Crochet Now - UK (2020-04)

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Get your head around these abbreviations that

you’ll find regularly in Crochet Now patterns

alt alternate

beg beginning

BLO work in back loops only

CC contrasting colour

ch chain

ch-sp chain space

cont continue

dc double crochet

dc2tog work two double crochet stitches together

dec decrease

dtr double treble crochet

fdc foundation double crochet

FLO work in front loops only

foll following

htr half treble crochet

htr2tog work two half treble crochet
stitches together

inc increase

LH left hand

MC main colour

patt pattern

pm place marker

prev previous

pul pull up a loop

rem remaining

rep repeat

RH right hand

rm remove marker

rnd round

RS right side

RtrF raised treble front: Yrh, insert around
post of indicated st from front to back
around to front again, yrh, pul, [yrh, draw
through two loops] twice

RtrB raised treble back: Yrh, insert around
post of indicated st from back to front
around to back again, yrh, pul, [yrh, draw
through two loops] twice

sl st slip stitch

STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS

sp space

st(s) stitch(es)

tbl through the back loop

tr treble crochet

ttr triple treble

tr2tog work two treble crochet

stitches together

WS wrong side

yrh yarn round hook

US

Single crochet sc

Half double hdc

Double dc

Treble tr

Double treble dtr

UK

Double crochet dc

Half treble htr

Treble tr

Double treble dtr

Triple treble ttr

US to UK crochet terms

If you come across a ‘sc’ instruction, it’s

likely to be written in US crochet terms.

Crochet Now is written entirely in UK

terms, but here’s a guide on how to

translate them.

Crochet hook conversions

UK In mm US

14 2mm -

13 2.25mm B/1

12 2.5mm -

• 2.75mm C/2
  11 3mm -
  10 3.25mm D/3
  9 3.5mm E/4


• 3.75mm F/5
  8 4mm G/6
  7 4.5mm 7
  6 5mm H/8
  5 5.5mm I/9
  4 6mm J/10
  3 6.5mm K/10.5
  2 7mm -
  0 8mm L/11
  00 9mm M/13
  000 10mm N/15

Basics