Basic Crochet Terms Translated

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Crochet Translation Project – Basic Crochet Terms in Multiple Languages

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Thank you to Lisa N for her help with the Finnish Translations.

Please remember this is a work-in-progress and if you have any suggestions, corrections or terms to add – please send me a message or leave a comment so I can update the chart!

U.S. Crochet Terms	U.K. Crochet Terms
chain (ch)	chain (ch)
slip stitch (sl st)	single crochet (sc)
single crochet (sc)	double crochet (dc)
half double crochet (hdc)	half treble crochet (htr)
double crochet (dc)	treble crochet (tr)
triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr)	double treble crochet (dtr)
double triple (treble) crochet (dtr)	triple treble
U.S. Crochet Terms	Russian Crochet Terms
chain (ch)	воздушная петля (ВП)
slip stitch (sl st)	полустолбик без накида (СС)
single crochet (sc)	столбик без накида (СБН or ст. б/н)
half double crochet (hdc)	полустолбик с одним накидом (ПСН)
double crochet (dc)	столбик с накидом (С1Н)
triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr)	столбик с 2 накидами
double triple (treble) crochet (dtr)	столбик с 3 накидами
U.S. Crochet Terms	German Crochet Terms
chain (ch)	Luftmasche (Lm / Lftn)
slip stitch (sl st)	Kettmasche (Kettm)
single crochet (sc)	Feste Masche (fM)
half double crochet (hdc)	Halbes Stabchen (h.Stb)
double crochet (dc)	Stabchen (Stb)
triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr)	Doppelstabchen (DStb)
double triple (treble) crochet (dtr)	Dreifachstabchen (Dreifach-Stb)
U.S. Crochet Terms	Dutch Crochet Terms
chain (ch)	Losse / ketting (l)
slip stitch (sl st)	Halve Vaste (hv)
single crochet (sc)	Vaste / vasten (v)
half double crochet (hdc)	Half Stokje ( hstk / h.st / hs)
double crochet (dc)	Stokje ( stk / st )
triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr)	Dubbel Stokje ( dstk / d.st)
double triple (treble) crochet (dtr)	Drie Dubbel Stokje
U.S. Crochet Terms	Spanish Crochet Terms
chain (ch)	cadeneta / cadena // Punto al aire (cad / pc)
slip stitch (sl st)	punto enano / punto deslizado / punto raso / punto falso (pe/pr)
single crochet (sc)	punto bajo (pb)
half double crochet (hdc)	punto alto / medio punto alto (pa / mpa)
double crochet (dc)	punto alto doble / punto alto (pad / pa)
triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr)	Triple punto alto doble (pat)
double triple (treble) crochet (dtr)	Punto alto doble doble
U.S. Crochet Terms	Danish Crochet Terms
chain (ch)	luftmaske (lm)
slip stitch (sl st)	kademaske (km)
single crochet (sc)	fastmaske (fm)
half double crochet (hdc)	halvstangmaske (hstm / hstgm)
double crochet (dc)	stangmaske (stm / stgm)
triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr)	dobbelt stangmaske ( dstgm / dblt stm / db-stgm)
double triple (treble) crochet (dtr)	tredobbelt stangmaske (3-dstgm / tredblt stm)
U.S. Crochet Terms	French Crochet Terms
chain (ch)	maille en l’air / maille chainette (ml / mch)
slip stitch (sl st)	maille coulee / petite maille (mc)
single crochet (sc)	maille serree (ms)
half double crochet (hdc)	demi-bride (demi-br / db)
double crochet (dc)	bride (br / b)
triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr)	double bride (d-br / dble b)
U.S. Crochet Terms	Italian Crochet Terms
chain (ch)	punto catenella
slip stitch (sl st)	maglia bassissima
single crochet (sc)	maglia bassa (m. bassa)
half double crochet (hdc)	mezza maglia alta
double crochet (dc)	maglia alta (m. alta)
triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr)	maglia altissima
U.S. Crochet Terms	Polish Crochet Terms
chain (ch)	robic scieg lancuszkowy / liczba oczek lancuszka (o.l.)
slip stitch (sl st)	oczko scisle (o.s.z.)
single crochet (sc)	polslupek (psl.)
half double crochet (hdc)	polslupek nawijany (psl. nawijany)
double crochet (dc)	slupek (sl.)
triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr)	potrojny slupek (ptr.sl.)
double triple (treble) crochet (dtr)	podwojny slupek ( podwojny sl.)
U.S. Crochet Terms	Portuguese Crochet Terms
chain (ch)	correntinha (corr.)
slip stitch (sl st)	ponto baixissimo (pbs / p.bxmo)
single crochet (sc)	ponto baixo (p.b.)
half double crochet (hdc)	meio ponto alto (m.p.a.)
double crochet (dc)	ponto alto (p.a.)
triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr)	ponto alto duplo (pad)
double triple (treble) crochet (dtr)	ponto alto triplo (pat)
U.S. Crochet Terms	Finnish Crochet Terms
chain (ch)	Ketjusilmukka
slip stitch (sl st)	Piilosilmukka
single crochet (sc)	Kiintea silmukka
half double crochet (hdc)	Puolipylvas
double crochet (dc)	Yksinkertainen pylvas
triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr)	Kaksoispylvas
double triple (treble) crochet (dtr)	Kolmoispylvas

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