are most important for beginners*

​Approx.	Approximately
Bet	Between
Beg	Begin(ning)
​Blp	Back loop only
Flp	Front loop only
Bp	Back post
Fp	Front Post
Ch	Chain Stitch
Dc	Double Crochet
Hdc	Half Double Crochet
Sc	Single Crochet
Tr	Treble Crochet
Sl St	Slip Stitch
Yo	Yarn Over
Inc	Increase
Dec	Decrease
Rep	Repeat
Tog	Together
St(s)	Stitch(Es)
Cc	Contrast Color
Dtr	Double Trouble Crochet
Foll	Follow(ing)
Mc	Main Color
Pat	Pattern
Rem	Remaining
Rib	Ribbing
Rs	Right Side
Ws	Wrong Side

If you plan on using a Pattern for your creations it will looks something like this:

R 8: (6sc, inc) x6 (48)

Kind of confusing right? Well, let’s break it up.

R 8: = Row/Round 8

(6sc, inc) x6= (Six Single Crochet's and then One Increase) Repeat Six Times

(48)= 48 Total stitches at end of Row/Round

Thank you for reading, I Hope this helped you understand a little bit more of the crochet world. If you would like more, please like, comment, and check out the rest of my "Basic's of Crochet" Blog posts!

~Emily Creator of Emmy's Handmade Creations