Hooks & Needles
Posted by on 10/18/2013 to
Industry Standards
Hooks
& Needles
The Council’s hook and needle manufacturers have agreed to make metric
(millimeter/mm) sizing more prominent on packaging. The U.S. sizes, both
numbers and/or letters, will also appear on packaging.
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Crochet Chart Symbols
Posted by on 10/18/2013 to
Industry Standards
Crochet Chart Symbols
Stitch charts in crochet and knit patterns are being used more and more as an addition to or in place of words to describe a pattern stitch. Following are the standardized crochet symbols . . .
Crochet Abbreviations Chart
Posted by on 10/15/2013 to
Industry Standards
Crochet Abbreviations
Following is a list of crochet abbreviations used in patterns by yarn
industry designers and publishers. The most commonly used abbreviations are
highlighted. In addition, designers and publishers may use special
abbreviations in a pattern, which you might not find on this list. Generally, a
definition of special abbreviations is given at the beginning of a book or
pattern.