Hooks & Needles

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 Skill Levels

Crochet Skill Levels


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Crochet Chart Symbols

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 . . .

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Crochet Abbreviations Chart

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.
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