Learning to crochet can be tough! I don’t consider myself to be a great teacher but I might be able to help you out with a few things.
*SC,sk1,dc2 same stitch,sk1,dc2* continue to the end = *Single crochet, skip one stitch, 2 double crochets in the same stitch, skip one stitch and double crochet 2 in the same stitch* the * means do that sequence until the end of the row*. Say what? Looks like a foreign language!
Learning the stitches is only the beginning and when you master one, teach yourself a new one. All Free Crochet is a great place to find patterns, watch videos to learn all of the beginner stitches and more. I put together a list of US crochet terminology and abbreviations that are used more often.
I hope you give crochet a try!
- ch – Chain Stitch
- sc – Single Crochet
- dc – Double Crochet
- hdc – Half Double Crochet
- tr – Triple/Treble Crochet
- bp – Back Post
- bpdtr – back post double/triple (treble crochet)
- bphdc – back post half double crochet
- bpsc – back post single crochet
- bptr – back post treble crochet
- cl – cluster stitch
- dc2tog – work two double crochet together
- fdc – foundation double crochet
- fhdc – foundation half double crochet
- fpdc – front post double crochet
- fpdtr – front post double treble/triple crochet
- fphdc – front post half double crochet
- fpsc – front post single crochet
- fptr – front post treble/triple crochet
- fsc – foundation single crochet
- hdc2tog – work two half double crochets together
- puff – puff stitch
- sc2tog – work two single crochets together
- shell – shell
- trtr – triple triple/treble crochet
- tr2tog – work two triple/treble crochets together
- alt – alternate
- approx – approximately
- bef – before
- beg – beginning
- bet – between
- cc – contrasting color
- ch-sp – chain space
- cont – continue
- dec – decrease
- ea – each
- est – established
- fl – front loop
- flo – front loop only
- fo – fasten off
- foll – following
- fp – front post
- hk – hook
- inc – increase
- lp – loop
- m – stitch marker
- MC – main color
- pat – pattern
- pm – place marker
- prev – previous
- rem – remaining
- rep – repeat
- rnd – round
- RS – right side
- sk – skip
- sl – slip
- sl st – slip stitch
- sm – slip marker
- sp – space
- st – stitch
- tog – together
- ws – wrong side
- yo – yarn over
- yrh – yarn around hook
