Crochet terminology

At present all of our crochet patterns have been written using American Standard crochet terms. Much to our delight we have recently noticed an increase in sales in countries that use UK crochet terms, so we have been busy researching the difference between American and British terms. We are currently looking into translating some of our patterns to UK crochet terms, but in the meantime we have developed some crochet tables charting the difference between the two. kim & tara.

Before you can start crocheting, you need to make sure you know the basics, particularly abbreviations for crochet. You might know how to complete basic stitches (or not), but you need to learn what the crochet abbreviations are before you make any progress on a crochet pattern... and crochet has a lot of abbreviations. Some abbreviations are quite simple to figure out without a guide, but some might take a bit to remember. If you look at a crochet pattern, you will see a lot of shorthand…

Learn all about crochet terms and use my cheat sheet to help you remember as you learn to read crochet patterns and get the hang of crocheting!

A complete guide to US to UK crochet terms (or convert UK to US crochet terms) with a useful conversion crochet terms chart and all terminology explained.

Crochet conversion charts to help you to work out the right crochet hook sizes, yarn weight and terminology. Making understanding crochet patterns easy.

Crochet Symbols and Directions Chart - As you all know by now, I've been really getting into crochet over the past year or so. I still consider myself a newbie and I'm trying to learn new stitches and designs whenever I can find the time. To this point I've only followed written directions and whenever

Crochet Tips and Tricks source: Unravelknit A few people have been PM-ing me lately asking how to read a pattern. I hope this helps, or at least serves as a good refresher!

There's a difference between US vs UK crochet terms. Learn all about those terms on the Joy of Motion crochet blog, & be able to read both US & UK patterns.

How to read a crochet pattern.