Crochet Abbreviation Chart

This is some of the more common abbreviations that you come across in crochet patterns.

A: alt = alternate approx = approximately	M: MC = main color M = meters MM = millimeters
B: BEG = begin(ning) BET = between BL/bk lp = back loop BLO = back loop only BO = bobble BP = back post BPDC = back post double crochet BPSC = back post single crochet BPTR = back post triple crochet	O: OZ = ounce
C: CA = color A CB = color B CC = contrasting color CH = chain CH- = refers to chain previously made/worked CH_SP = chain space CL =cluster CM = centimeter CONT = continue	P: PAT = pattern PC = popcorn P = picot PM = place marker PREV = previous
D: DC = double crochet DC2TOG = double crochet 2 stitches together DEC = decrease DTR/DTRC = double triple/treble crochet	R: REM = remain REP = repeat REV SC/reverse sc = reverse single crochet RND = round RS = right side
E: EA = each	S: SC = single crochet sc2tog = single crochet 2 stitches together SK = skip SL ST = slip stitch SP = space ST = stitch
F: FLO = front loop only FP = front post FPDC = front post double crochet FPSC = front post single crochet(s) FPTR/FPTRC = front post triple/treble crochet FL - front loop FLO = front loop only	T: TBL=through back loop TCH = turning chain TOG = together TC/TRC = triple crochet
G: G = gram GRP = groups GS = Galaxy Stitch	W: WS = wrong side
H: HDC = half double crochet HK = hook	X: X-st = cross-stitch
I: INC = increase	Y: YD = yard YO = yarn over YOH = yarn over hook
L: LP's = loop LP ST = loop stitch