[ ] — work instructions within brackets as many times as directed
seguire le istruzioni inserite nelle parentesi tante volte quanto indicato

( ) — work instructions within parentheses as many times as directed
seguire le istruzioni inserite nelle parentesi tante volte quanto indicato

* — repeat the instructions following the single asterisk as directed
seguire le istruzioni che seguono l’asterisco tante volte quanto indicato

* * — repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed or repeat from a given set of instructions
seguire le istruzioni inserite tra gli l’asterischi tante volte quanto indicato

” — inch(es) — pollice
alt — alternate — alternato
approx — approximately — approssimativamente
beg — begin/beginning — inizio
bet — between — tra
BL or bk lps— back loop(s) — fare un giro prendendo la maglia dietro
bo — bobble — ?
BP — back post — posto dietro
BPdc — back post double crochet — doppio punto prendendo la maglia dietro
BPsc —  back post single crochet —  fare un punto prendendo la maglia dietro
BPtr —  back post treble crochet —  fare un triplo punto prendendo la maglia dietro

CA —  color A
CB —  color B
CC —  contrasting color
ch —  chain stitch —  punto catenella
ch- efers to chain or space previously made: e.g., ch-1 space
ch-sp chain spac
CL  — cluster — raggruppamento
cm centimeter(s)
cont continue
dc double crochet
dc2tog double crochet 2 stitches together
dec decrease/ decreases/ decreasing
dtr double treble
FL front loop(s)
foll follow/follows/ following
FP front post

FPdc front post double crochet
FPsc front post single crochet
FPtr front post treble crochet
g gram
hdc half double crochet
inc increase/ increases/ increasing
lp(s) loops
m meter(s)
MC main color
mm millimeter(s)
oz ounce(s)
p picot
pat(s) or patt pattern(s)
pc popcorn
pm place marker
prev previous
rem remain/remaining
rep repeat(s) rnd(s) round(s)
RS right side
sc single crochet
sc2tog single crochet 2 stitches together
sk skip
Sl st slip sitich
sp(s) space(s)
st(s) stitch(es)
tch or t-ch turning chain
tbl through back loop
tog together
tr treble crochet
trtr triple treble crochet
WS wrong side
yd(s) yard(s) yo
yarn over
yoh yarn over hook