Most crochet patterns contain some abbreviations that are just a short form of a word that is used commonly in English, even without a reference to crochet. Example: "tog" means "together".
Here is a list of the more common English abbreviations. In the examples, I'll use SC, which means the Single Crochet stitch, and Ch, which means the Chain stitch.
(There is a companion page of Crochet-ese abbreviations.)
| Abbrev | Meaning | Example |
| " | inch or inches | Continue in pattern until work measures 4" from beg. |
| alt | alternate | Increase at beginning of 2nd and every alt row. |
| approx | approximately | Work should be approx 6" wide. |
| beg | begin or beginning | Continue in pattern until work measures 4" from beg. |
| bet | between | Place marker bet 5th and 6th st |
| cm | centimeter or centimeters | Continue in pattern until work measures 4 cm from beg. |
| cont | continue | Cont in pattern for 4 more rows. |
| foll | following or follow or follows | Foll established pattern for 4 more rows. |
| g or gr | gram | (The pattern requires) 28 g baby yarn. |
| grp or grps | group or groups | |
| in or ins | inch or inches | Cont until work measures 4 ins from beg |
| incl | including or inclusive | |
| m | meter or meters | Length of scarf: 2 m |
| mm | millimeter or millimeters) | (use) 5 mm needles, or size required to meet gauge |
| no or num | number | (use) No. 10 needles, or size required to meet gauge |
| oz | ounce or ounces | (this project needs) 4 oz worsted weight yarn |
| prev | previous | Complete this section to match prev section. |
| rem | remaining or remainder | SC until 6 sts rem. |
| rep | repeat or repeats | *SC in next st. Ch 1. Rep from * to end of row. |
| tog | together | SC 2 tog |
| yd(s) | yard(s) | Scarf is 2 yds long |
