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Crochet Stitch Chart

A handy list of crochet stitch short forms and abbreviations. Some pattern symbols are included. Easily read and follow crochet patterns. Free stitch chart available for download.

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Hi everyone!

What is a crochet abbreviation? An abbreviation is a condensed form of a word or phrase, so a crochet abbreviation is simply the short form of a crochet term.

For example, when reading a pattern, you’ll see “chain 1, single crochet” but you can also see “ch 1, sc.”

Abbreviations shorten crochet stitches to make writing and reading patterns easier. Short forms for crochet stitches are used all the time. It doesn’t matter if you follow the US or the UK terms. Basic stitches are the foundation of crochet, and you’ll see them in every crochet pattern you work with.

Specialty crochet stitches aren’t used as commonly as the basic ones, but it’s good to know what they are because you’ll be using them once you move forward with more intermediate patterns. This is especially true when crocheting amigurumi shapes, lacework, edging, and more.

Once you know these short forms, that’s all there is to reading crochet patterns! If you have this down, you can start writing crochet patterns.

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Crochet Stitch Chart

The list below divides crochet stitches into two types: Basic and Specialty. These crochet stitches are mainly US terms, but some UK terms are sprinkled in. If you want to know more about US and UK crochet terms, you can find an explanation here.

Basic Stitches:

alt - alternate

beg - beginning

bet - between

BL - back loop

BP - back post

CAL - crochet along

ch - chain

ch sp - chain space

cont - continue

CTY - cut the yarn

dc - double crochet

dec - decrease (crochet 2 stitches together)

ea - each

F/O or FO - fasten off

FL - front loop

FP - front post

Frog/Frogging - Unravel your work

hdc - half double crochet

hk - hook

in - inch

inc - increase (2 sc in one stitch)

inst - instructions

lp - loop

MC - magic circle/main color

mm - millimeter

mr - magic ring

pm - place marker

prev - previous

rem - remaining

rep - repeat

rnd(s) - round(s)

RS - right side

sc - single crochet

sctog - single crochet together (sc2tog in another way to word decrease)

sk - skip

sp - space

ss or sl st- slip stitch

st(s) - stitch(es)

tog - together

trc - treble crochet (can also be known as triple crochet)

WIP - work in progress

WS - wrong side

Y/O or YO - yarn over

Specialty Stitches:

BLO - back loop only

bo - bobble

BPDC - back post double crochet

cl - cluster

FLO - front loop only

FPDC - front post double crochet

pc st - popcorn stitch

puff - puff st

shell - shell stitch

WYIB - with yarn in back

WYIF - with yarn in front

Symbols:

* - use to mark the beginning of a sequence you wish to repeat
Example: * 2 sc, inc. Rep from * around. (used heavily in my patterns)

( ) - brackets are used to distinguish a group of stitches to be worked in one stitch, space, or loop.
Example: 2 sc, (2 hdc, 3 dc, 2 hdc) in next st.

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Here is a quick guide to get you started! Keep in mind that there may be some variations out there. Abbreviations were created to make instructions easier to read and crochet stitches faster to write. It may take some time to learn, but it soon becomes second nature.

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