Crochet stitch dictionary
Every stitch named three ways: the US term, the UK term and the Japanese term used in symbol charts. 11 of the 30 stitches below are false friends — the same words mean a different stitch in US and UK patterns. Those rows are highlighted.
| US | UK | Japanese | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| chain ch | chain ch | 鎖編み kusari-ami | beginner |
| slip stitch sl st | slip stitch ss | 引き抜き編み hikinuki-ami | beginner |
| single crochet sc | double crochet dc | 細編み koma-ami | beginner |
| half double crochet hdc | half treble htr | 中長編み chuu-naga-ami | beginner |
| double crochet dc | treble tr | 長編み naga-ami | beginner |
| treble crochet tr | double treble dtr | 長々編み naga-naga-ami | beginner |
| double treble crochet dtr | triple treble trtr | 三つ巻き長編み mitsumaki-naga-ami | intermediate |
| magic ring MR | magic ring MR | 輪の作り目 wa no tsukurime | beginner |
| front post double crochet FPdc | front post treble FPtr | 表引き上げ長編み omote-hikiage-naga-ami | intermediate |
| back post double crochet BPdc | back post treble BPtr | 裏引き上げ長編み ura-hikiage-naga-ami | intermediate |
| back loop only BLO | back loop only BLO | すじ編み suji-ami | beginner |
| front loop only FLO | front loop only FLO | 前段の手前半目を拾う zendan no temae hanme wo hirou | beginner |
| bobble stitch bo | bobble stitch bo | 玉編み tama-ami | intermediate |
| puff stitch puff | puff stitch puff | 中長編み玉編み chuu-naga-ami tama-ami | intermediate |
| popcorn stitch pc | popcorn stitch pc | パプコーン編み papukoon-ami | intermediate |
| shell stitch shell | shell stitch shell | 松編み matsu-ami | beginner |
| V-stitch V-st | V-stitch V-st | V字編み V-ji-ami | beginner |
| picot picot | picot picot | ピコット編み pikotto-ami | beginner |
| reverse single crochet rev sc | reverse double crochet rev dc | 逆細編み gyaku-koma-ami | intermediate |
| single crochet 2 together sc2tog | double crochet 2 together dc2tog | 細編み2目一度 koma-ami futame ichido | beginner |
| double crochet 2 together dc2tog | treble 2 together tr2tog | 長編み2目一度 naga-ami futame ichido | beginner |
| increase inc | increase inc | 増し目 mashime | beginner |
| filet mesh filet | filet mesh filet | 方眼編み hougan-ami | intermediate |
| net stitch net | net stitch net | ネット編み netto-ami | beginner |
| moss stitch moss | moss stitch moss | — | beginner |
| granny square granny | granny square granny | グラニースクエア guranii sukuea | beginner |
| crocodile stitch croc | crocodile stitch croc | クロコダイル編み kurokodairu-ami | advanced |
| extended single crochet esc | extended double crochet edc | — | beginner |
| turning chain tch | turning chain tch | 立ち上がりの鎖 tachiagari no kusari | beginner |
| invisible decrease inv dec | invisible decrease inv dec | — | intermediate |
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Last updated 2026-08-30.