US Standard Crochet Format
These are not all the abbreviations, just those that are used the most.
Standard Crochet Format
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
inc = increase
dec = decrease
slst = slip stitch
sp = space
blo = back loop only
flo = front loop only
fo = fasten off
puff = puff
bpdc = back post double crochet
fpdc = front post double crochet
mc or mr or ml = magic circle, magic ring, magic loop, ch 2 method or ch 4 and make a loop.
mc can also = Main Color – but I haven’t seen that in many years. These days it usually means magic circle.
yo = yarn over
yu = yarn unde
XVA Format
XVA Format is an international way of writing a crochet pattern.
It’s written this way in the hopes that people who speak English and people who speak … let’s say Chinees could use the same pattern, just by looking at the symbols.
It looks like this:
X: single crochet,
V: increase,
A: decrease,
CH: chain,
SS: slip stitch,
F: Double crochet
This means: (2x, v)6 This: (sc 2, inc) x 3
Parentheses: Repeat what’s inside the ( ) as many times as indicated to the right.