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CROCHET HOOK SIZES COMMON CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS

US US
mm range mm range (In Alphabetical Order) pat pattern
size size
pm place marker
B/1 2.25 mm I/9 5.50 mm beg beginning rem remaining
BLO back loop only RS right side
C/2 2.75 mm J/10 6.00 mm BP back post sc single crochet
D/3 3.25 mm K/10.5 6.50 mm ch chain stitch sk skip
dc double crochet sl st slip stitch
E/4 3.50 mm L/11 8.00 mm dec decrease sp space
FLO front loop only st stitch
F/5 3.75 mm M-N/13 9.00 mm FP front post tr treble crochet
G/6 4.00 mm N-P/15 10 mm hdc half double crochet WS wrong side
inc increase yo yarn over
H/8 5.00 mm P/16 11.5 mm

Read: Guide to Crochet Hook Sizes CROCHET PATTERN DIRECTIONS

YARN WEIGHTS • * to * = repeat instructions between asterisks as many times

as directed or at specified locations
• { } or [ ] = work instructions within brackets as many times as
directed
• Lace • Sock • Sport • DK • ( ) = same as above OR work a group of stitches all in the
• Crochet • Fingering • Baby • Light same stitch or space
thread • Baby Worsted

US TERMS UK TERMS
• Worsted • Chunky • Bulky • Jumbo
• Afghan • Craft • Roving • Roving slip stitch (sl st) slip stitch (ss)
• Aran • Rug single crochet (sc) double crochet (dc)
half double crochet (hdc) half treble (htr)
Read: Guide to Yarn Weights double crochet (dc) treble (tr)
treble (tr) double treble (dtr)
CROCHET GAUGE yarn over (yo) yarn over hook (yoh)
1. Crochet the stitches the pattern says for
over 4” x 4” (unless otherwise directed)
2. Measure 4” x 4” and count your # of CROCHET PATTERNS
stitches and rows in that area.
3. Do those #s match the pattern gauge? Find your next project! View all my free crochet patterns.
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Read: Guide to Gauge

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