Please also note that these are American abbreviations.
| Abbreviation | Description | Link to Tutorial |
| beg | begin or beginning | - |
| BL | back loop | - |
| BP | back post (usually followed with a stitch type) | video |
| BPdc | back post double crochet | - |
| BPhdc | back post half double crochet | - |
| BPsc | back post single crochet | - |
| BPtr | back post treble crochet | - |
| ch | chain | - |
| CA | color A | - |
| CB | color B | - |
| CC | contrasting color | - |
| dc | double crochet | video |
| dc2tog | double crochet 2 together (decrease) | - |
| dec | decrease | video |
| FL | front loop | - |
| FP | front post (usually followed with a stitch type) | video |
| FPdc | front post double crochet | - |
| FPhdc | front post half double crochet | - |
| FPsc | front post single crochet | - |
| FPtr | front post treble crochet | - |
| hdc | half double crochet | video |
| inc | increase | video |
| MC | main color | - |
| p | picot | - |
| plarn | plastic yarn | video - how to make plarn |
| rep | repeat | - |
| rnd | round or rounds | - |
| rpt | repeat | - |
| RS | right side | - |
| sc | single crochet | video |
| sk | skip | - |
| sl st | slip stitch | - |
| sp | space | - |
| st | stitch or stitches | - |
| tog | together | - |
| tr | treble crochet triple crochet | video |
| WS | wrong side | - |
| yo | yarn over | - |
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