Friday, August 17, 2012

Crochet Abbreviations & Descriptions & Free Pattern

1940s Beaded Beret & Bag #821

Since my first post was more about me, I thought in this one I should be getting down to business...or more to our craft.  So I'm going to Begin at the Beginning!

I'm often asked to explain some of the abbreviations that are used in my patterns.

I'm sure most of you know all the abbreviations and their meanings, but as an helpful aid to those who are just starting out, below is a list that I have found personally useful.

I'll close for now.  I just bought scads of baby yarn for a project that's been waiting on me.  It seems like every time I turn around some one wants a newborn ensemble in pink and white!  My favorite yarn for these is Lion Brand Pound of Love.  Right now I'm inundated in #101 Pastel Pink!

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CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS:
[ ]______work instructions within brackets as many times as directed
( )______work instructions within parentheses as many times as directed
*_______repeat the instructions following the single asterisk as directed
* *______repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed or   repeat from a given set of instructions
________inch(es)
Alt______alternate
Approx__approximately
Beg_____begin/beginning
Bet_____between
Bl______back loop(s)
Bo______bobble
Bp______back post
Bpdc____back post double crochet
Bpsc_____back post single crochet
Bptr_____back post treble/triple crochet
Ca______color A
Cb______color B
Cc______contrasting color
Ch______chain stitch
Ch______refers to chain or space previously
Made: e.g_ch-1 space
Ch-sp____chain space
Cl_______cluster
Cm______centimeter(s)
Cont_____continue
Dc______double crochet
Dc2tog___double crochet 2 stitches together
Dec_____decrease/decreases/decreasing
Dtr/Dtrc__double treble/triple crochet
Fl_______front loop(s)
Foll_____follow/follows/following
Fp______front post
Fpdc____front post double crochet
Fpsc____front post single crochet
Fptr____front post treble/triple crochet
G______gram
Hdc____half double crochet
Hk_____hook
Inc_____increase/increases/increasing
Lp(s)___loop(s)
M_____meter(s)
M_____mesh
Mc____main color
Meas__measure
Mm___millimeter(s)
O_____over (yarn over)
Oz____ounce(s)
P_____picot
Pat(s)/Patt___pattern(s)
Pc____popcorn
Pm____place marker
Prev___previous
Rem___remain/remaining
Rep___repeat(s)
Rnd(s)_round(s)
Rs____right side
Sc____single crochet
Sc2tog_single crochet 2 stitches together
Sdc____short double crochet (half double crochet)
Sk_____skip
Sl st___slip stitch
Sp(s)__space(s)
St(s)___stitch(es)
Tch/T-ch__turning chain
Tbl____through back loop
Tog____together
Tr/Trc__treble/triple crochet
Tr trc___triple treble/triple crochet
Ws_____wrong side
Yd(s)___yard(s)
Yo_____yarn over
Yoh____yarn over hook

BEFORE I FORGET:
YOUR FREE PATTERN
ENJOY!
Flower Power Rug [crochet]

Shaky Beginnings & Free Pattern

                      

I have always had a passion for the old black & white movies of the 1930s & 1940s.

Invariably, throughout the day my tv set will be playing a TCM classic in the background, while I am working on my etsy shop or crocheting.

If you're a classic movie fan as I, then you remember those outfits Myrna Loy wore in the Thin Man series, or the feathers floating around Ginger Rogers ankles as she danced with Fred Astaire.  

When they roll the movie credits, I look to see the names for costume design, Irene, Edith Head, etc.  The creators of all those fabulous ensembles were STARS in their own right, & to my mind should have received higher billing!

So my love of old movies & their fashions has engendered an at-home industry for me.  Besides giving me something to do with all these stacks of old magazines & patterns that have completely taken over my office!  

So, if you get a chance, please stop by my shop:


There you can find vintage reproduction patterns for crochet & knitting, which are available in PDF & shipped via email download to the buyer.  

The major part of the patterns are of women's fashions from the 1930s through the 1960s, though there will be a sprinkling of others that have caught my fancy.

In future posts I hope to add some free patterns & how-to tips for my fellow crocheters.

Bye for now...have a great day!
Evening Allure Lace Cape