To help us in the process of reading patterns I thought I would add the key to understanding them!! Here is a list of common crochet abbreviations and the ones we would typically use in our patterns.
Common Crochet Abbreviations
beg-
Beginning
bl-
Back Loop
bp-
Back Post
bpdc-
Back Post Double Crochet
bpsc-
Back post Single Crochet
bptc-
Back Post Treble Crochet
CA-Color
A
CB-
Color B
CC-
Contrasting Color
ch-Chain
ch-sp-
Chain Space
dc-
Double Crochet
dec-
Decrease
fl-
front Loop
fp-
Front Post
fpdc-Front
Post Double Crochet
fpsc-
Front Post Single Crochet
fptc-
Front Post Treble Crochet
hdc-
Half Double Crochet
inc-
Increase
lp(s)-
Loops
pm-
Place Marker
rs-
Right Side
sc-Single
Crochet
sc2tog-
Single Crochet two Together
sk-
Skip
sl st-
Slip Stitch
sp(s)-
Spaces
st(s)-
Stitches
tbl-
Trough Back Loop
tc-
Triple Crochet
tfl-
Through Front Loop
tog-
together
tr-
Treble Crochet
ws-
Wrong Side
yo-
Yarn Over
( )- Do the
instructions within the parenthesis as much as the pattern suggests.
* *- Do the
instructions within the asterisks as much as the pattern suggests.
[ ]- Do the
instructions within the brackets as much as the pattern suggests.
