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Work instructions within brackets as many times as directed

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Work instructions within parentheses as many times as directed

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Repeat the instructions following the single asterisk as directed

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Repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed

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Inch(es)

alt

Alternate

approx

Approximately

att

Attach(ed)

beg

Begin/beginning

bet or betw

Between

bk

Back

bl

Back loop(s)

blo

Back loop only

bo or bob

Bobble

bp

Back post

bpdc

RtrB

Back post double crochet (UK – raised treble back)

bpsc

RdcB

Back post single crochet (UK – raised double back)

bptr

RdtrB

Back post treble crochet (UK – raised double-treble back)

ca

Color A

cb

Color B

cc

Contrasting color

ch

Chain stitch

ch-

Refers to chain or space previously made: e.g., ch-1 space

ch-sp

Chain space

cl

Cluster

cm

Centimeter(s)

cont

Continue

ctr

Center

dc

tr

Double crochet (UK - treble crochet)

dc2tog

tr3tog

Double crochet 2 stitches together (UK - treble crochet 2 stitches together)

dec

Decrease/decreases/decreasing

dtr

trtr

Double treble (UK - triple treble)

dup

Duplicate

ea

Each

fl

Front loop(s)

foll

Follow/follows/following

fp

Front post

fpdc

RtrF

Front post double crochet (UK – raised treble front)

fpsc

RdcF

Front post single crochet (UK – raised double front)

fptr

RdtrF

Front post treble crochet (UK – raised double-treble front)

fr

Front

g

Gram

gp

Group

hdc

htr

Half double crochet (UK - half treble crochet)

hdc2tog

htr2tog

Half double crochet 2 sts together (UK - half treble crochet 2 sts together)

inc

Increase/increases/increasing

lp(s)

Loops

m

Meter(s)

mc

Main color

mm

Millimeter(s)

nbr

Number

oz

Ounce(s)

p

Picot

pat(s) or patt

Pattern(s)

pc

Popcorn

pm

Place marker

prev

Previous/previously

pt

Point

rem

Remain/remaining

rep(s)

Repeat(s)

rnd(s)

Round(s)

rs

Right side

sc

dc

Single crochet (UK - double crochet)

sc2tog

dc2tog

Single crochet 2 stitches together (UK - double crochet two stitches together)

sk

Skip (UK - miss)

sl st

Slip stich

sp(s)

Space(s)

spl sc

spl dc

Split single crochet (UK – split double crochet)

sstj

Slip stitch to join

std

Standing or standard

st(s)

Stitch(es)

tbl

Through back loop

tch or t-ch

Turning chain

thru

Through

tog

Together

tr

dtr

Treble crochet (UK – double treble)

trtr

Triple treble crochet (UK –quad treble)

w/

With

w/o

Without

wk

Work/working

ws

Wrong side

yd(s)

Yard(s)

yo

yoh, yrh

Yarn over (UK – yarn over or round hook)