Crocheting · Knitting General Abbreviations
Crocheting Abbreviations
- approx . . . . . . approximately
- beg . . . . . . . beginning
- CC . . . . . . . . Contrast Color
- ch . . . . . . . . chain
- cl . . . . . . . . cluster
- cm . . . . . . . . centimeters
- cont . . . . . . . continue
- dc . . . . . . . . double crochet
- dec . . . . . . . decrease
- ea . . . . . . . each
- g. (gm) . . . . . grams
- hdc . . . . . . . half double crochet
- hk . . . . . . . . hook
- inc . . . . . . . increase
- incl . . . . . . . including
- " in(s) . . . . . inch(es)
- lp . . . . . . . . loop
- m . . . . . . . . meters
- MC . . . . . . . . Main Color
- mm . . . . . . . . millimeters
- oz(s) . . . . . . ounce(s)
- pat . . . . . . . pattern
- rem . . . . . . . remaining
- rep . . . . . . . repeat
- rib . . . . . . . ribbing
- rnd . . . . . . . round
- sc . . . . . . . . single crochet
- sk . . . . . . . . skip
- sl . . . . . . . . slip
- sl st . . . . . . slip stitch
- sp . . . . . . . . space
- st(s) . . . . . . stitch(es)
- thru . . . . . . . through
- tog . . . . . . . together
- tr . . . . . . . . triple (treble) crochet
- yo . . . . . . . . yarn over
Knitting Abbreviations
- beg . . . . . . . beginning
- CC . . . . . . . . Contrast Color
- ch . . . . . . . . chain
- cm . . . . . . . . centimeters
- dc . . . . . . . . double crochet
- dec . . . . . . . decrease
- dp . . . . . . . . double pointed needles
- ea . . . . . . . each
- g. (gm) . . . . . grams
- hdc . . . . . . . half double crochet
- hk . . . . . . . . hook
- inc . . . . . . . increase
- incl . . . . . . . including
- " in(s) . . . . . inch(es)
- K . . . . . . . . knit
- K1-b . . . . . . . knit one thru back loop
- K-wise . . . . . . Knit-wise or as though to knit
- LH . . . . . . . . left hand
- lp . . . . . . . . loop
- m . . . . . . . . meters
- M1 . . . . . . . . make one stitch by picking up horizontal
strand lying before next st and work into back of it - MC . . . . . . . main color
- mm . . . . . . . . millimeters
- oz(s) . . . . . . ounce(s)
- P . . . . . . . . purl
- P1-b . . . . . . . Purl one thru back loop
- pat . . . . . . . pattern
- psso . . . . . . . pass the stitch over
- p2sso . . . . . . pass the 2 slip stitches over
- P-wise . . . . . . Purl-wise or as though to purl
- rem . . . . . . . remaining
- rep . . . . . . . repeat
- RH . . . . . . . . right hand
- rib . . . . . . . ribbing
- rnd . . . . . . . round
- sc . . . . . . . . single crochet
- sk . . . . . . . . skip
- sl . . . . . . . . slip
- sl st . . . . . . slip stitch
- sl 1 K . . . . . . slip 1 stitch knitwise
- sl 1 P . . . . . . slip 1 stitch purlwise
- sl 2 K . . . . . . slip 2 stitches knitwise
- sl 2 P . . . . . . slip 2 stitches knitwise
- sp . . . . . . . . space
- SKP . . . . . . . slip 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch, pass the slipped stitch over
- st(s) . . . . . . stitch(es)
- St st . . . . . . Stockinette Stitch (K 1 row, P 1 row)
- tbl . . . . . . . thru back loop
- tog . . . . . . . together
- tr . . . . . . . . triple (treble) crochet
- wyib . . . . . . . with yarn in back
- wyif . . . . . . . with yarn in front
- yo . . . . . . . . yarn over
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