FAQ and Helpful Information

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Abbreviations and Crochet terms
I use US terminology for all of my patterns. Below is a table with conversions to UK terms.

US
UK
CH – Chain
CH – Chain
SC – Single Crochet
SC – Single Crochet
DC – Double Crochet
TR – Treble
HDC – Half Double Crochet
HTR – Half Treble
TRC – Triple Crochet
DTR – Double Treble
Sl St – Slip Stitch
Sl St – Slip Stitch
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Crochet Hook Conversions
I use metric sized hooks. Here is a chart to convert to UK/US sizings

Metric
USA
  UK  
2.00 mm
14
2.25 mm
1 / B
13
2.50 mm
12
2.75 mm
C
11
3.00 mm
11
3.25 mm
D
10
3.50 mm
4 / E
9
3.75 mm
F
-
4.00 mm
6
8
4.25 mm
G
-
4.50 mm
7
7
5.00 mm
8 / H
6
5.50 mm
9 / I
5
6.00 mm
10 / J
4
6.50 mm
10 ½ / K
3
7.00 mm
2
8.00 mm
0
9.00 mm
15 / N
00
10.00 mm
P
000
15.75 mm or 16mm
Q
-
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Single Crochet Foundation
I always hated how my 'flat' projects looked at the foundation chain edge. Then, while working on a project I discovered the single crochet foundation. There is also a HDC foundation that works from the same principle.
A really helpful tutorial can be found here

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