How to Read Crochet Abbreviations

At first glance, crochet patterns look like a foreign language. They use a lot of abbreviations and symbols, but once you get used to decoding them, they actually make it easier to read a pattern.

Before diving into a pattern, check to see if it’s written in US or UK terminology. The same stitches are named differently based on the country. All the patterns in The Woobles crochet kits are written in US terminology. Here’s a list of all the abbreviations used in the Woobles crochet kits, plus their UK equivalent:


US ABBREVIATIONS
US TERMINOLOGY
UK ABBREVIATIONS
UK TERMINOLOGY
blo
through back loops only
bl
through back loops only
ch
chain
ch
chain
dc
double crochet
tr
treble crochet
dc5tog
bobble stitch, double
crochet 5 stitches
together (or any number
of stitches)
tr5tog
bobble stitch, treble
crochet 5 stitches
together (or any number
of stitches)
dec
decrease
dec
decrease
flo
through front loops only
fl
through front loops
only
hdc
half double crochet
htr
half treble crochet
inc
increase
inc
increase
rnd
round
rnd
round
sc
single crochet
dc
double crochet
sc3tog
single crochet 3 stitches
together
dc3tog

double crochet 3 stitches

together


sk st
skip stitch
-
miss
sl st
slip stitch
ss
slip stitch
sl st join
slip stitch join
ss join
slip stitch join
st
stitch
st
stitch


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