Glossary

Crochet Terms 

The stitches themselves are the same just the British and American call them different things.

UK    vs   USA
Double crochet (dc) - Single crochet (sc)
Half Treble (htr) - Half Double crochet (hdc)
Treble crochet - (tr) - Double crochet (dc)
Double Treble (dtr) - Treble Crochet (tr)

Same for UK & USA
Sl st - slip Stitch 
Ch - chain 
Yo or yoh - yarn over/yarn over hook
Inc - increase stitch
Dec - Decrease stitch
Mr or mc - Magic ring/circle
Tog - together 
Sp - space
Beg - beginning
Bp - back post
Fp - front post
Rnd(s) - round(s)
WS - wrong side
RS - right side
Blo - back loop only
Flo - front loop only

TOP TIP!
If you have a pattern and you’re unsure if it’s a uk or usa written pattern have a look at the abbreviations section for sc - single crochet. If this is in the pattern then it is written in usa terms. 

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