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Abbreviations & Symbols

beg -- begin/begins/beginning
bpdc -- back post double crochet
bpsc -- back post single crochet
bptr -- back post treble crochet
CC -- contrasting color
ch(s) -- chain(s)
ch-- - refers to chain or space previously made (i.e. ch-1 space)
ch sp(s) -- chain space(s)
cl(s) -- cluster(s)
cm -- centimeter(s)
dc -- double crochet (singular/plural)
dc dec -- double crochet 2 or more stitches together, as indicated
dec -- decrease/decreases/decreasing
dtr -- double treble crochet
ext -- extended
fpdc -- front post double crochet
fpsc -- front post single crochet
fptr -- front post treble crochet
g -- gram(s)
hdc -- half double crochet
hdc dec -- half double crochet 2 or more stitches together, as indicated

inc -- increase/increases/increasing

lp(s) -- loop(s)
MC -- main color
mm -- millimeter(s)
oz -- ounce(s)
pc -- popcorn(s)
rem -- remain/remains/remaining
rep(s) -- repeat(s)
rnd(s) -- round(s)
RS -- right side
sc -- single crochet (singular/plural)
sc dec -- single crochet 2 or more stitches together, as indicated
sk -- skip/skipped/skipping
sl st(s) -- slip stitch(es)
sp(s) -- space(s)/spaced
st(s) -- stitch(es)
tog -- together
tr -- treble crochet
trtr -- triple treble
WS -- wrong side
yd(s) -- yard(s)
yo -- yarn over

Crochet Symbols in Japanese Crochet Books

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