Stitch-onary

This guide is meant to be helpful with decoding patterns. If you aren't sure what this means, check out the Learn to Crochet tab for free lessons.

Stitch-st
Yarn Over-yo
Beginning-beg
Decrease-dec
Increase-inc
Loop/Loops-lp/lps
Round/Rounds-rnd/rnds
Together-tog
Space/Spaces-sp/sps

Chain-ch (chains-chs) yo, pull through loop on hook.

Slip Stitch-sl st insert hook in stitch, yo, pull through both loops on hook.

Single Crochet-sc insert hook in stitch, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through both loops on hook.

Half Double Crochet-hdc yo, insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through all 3 loops on hook.

Double Crochet-dc yo, insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, (yo, pull through 2 loops on hook) twice.

Treble Crochet-tr yo 2 times, insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, (yo, pull through 2 loops) 3 times.

Double Treble Crochet-dtr yo 3 times, insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, (yo, pull through 2 loops) 4 times.

Front Loops looking at the top of a stitch, the loop closest to you.

Back Loops looking at the top of a stitch, the loop furthest away from you.

Front Post-fp insert hook front front to back, wrapping around post of st. Always from right to left.

Back Post-bp insert hook from back to front, wrapping around post of st. Always from right to left.

Single crochet next 2 stitches together insert hook in first st, yo, pull through st, insert hook in second st, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through all 3 loops on hook.

Half double crochet next 2 stitches together yo, insert hook in first st, yo pull through st, yo, insert hook in second st, yo, pull through st, pull through all 5 loops on hook.

Double crochet next 2 stitches together yo, insert hook in first st, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, insert hook in second st, yo pull through st, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through all 3 loops on hook.