How do I convert US crochet to UK?
How do I convert US crochet to UK?
Converting patterns from US to UK or vice versa is easy….Crochet Term Conversion Chart US vs UK.
| U.S./Canada | U.K. |
|---|---|
| single crochet (sc) | double crochet (dc) |
| half double crochet (hdc) | half treble (htr) |
| double crochet (dc) | treble (tr) |
| treble/triple (tr) | double treble (dtr) |
What is the difference between UK and US crochet terms?
Both UK and US terminologies use the same stitch names double crochets, trebles and double trebles, but are indicating different stitches! A UK double crochet is a US single crochet, while a US treble is a UK double treble.
What is US single crochet in UK terms?
What is called a single crochet in US terms, is called a double crochet in UK terms. Similarly, what is called a double crochet in US terms, is a treble crochet in UK terms.
What is US half double crochet in UK terms?
UK Half Treble or US Half Double Crochet Stitch. Yarn over and insert your hook into the chain or stitch, yarn over and pull through (you will have three loops on the hook) yarn over and pull through all three loops on the hook.
What size is H crochet hook in UK?
5.00mm
Crochet Hook Conversion Chart
| UK | Metric | US |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.00mm | H/8 |
| 5 | 5.5mm | I/9 |
| 4 | 6.00mm | J/10 |
| 3 | 6.5mm | K/10.5 |
What is US single crochet?
Double crochet (UK)/Single crochet (US) It is a smallish, simple workaday stitch, yet despite its simplicity is beautiful and can be used on its own to create lovely fabric, or in conjunction with other stitches to create gorgeous crocheted texture.
Is half double crochet American?
Half double crochet is a US crochet term; it’s called half treble crochet in UK crochet patterns. You can replace the double crochet stitch in many patterns with a half double crochet stitch for a shorter design that looks the same. For example, you can make a v-stitch as a HDC v-stitch instead.
What is a US double crochet?
Double crochet is a taller stitch than single crochet. It is formed by a “yarn over,” which is wrapping yarn from back to front before placing the hook in the stitch. Holding foundation chain in desired position, yarn over and inset hook into the 4th chain from the hook. Yarn over and pull through chain.
Is there a half double crochet in UK?
You may be aware that there are two different sets of names for crochet stitches – the U.K. version and the U.S. version. This is the U.K. Half Double Crochet which is called the Half Treble stitch in the U.S. system.
