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Unpack the repeats, check your counts, and crochet at your own pace.

US terms · Flat rows
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Start with your pattern

Flat rows only

Just the row you’re working on. Keep the pattern’s stitch definitions nearby.

Just exploring?
A few details from your pattern

Include a previous turning chain if it counts as a stitch. Positions are numbered in working order.

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Your next stitch

Let’s make that row easier.

Your next instruction will appear here, with the repeat you’re in and the stitches to use.

A count review for supported text, not a check of your fabric or the whole pattern.

Need help with the wording?

A guide to supported instructions.

Not every pattern uses the same shorthand. These forms have a defined meaning here. Check your pattern before rewriting anything.

Examples below are original practice fragments, not a complete project.

Basic stitches & decreases
sc, hdc, dc, tr, sc2tog, hdc2tog, dc2tog, tr2tog
One operation at a time. A 2tog uses two old stitches to make one new stitch.
Consecutive or same stitch
sc in next 4 sts · 2 dc in next st
(sc, dc, sc) in next st
Same-stitch groups only support basic stitches, without chains. Bare 4 sc requires confirmation of the pattern’s convention.
Fixed & nested repeats
[(sc, inc) x2, sc] x3
Use matching [ ], ( ) or { } with x3, ×3 or 3 times. This is the total number of executions, not extra repeats.
Repeat to a known boundary
[sc, inc] to end
[sc, inc] until 2 sts remain, sc in next 2 sts
Requires a previous-row count and whole repeats. Variable repeats cannot be nested.
Beginning chain, skipping & final count
ch 3 (counts as dc) · ch 1 (does not count)
skip 2 sts · turn. (21 sts)
Only a beginning turning chain and a final turn. A counted chain requires confirmation of its placement. You may separate instructions with commas or semicolons.

When to stop and check the original

We don’t interpret charts, photos, UK terms, foundation chains, rounds, chain spaces, special stitches, loop-only work, stitches into earlier rows, or free-form asterisk repeats. Ask for the pattern key or the missing context; a matching total cannot prove the intended meaning.

Limits: 4,000 characters · 4 nested groups · 100 executions per repeat · 500 expanded steps · 1,000 stitch positions.

Rule references: Craft Yarn Council — reading patterns and US abbreviations. These sources explain conventions; they do not certify this tool.

Evidence & verification

The original finite-grammar acceptance suite passes for the supported forms.

Original calculation · Supported within the stated scope · Local 1.0; US flat rows into the immediately preceding row, under explicitly supplied conventions.

  • Calculation tests: Passed · 2026-11-12
  • User tests: Not yet checked

Software checks do not certify a full pattern. Expert crochet review, physical swatches and target-user testing have not been completed.