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Crochet terms in other languages
What is this stitch called in a pattern written in another language?
Spanish · US term
chain (ch): cadeneta
slip stitch (sl st; UK ss): punto deslizado
single crochet (sc); UK double crochet (dc): punto bajo
half double crochet (hdc); UK half treble (htr): medio punto alto
double crochet (dc); UK treble (tr): punto alto
treble crochet (tr); UK double treble (dtr): punto alto doble
stitch (st): punto
row: vuelta
repeat (rep): repetir
skip (sk): no word that two tables share
increase (inc): aumentar
decrease (dec): no word that two tables share
yarn over (yo): no word that two tables share
Crochet stitch names and pattern words in six languages
Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
| US term | Spanish | French | German | Dutch | Italian | Russian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chain (ch) | cadeneta | maille en l'air | Luftmasche | losse | catenella | воздушная петля |
| slip stitch (sl st; UK ss) | punto deslizado | maille coulée or petite maille | Kettmasche | halve vaste | no word that two tables share | полустолбик без накида |
| single crochet (sc); UK double crochet (dc) | punto bajo | maille serrée | feste Masche | vaste | punto basso | столбик без накида |
| half double crochet (hdc); UK half treble (htr) | medio punto alto | demi-bride | halbes Stäbchen | half stokje | no word that two tables share | полустолбик с накидом |
| double crochet (dc); UK treble (tr) | punto alto | bride | Stäbchen | stokje | punto alto | столбик с накидом |
| treble crochet (tr); UK double treble (dtr) | punto alto doble | double bride | doppeltes Stäbchen | dubbel stokje | no word that two tables share | столбик с 2 накидами |
| stitch (st) | punto | maille | Masche | steek | punto | петля |
| row | vuelta | rang | Reihe | no word that two tables share | riga | no word that two tables share |
| repeat (rep) | repetir | no word that two tables share | wiederholen | herhaling | no word that two tables share | повторять |
| skip (sk) | no word that two tables share | passer | überspringen | overslaan | saltare | пропуск |
| increase (inc) | aumentar | augmenter | zunehmen | meerderen | no word that two tables share | прибавка |
| decrease (dec) | no word that two tables share | diminuer | abnehmen | minderen | no word that two tables share | убавка |
| yarn over (yo) | no word that two tables share | jeté | Umschlag | no word that two tables share | filo sull'uncinetto | накид |
- The first column is in US terms, with the UK name of each stitch that has another one. Each other column is that language's word for the same stitch or the same pattern word.
- Every word here is given for that term by the tables of two publishers. Where no two of them share a word, the cell says so and nothing is guessed: 13 of the 78 cells have no word.
- Where the tables give a language more than one name for a stitch, the cell has the names that two of them share.
- Russian is printed in its own letters, as a Russian pattern prints it.
- Languages for which we found a single table are left out.
How it works
- The stitches are the same in every language, and only their names change. Find the word your pattern uses in its language's column, then read the US term in the first column.
- A chart needs no translation. Its symbols stand for stitches, not for words, so a chart reads the same whatever language the pattern is written in. If your pattern has a chart, the chart of symbols may be all you need.
- The first column is in US terms. A UK pattern uses the same English words for different stitches: a US single crochet is a UK double crochet, and a US double crochet is a UK treble.
Worked examples
- What is single crochet in Spanish?
- Punto bajo. In UK terms the same stitch is a double crochet.
- What is double crochet in German?
- Stäbchen. In UK terms that stitch is a treble.
- What does maille serrée mean in English?
- Single crochet (UK double crochet). It is the French name of the stitch.
- What is столбик без накида in English?
- Single crochet (UK double crochet). Столбик с накидом is double crochet (UK treble).
Questions
- Is a Dutch stokje a US or a UK double crochet?
- A US double crochet, which is a UK treble. The Dutch vaste is a US single crochet, which is a UK double crochet.
- Why do some cells have no word?
- Because the tables we read give different words for that term in that language, or only one of them gives a word. A word is printed here only when two publishers give the same one.
- My pattern is in a language that is not here. What can I do?
- Look for a chart in the pattern. A chart shows each stitch as a symbol, so it can be followed without reading the words around it.