====== Abbreviations, Listed Alphabetically ======

  * beg = beginning
  * BL = Back Loop, block, or bobble, depending on the context. Visit the glossary entry for this abbreviation for more information.
  * BP = Back Post
  * ch = chain
  * chs = chains
  * cl = cluster
  * dc = double crochet
  * dec = decrease
  * dtr = double treble crochet
  * FO = finished object
  * FP = front post
  * g = gram
  * half dc = half double crochet
  * hdc = half double crochet
  * inc = increase
  * incl = include / including / inclusive
  * m = meter; also mesh
  * oz = ounce / ounces
  * p = picot
  * pat = pattern
  * PM = place marker / place a marker
  * pc = popcorn
  * rep = repeat
  * rnd = round
  * rnds = rounds
  * sc = single crochet
  * sk = skip
  * sl st = slip stitch
  * sp = space
  * sps = spaces
  * st = stitch
  * sts = stitches
  * tog = together
  * tr = treble crochet / triple crochet
  * tr tr = triple treble crochet
  * UFO = unfinished object
  * YO = yarn over
  * * = The pattern will specify how many times to repeat a series of instructions following an asterisk, or between asterisks.
  * ( ) = The pattern will specify how may times to repeat a series of instructions that are given inside the parentheses.
  * [ ] = The pattern will specify how many times to repeat a series of instructions that are given inside the brackets.
  * “ = inches