Crochet Abbreviations and Stitches

I think it's worth noting that in this blog, with the crochet patterns that I post, I use US abbreviations.  I find them more sensible than UK abbreviations and many of the patterns that I am finding and adapting are from the US.

Abbreviation	US	UK Equivalent
Ch	Chain Stitch	Chain Stitch
Sc	Single crochet	Double crochet
Dc	Double crochet	Treble crochet
Tr	Treble crochet	Double treble crochet
Hdc	Half double crochet	Half treble crochet
htr	Half treble crochet	Half double treble crochet
slst	Slip stitch	Slip stitch

What Those Stitches Mean

Here, I've not only described what those stitches mean, but there are also simple instructions on how to crochet.


Chain Stitch - hook through loop and pull a loop through.

Chain Stitch complete

Chain Stitch beginning

Single Crochet - hook through stitch and pull a loop through.  There should be two loops on the hook.  Pull another loop through both loops on the hook.

Single Crochet beginning

Single Crochet half done

Single Crochet complete

Double Crochet - wrap the yarn around the hook before pushing the hook through the next stitch.  Pull a loop through the stitch on your work, three loops on the hook.  Pull a loop through the first two loops on the hook.  Pull a loop through the last two loops on the hook.

Double Crochet beginning

Double Crochet, pull first loop through

Double Crochet, pull loop through first two loops

Double Crochet, pull loop through remaining two loops

Treble Crochet - wrap the yarn around the hook twice before pushing the hook through the next stitch.  Pull a loop through the stitch on your work, four loops on the hook.  Pull a loop through the first two loops on the hook.  Now there will be three loops on the hook.  Pull a loop through the next two loops on the hook.  Pull a loop through the last two loops on the hook.

Treble Crochet, yarn twice around hook before pushing hook through work

Treble Crochet, pull loop through stitch

Treble Crochet, pull loop through first two loops

Treble Crochet Complete

 

Treble Crochet, pull loop through next two loops

Half Double Crochet - wrap the yarn around the hook before pushing the hook through the next stitch.  Pull a loop through the stitch on your work, three loops on the hook.  Pull a loop through all loops on the hook.  This differs from a double crochet as you don't pull the loop through two loops at a time - it's all done in the one loop.

Half Double Crochet, yarn around hook before pushing hook through work

Half Double Crochet, pull loop through stitch

Half Double Crochet Complete

Half Treble Crochet - wrap the yarn around the hook twice before pushing the hook through the next stitch.  Pull a loop through the stitch on your work, four loops on the hook.  Pull a loop through all stitches on the hook. This differs from a treble crochet as you don't pull the loop through two loops at a time - it's all done in the one loop.

Half Treble Crochet, yarn around hook twice before pushing through work

Half Treble Crochet, pull loop through stitch

Half Treble completed.

Slip Stitch - push the hook through the stitch on your work.  Pull a loop through and through the loop on the hook.

Slip Stitch complete

Slip Stitch beginning