Common Crochet Abbreviations

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.