CommonAbbreviation Description FPtr front post treble crochet hdc half double crochet hdc2tog half double crochet 2 stitches together inc increase lp loop m marker MC main color pat or patt pattern pc popcorn stitch pm place marker prev previous ps or puff puff stitch rem remaining rep repeat rnd round RS right side sc single crochet sc2tog single crochet 2 stitches together sh shell sk skip sl st slip stitch sm or sl m slip marker sp space st stitch tbl through back loop tch or t-ch turning chain tog together tr treble crochet tr2tog treble crochet 2 stitches together trtr triple treble crochet WS wrong side yo yarn over yoh yarn over hook
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MeasurementMeasurement Description ” or in inch cm centimeter g gram m meter mm millimeter oz ounce yd yard
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Tunisian AbbreviationsTunisian crochet is also commonly known as Afghan Crochet. It has also been called by a variety of other names including Shepherd’s Knitting, Railroad Knitting and Cro-hooking.
Abbreviation Description etss extended Tunisian simple stitch FwP forward pass RetP return pass tdc Tunisian double crochet tfs Tunisian full stitch thdc Tunisian half double crochet tks Tunisian knit stitch tps Tunisian purl stitch trs Tunisian reverse stitch tsc Tunisian single crochet tss Tunisian simple stitch tslst Tunisian slip stitch ttr Tunisian treble crochet ttw Tunisian twisted
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US/Canadian Differences with UKU.S./Canada U.K. 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)
U.S. U.K./Canada gauge tension yarn over (yo) yarn over hook (yoh)
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