Crochet Stitches UK and US terms

Basic Crochet Stitch for UK and US

wool and crochet hook from Ann's Stash

One of the many things I found confusing when I started crochet was the difference between UK and US crochet terms. If you want to make the best use of all those free patterns available on the internet then it is useful to know both. Here is my chart on basic crochet stitches and the differences between UK and US. You can print it out and have it handy when you find that pattern you just HAVE to make. 

Although I am in the UK I actually prefer the US terms. Think of them as building blocks each stitch builds a block - so a single crochet creates one building block high, half double crochet = 2 blocks high, double crochet = 3 blocks high and so on. 

Crochet Stitch	How to…	UK terms	US terms
US terms
CHAIN	Yarn over hook and pull through existing stitch to make another stitch	CHAIN	CHAIN (CH)
SLIP STITCH	Used for joining without creating another stitch – hook through stitch, yarn round hook and pull through both loops.	SLIP STITCH (SS)	SLIP STITCH (SS)
SINGLE CROCHET	Hook through stitch, yarn over hook and pull through so you have two loops on hook, yarn over needle and pull through both.	DOUBLE CROCHET (DC)	SINGLE CROCHET (SC)
HALF DOUBLE CROCHET	Yarn round hook, hook through stitch, yarn round hook and pull through so you have 3 loops on your hook. Yarn round needle and pull through all three loops.	HALF TREBLE CROCHET (HTC)	HALF DOUBLE CROCHET (HDC)
DOUBLE CROCHET	Yarn round hook, hook through stitch, yarn over needle and pull through so you have 3 loops on your hook, yarn round needle and pull through 2 loops, yarn over and pull through both loops	TREBLE CROCHET (TC)	DOUBLE CROCHET (DC)
TREBLE STITCH	Yarn round hook twice, hook through stitch, yarn over needle so you have 4 loops on your hook, yarn round hook and pull through 2 loops, yarn round hook and pull through 2 loops yarn over hook and pull through remaining 2 loops	DOUBLE TREBLE (DT)	TREBLE STITCH