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Crochet Abbreviations Chart Printable (US & UK)

A practical US and UK crochet abbreviations chart for reading a pattern or keeping beside a project. Use your browser print dialog to save a PDF copy.

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US & UK abbreviations chart

Print date: ____________
Project: ____________

Check the pattern’s terminology first. This card makes the common US / UK height shift visible while you read.

USUKMeaning
chchchain
sl stssslip stitch
scdcsingle crochet / double crochet
hdchtrhalf double crochet / half treble
dctrdouble crochet / treble
trdtrtreble / double treble
repreprepeat
skmissskip

Before you follow a pattern

  1. 1. Mark US or UK: ____________
  2. 2. Find the special-stitch key.
  3. 3. Circle the repeat and the join before starting.
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