STITCHING

Listed below, you'll will find stitching and their abbreviations

sc....................................................................single crochet
dc..................................................................double crochet
tr.....................................................................treble crochet
hdc.........................................................half double crochet
st(s)..........................................................................stitch(s)
lp(s)...........................................................................loop(s)
yn..................................................................................yarn
rd s............................................................................rounds
aro............................................................................around
sl st........................................................................slip stitch
acr...............................................................................across
nt...................................................................................next
dec...........................................................................decrease
inc............................................................................increase
Yo..........................................................................yarn over
sp(s)..........................................................................space(s)
MC......................................................................main color
CC.............................................................contrasting color
BLO..............................................................back loop only
ex hdc(s)...............................extended half double crochet(s)
ex sc(s)..........................................extended single crochet(s)
D trc....................................................double treble crochet
Tr trc.....................................................treble treble crochet
bet...........................................................................between

HINTS As in all crocheted pieces, good finishing techniques make a big difference in the quality of the piece. Make a habit of taking care of loose ends as you work. Thread a yarn needle with the yarn end. With wrong side facing, weave the needle through several stitches, then reverse the direction and weave it back through several stitches. When ends are secure, clip them off close to work.

STITCHES "REVERSE SINGLE CROCHET" Working from left to right insert hook in st to right of hook. YO and draw through, under and to left of loop on hook (2loops on hook) YO and draw through both loops on hook. Reverse sc made.
"PUFF STITCH" * YO hook, insert hook in stitch or space indicated. YO hook and pull up a loop even with loops on hook: repeat from * once more, YO hook and draw through all 5 loops on hook. Puff stitch made.
"EXTENDED SINGLE CROCHET" Insert hook in stitch or space indicated, YO and pull up a loop, YO and draw through one loop on hook, YO and draw through both loops on hook. Extended single crochet made.
"CLUSTER" * YO, insert hook in stitch or space indicated, YO and pull up a loop, YO and draw through 2 loops on hook: repeat from * 2 times more, YO and draw through all 4 loops on hook. Cluster stitch made.
"TREBLE CROCHET" YO hook twice, insert hook in stitich or space indicated, YO and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), (YO and draw through 2 loops on hook) 3 times. Treble crochet made.
"POPCORN STITCH" Work 5 treble crochet stitches in stitch or space indicated, drop loops from hook. insert hook in first treble crochet of 5-tr group, hook dropped loop and draw through. Popcorn stitch made. "SINGLE CROCHET" Insert hook from front under two top threads of the designated stitch. Catch yarn with hook and draw through stitch-there will now be 2 loops on hook. Catch yarn with hook and draw the two loops.
"DOUBLE CROCHET" Yarn over and insert hook from front under the two top threads of designated stitch. Catch yarn with hook and draw through stitch. There is now 3 loops on hook. Catch yarn with hook and draw through two loops. Two loops remain on hook. Catch yarn with hook and draw through the two remaining loops on hook. "SLIP STITCH" Insert hook from the front under the two top strands of designated stitch. Catch yarn with hook. Draw through.

* work instructions following * as many more times as indicated in addition to the first time. * Hopefully this list will help you when trying to determine which abbreviation represents which stitch.
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