PattGen Stitch Symbol Reference

This table provides a reference for converting between PattGen language symbols and standard crochet terminology in both US and UK notation.

PattGen Symbol	US Symbol	UK Symbol	Technology	Explanation
A	dec	dec	Decrease	Work two stitches together as one single crochet
BLO	blo	blo	Back Loop Only	Crochet only into the back loop of the stitch
CH	ch	ch	Chain	Chain stitch, often used for starting or as a helper
E	tr	dtr	Treble Crochet	Yarn over twice, insert hook, pull through, then yarn over and pull through two loops three times
EA	tr2tog	dtr2tog	Treble Crochet Two Together	Work two treble crochets together into one
EG	tr pc	dtr pc	Treble Crochet Popcorn Stitch	Make a popcorn stitch using treble crochets
EM	tr3tog	dtr3tog	Treble Crochet Three Together	Work three treble crochets together into one
EV	tr inc	dtr inc	Treble Crochet Increase	Work two treble crochets into the same stitch
EW	3 tr in same st	3 dtr in same st	Three Treble Crochets in One Stitch	Work three treble crochets into the same stitch
F	dc	tr	Double Crochet	Yarn over, insert hook, pull through, yarn over and pull through two loops, then yarn over and pull through two loops
FA	dc2tog	tr2tog	Double crochet two together	Work two double crochets together into one
FG	dc pc	tr pc	Double Crochet Popcorn Stitch	Make a popcorn stitch using double crochets
FLO	flo	flo	Front Loop Only	Crochet only into the front loop of the stitch
FM	dc3tog	tr3tog	double crochet three together	Work three double crochets together into one
FQ	dc cl	tr cl	Double Crochet Cluster	Work n incomplete double crochets and then pull through all loops
FV	dc inc	tr inc	Double Crochet Increase	Work two double crochets into one stitch
FW	3 dc in same st	3 tr in same st	3 Double crochet in One Stitch	Work three double crochets into one stitch
G / FG	dc pc	tr pc	Popcorn Stitch	Work n double crochets into one stitch, then join first and last to form a popcorn
K	sk	sk	Skip Stitch	Skip the next stitch
M	sc3tog	dc3tog	single crochet three together	Work three single crochets together into one
MagicRing	MR	MR	Magic Ring	A method to start circular crochet with a small ring that can be tightened to close the hole
Q / TQ	hdc cl	htr cl	Half Double Crochet Cluster	Work n incomplete half double crochets and then pull through all loops
SL	sl st	ss	Slip Stitch	Slip stitch, often used to join rounds or seam pieces
T	hdc	htr	Half Double Crochet	Yarn over, insert hook, pull through, then pull through all three loops
TA	hdc2tog	hdc2tog	half double crochet two together	Work two half double crochets together into one
TG	hdc pc	htr pc	Half Double Crochet popcorn	Work n half double crochets into one stitch, then join first and last to form a popcorn
TM	hdc3tog	htr3tog	half double crochet three together	Work three half double crochets together into one
TQ	hdc cl	htr cl	Half Double Crochet Cluster Stitch	Work a cluster stitch using n half double crochets, pulling through all loops at once
TV	hdc inc	htr inc	Half Double Crochet Increase	Work two half double crochets into one stitch
TW	3 hdc in same st	3 htr in same st	3 Half Double Crochet in One Stitch	Work three half double crochets into one stitch
V	sc inc	sc inc	Increase	Work two single crochets into one stitch
W	3 sc in same st /3 sc in next stitch	3 dc in 1	3 Single Crochets in One Stitch	Work three single crochets into one stitch
XA	sc2tog	dc2tog	Single Crochet Two Together	Work two single crochets together into one
XM	sc3tog	dc3tog	Single Crochet Three Together	Work three single crochets together into one
XV	sc inc	dc inc	Single Crochet Increase	Work two single crochets into the same stitch
XW	3 sc in same st	3 dc in same st	Three Single Crochets in One Stitch	Work three single crochets into the same stitch
TurnInsideOut	turn	turn	Turn Inside Out	Turn the piece inside out
skip2	sc in 2nd ch from hook	dc in 2nd ch from hook	work starting from second chain from hook	After making the chain, start crocheting from the second chain from the hook
X	sc	dc	Single Crochet	Insert hook, yarn over and pull through, then yarn over and pull through both loops
tr tr	trtr	quad tr	Quadruple Treble Crochet	Yarn over four times, insert hook, pull through, then [yarn over and pull through two loops] five times
2F, 1CH, 2F	shell (2dc+ch1+2dc)	shell (2tr+ch1+2tr)	Shell Stitch	In the same stitch, work 2 double crochets, 1 chain, and 2 double crochets

Commonly Used Notation Symbols

English	Symbol Notation	Explanation	Examples (see video tutorial for practice)
Single stitch repeat	n*stitch	Repeat the same stitch n times, evenly distributed across n stitches	① 6X ② 6V
Stitch interval	,	Stitches separated by commas are worked into adjacent stitches	TV, FV, EV
Work in one stitch	[ ]	All stitches within square brackets are worked into the same stitch	[X, T, F, T, X]
Pattern repeat	( )*n / n()	Contents in parentheses form one group, each stitch worked into one stitch, repeat n times	① (X, T, FV, T, X)*2 ② 6(X, V)

Note:

The above symbols only appear in written pattern diagrams
These symbols are very important and are fundamental to understanding written patterns. Make sure to memorize them!