Crochet Abbreviations
Learn The Crochet Language

Have you ever looked at crochet abbreviations and thought, "Oh forget it!" Yes - it's pretty daunting when you see that jumble of letters which is supposed to tell you how to make that beautiful item you see on the cover of the pattern.

Don't be discouraged - you too can learn the language of crochet. It really won't take you long once you get the idea. Just browse the list below and you'll soon pick up quite a few of these terms.

You'll begin to see that lots of them are just the first few letters of the actual word they refer to. Take a look down this list of crochet abbreviations and absorb the information.

This list of crochet abbreviations should give you a good base to work from to translate your pattern into understandable instructions.

Why not bookmark this page so you can come back to translate the instructions for your next pattern.

Good Luck, and don't forget Robert The Bruce...If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. You'll conquer it in the end!

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