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US and UK Crochet Terms Converter
Paste a crochet pattern to switch it between US and UK terms (US single crochet is a UK double crochet), with a side-by-side chart of every stitch name.
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US and UK crochet terms chart
The stitches are the same; only the names move up one. A US single crochet is a UK double crochet.
| US | US name | UK | UK name |
|---|---|---|---|
| ch | chain | ch | chain |
| sl st | slip stitch | ss | slip stitch |
| sc | single crochet | dc | double crochet |
| hdc | half double crochet | htr | half treble crochet |
| dc | double crochet | tr | treble crochet |
| tr | treble crochet | dtr | double treble crochet |
| dtr | double treble crochet | trtr | triple treble crochet |
| trtr | triple treble crochet | qtr | quadruple treble crochet |
| sc2tog | single crochet 2 together | dc2tog | double crochet 2 together |
| hdc2tog | half double crochet 2 together | htr2tog | half treble 2 together |
| dc2tog | double crochet 2 together | tr2tog | treble 2 together |
| FPsc | front post single crochet | FPdc | front post double crochet |
| BPsc | back post single crochet | BPdc | back post double crochet |
| FPhdc | front post half double crochet | FPhtr | front post half treble |
| BPhdc | back post half double crochet | BPhtr | back post half treble |
| FPdc | front post double crochet | FPtr | front post treble |
| BPdc | back post double crochet | BPtr | back post treble |
| sk | skip | – | miss |
| yo | yarn over | yoh | yarn over hook |
| – | gauge | – | tension |
How to tell which terms a pattern uses
Look for a stitch only one side has. Single crochet (sc) and half double (hdc) are US only; half treble (htr), “miss” and “tension” are UK. If a pattern only says “double crochet”, check its stitch guide or the designer’s country: Australian, New Zealand and Irish patterns usually use UK terms.
Hook sizes differ too: the hook size converter matches old UK numbers with millimetres and US letters.
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