Stitch glossary

Every stitch, in plain English.

The same glossary that ships inside HookPlan, with US and UK names side by side. Print it, bookmark it, or keep it open next to a tricky pattern.

  • Sc

    Single Crochet

    UK: Double Crochet (Dc)

    Insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through both loops.

  • Hdc

    Half Double Crochet

    UK: Half Treble Crochet (Htr)

    Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through all 3 loops.

  • Dc

    Double Crochet

    UK: Treble Crochet (Tr)

    Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, [yarn over, pull through 2] twice.

  • Tc

    Treble Crochet

    UK: Double Treble Crochet (Dtr)

    Yarn over twice, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, [yarn over, pull through 2] three times.

  • Tr

    Triple Crochet

    UK: Triple Treble Crochet (Ttr)

    Yarn over three times, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, [yarn over, pull through 2] four times.

  • Dtr

    Double Treble Crochet

    UK: Triple Treble Crochet (Trtr)

    Yarn over four times, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, [yarn over, pull through 2] five times.

  • Sl st

    Slip Stitch

    UK: Slip Stitch (Ss)

    Insert hook, yarn over, pull through stitch and loop on hook.

  • Ch

    Chain

    UK: Chain (Ch)

    Yarn over, pull through loop on hook.

  • Inc

    Increase

    UK: Increase (Inc)

    Two stitches worked into the same stitch (increase by 1).

  • Sc2tog

    Single Crochet Two Together

    UK: Double Crochet Two Together (Dc2tog)

    Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, pull through. Repeat in next stitch. Yarn over, pull through all 3 loops.

  • Dec

    Decrease

    UK: Decrease (Dec)

    Two stitches combined into one (decrease by 1). Often done as invisible decrease.

  • Inv dec

    Invisible Decrease

    UK: Invisible Decrease (Inv dec)

    Insert hook through front loops only of next two stitches, yarn over, pull through all loops.

  • Dc2tog

    Double Crochet Two Together

    UK: Treble Two Together (Tr2tog)

    Yarn over, insert hook, yarn over, pull through, yarn over, pull through 2. Repeat in next stitch. Yarn over, pull through all 3 loops.

  • Fpdc

    Front Post Double Crochet

    UK: Front Post Treble (Fptr)

    Yarn over, insert hook from front around post of stitch below, complete as double crochet.

  • Bpdc

    Back Post Double Crochet

    UK: Back Post Treble (Bptr)

    Yarn over, insert hook from back around post of stitch below, complete as double crochet.

  • Sk

    Skip

    UK: Skip (Sk)

    Skip the next stitch without working into it.

  • MR

    Magic Ring

    UK: Magic Ring (MR)

    Create an adjustable ring to begin working in the round.

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