UK to US crochet terms
UK and US crochet patterns use the same words for different stitches. This is the table that stops a project going wrong on row one. Highlighted rows are the dangerous ones.
How to tell which convention a pattern uses
If the pattern contains the abbreviation sc anywhere, it is almost certainly US.
If it uses tr heavily but never sc, it is almost certainly UK. Most UK
designers now state the convention at the top; older and free patterns often do not.
| UK term | US term | |
|---|---|---|
| chain ch | chain ch | detail |
| slip stitch ss | slip stitch sl st | detail |
| double crochet dc | single crochet sc | detail |
| half treble htr | half double crochet hdc | detail |
| treble tr | double crochet dc | detail |
| double treble dtr | treble crochet tr | detail |
| triple treble trtr | double treble crochet dtr | detail |
| magic ring MR | magic ring MR | detail |
| front post treble FPtr | front post double crochet FPdc | detail |
| back post treble BPtr | back post double crochet BPdc | detail |
| back loop only BLO | back loop only BLO | detail |
| front loop only FLO | front loop only FLO | detail |
| bobble stitch bo | bobble stitch bo | detail |
| puff stitch puff | puff stitch puff | detail |
| popcorn stitch pc | popcorn stitch pc | detail |
| shell stitch shell | shell stitch shell | detail |
| V-stitch V-st | V-stitch V-st | detail |
| picot picot | picot picot | detail |
| reverse double crochet rev dc | reverse single crochet rev sc | detail |
| double crochet 2 together dc2tog | single crochet 2 together sc2tog | detail |
| treble 2 together tr2tog | double crochet 2 together dc2tog | detail |
| increase inc | increase inc | detail |
| filet mesh filet | filet mesh filet | detail |
| net stitch net | net stitch net | detail |
| moss stitch moss | moss stitch moss | detail |
| granny square granny | granny square granny | detail |
| crocodile stitch croc | crocodile stitch croc | detail |
| extended double crochet edc | extended single crochet esc | detail |
| turning chain tch | turning chain tch | detail |
| invisible decrease inv dec | invisible decrease inv dec | detail |
Other directions
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Last updated 2026-08-30.