US crochet terminology

[ClearlyMoo]

Thanks in advance. I downloaded US amigurumi pattern but have got confused!

It's got sc= single crochet which I know is UK double crochet.

It also has dc= double crochet - what is this in UK terminology please?

US dc is UK tr

You might therefore see US hdc which is UK htr.

Hth

What are you making?

Oooh thank you! No idea what hdc/htr are but pattern doesn't have!

Little amigurumi animals

Cute!

The US terms are simply one down from UK ones so to convert, just go back up one
US--->UK
Single = Double
Double = Treble

Then I get confused about the UK terms. I think a US Treble is a UK double treble but I'm not sure!! There are plenty of conversion charts if you google them. It might be worth printing one to have handy until you are bilingual :)

I'm forever getting confused about UK vs US terms so I've bookmarked this and frequently have it open when I'm starting a new pattern until I've got the hang of the stitches I need to use.

Thanks all

treble & triple mean the same thing though

I actually prefer the US terminology

oh heck, I clicked hoping this would help me figure out the crochet elsa hats I'm thinking about making (only 'cos dp's mum won't do it for me, not even for money! ). Now I'l even more confuzzled

lucy

start a thread
. I'll come and help you. add photos if you can

i think you are a bit too old for Elsa hat, maybe that's why she is refusing to help?

Thanks Zing, I'll pop a thread up later or in the morning

I'd make a beyooootiful Elsa, I'll have you know

So what is a half double? Is it a single? I'm confused!

HDC

Yarn over
Hook through stitch
Yarn over and pull a loop
Yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on hook.

Thanks Owl!

Sorry! Didn't mean to confuse you by throwing hdc into the mix... :)