Reading Patterns

Unfortunatley abrevviations are different depending on the country! But there are two basic was to write patterns, not lots, essentially one American and one European. Most charts will tell you what each abbreviation means before they then list them. But for simplicity's sake below is a list of some basic ones:

US Terminology Basics: ch: chain stitch cont: continue dc: double crochet dec: decrease inc: increase rep: repeat rnd: round

US vc. UK distinctions: slip stitch (sl st) = slip stitch (ss) single crochet (sc) = double crochet (dc) half double crochet (hdc) = half treble

(htr) double crochet(dc) = treble (tr) treble (tr) = double treble (dtr) double treble (dtr) = triple treble

(trtr)

More info: https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards/c rochet-abbreviations