What is DC UK term?
UK term: Double Crochet. UK abbreviation: dc.
What does SC mean in crochet UK?
Single crochet
Single crochet is the shortest and most basic of all stitches. Remember, you will never work in the first chain from the crochet hook, unless the pattern you are working specifically directs you to do so.
What is a half double crochet in UK terms?
The imaginative abbreviation for a double crochet is dc, and for a half double crochet is hdc. (UK treble is tr and half treble is htr.) So lets take these fundamental stitches one by one and get straight to it!
What is a UK single crochet?
A US single crochet (UK double crochet) has only one yarnover after inserting it into the stitch but has two loops on the hook after pulling up a loop (hence, double in UK crochet terms).
Is there a single crochet in the UK?
Then there is no Single Crochet in UK terms… And the UK terms are one stitch up from US terms… For example US Single Crochet = UK Double Crochet… and … US Double Crochet = UK Treble Crochet
What’s the difference between single and double crochet in English?
For example, a single crochet in American English terms means a double crochet in British English Terms. This is where it gets confusing because some US & UK terms have the same stitch name but mean different stitches. You will find that in crochet pattern books this is common to find.
How to convert crochet stitches from us to UK terms?
For example US Gray = UK grey The easiest way to convert crochet stitches from US to UK terms (or vice versa) whilst working from a pattern is to remember that Slip Stitch is the same in both UK and US terms… Then there is no Single Crochet in UK terms…
How to tell the difference between UK and US crochet hooks?
Look at the hook sizes it states in the crochet pattern… For example, if it says to use a size J10 hook, then it is most likely a US terms pattern as UK would state 6mm ( Click here to see my easy to print crochet hook size chart) A lot of pattern designers are helpfull enough to put both US and UK crochet terms in the pattern…