Dutch Crochet Terms and English Translations
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Translating Dutch Crochet Terms to English. The Crochet Translation Project includes a list of common Dutch Crochet Terms and their English equivalents. Abbreviations are also included for some of these terms, like vaste (v). I hope these crochet translations help you with your crochet projects!
Dutch Crochet Terms and English Translations
Thank you to: Marja van Koert and Pamela van der zee for your help with these translations. The updated and searchable index is included at the end of the post – please note accents could not be included but each letter has been indicated as if it were typed separately.
Please remember this is a work-in-progress and if you have any suggestions, corrections or terms to add – please send me a message or leave a comment so we can update the chart!
| U.S. Terms | Dutch Crochet Terms |
| back Loop (BL) | achterste lus |
| back loop only (blo) | alleen achterste lus |
| back post (BP) | stokje achterlangs |
| back post single crochet (BPsc) | vaste acherterlangs |
| back post half double crochet (BPhdc) | half reliefstokje achterlangs |
| back post double crochet (BPdc) | reliefstokje achterlangs |
| back post triple (treble) crochet (BPtr) | dubbel reliefstokje achterlangs |
| before (bef) | voordat |
| beginning (beg) | begin |
| between (bet) | tussen |
| chain (ch) | Losse / ketting (l) |
| chain space (ch-sp) | lossenruimte |
| cluster (CL) | netwerk |
| continue (cont) | doorgaan |
| crochet | haken / haak |
| decrease (dec) | Minderen / minder |
| double crochet (dc) | Stokje (stk / st) |
| double triple (treble) crochet (dtr) | Drie Dubbel Stokje |
| fasten off / bind off (fo / bo) | Afhechten |
| follow / follows / following (foll) | volgen |
| front loop (FL) | voorin de steek |
| front loop only (flo) | alleen voorste lus |
| front post (FP) | reliefsteek voor |
| front post single crochet (FPsc) | relief vaste voor |
| front post half double crochet (FPhdc) | relief half stokje voor |
| front post double crochet (FPdc) | reliefstokje voor |
| front post triple (treble) crochet (FPtr) | relief dubbelstokje voor |
| gauge | stekenverhouding |
| half double crochet (hdc) | Half Stokje (hstk / h.st / hs) |
| increase (inc) | Meerderen / meerder |
| insert hook | steek naald in |
| join / join into ring | sluit ring |
| last | laatste |
| loop (lp) | lus / lusje / stekenboog |
| magic ring (MR) | Magische ring |
| next | volgende |
| pattern (pat / patt) | patroon |
| picot (p) | picot |
| place marker (pm) | plaats markeerder |
| remaining (rem) | overgebleven |
| repeat (rep) | herhalen |
| repeat from * to ** | Herhaal van * tot * |
| reverse single crochet (crab stitch) | kreeftskeersteek |
| right side (correct side) (RS) | goede kant |
| right side (opposite of left) | rechterkant |
| round (rd) | Toer |
| row (R) | Toer |
| single crochet (sc) | Vaste / vasten (v) |
| skip (sk) | Overslaan |
| slip stitch (sl st) | Halve Vaste (hv) |
| space (s) (sp (s)) | afstand |
| stitch (st) | Steek |
| stitches (st(s) or sts) | steken |
| times (x) | aantal keer |
| together (tog) | samen |
| triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr) | Dubbel Stokje (dstk / d.st) |
| turn the work | keer het werk / draai je/het werk |
| work / make | maak |
| wrong side (WS) | verkeerde kant |
| yarn over / yarn over hook (yo / yoh) | draad over het werk/ draad over haaknaald |
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I apologize for the delay. Meerderen or Meerder means to increase (inc). Minderen or Minder means to decrease (dec). Hope this helps! Rhondda
i’m doing pretty good with translating dutch to english using on-line translators and charts, but i have yet to figure out what the abbreviations “mind” and “meerd” mean in instructions like this:
in het 1e gaatje van meerd. van 3-VSTK-op-dubbele-steel van T10: meerd. van 2-DSTK-1,
4x:{1 VSTK}, 2 L, meerd. van 2-DSTK-1, 5 L,
Het 1e pootje van de 2e mind. van 2-STK-op-steel komt in dezelfde 2-lossen
thank you so much for this amazing service you are providing.
l= chain
om te keren=to turn
hk = work
Chain 7 and work back across the 7 chains to make 1 vaste (v) [single crochet], 1 half stokje (h.skt) [half double crochet], 1 stokje (stk) [double crochet], 1 dubbel stokje (1 dubb.skt) [treble crochet], 1 single crochet, and work along the other side of the chain (so the base of the foundation chain of 7 chain stitches) 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc. Then work to the middle of the leaf to making 8 sl st in total along the chains and ending with a sl st in the in each of 8 chains ending with sl st in the arch/middle/center of the stitch
Could you help me figure out what hk means. Here’s the dutch and the english translation i got.
1 blaadje: 7 l., 1 l. om te keren, hk. terug over de 7 l. en maak: 1 v., 1 h.skt., 1 stk., 1 dubb.skt., 1 stk., 1 h. stk., 1 v.; 2 l. en maak aan de andere kant van de ketting; 1 v., 1 h.stk., 1 stk., 1 dubb.skt., 1 stk., 1 h.stk., 1 v; daarna terug hk. naar het midden van het blaadje en maak 1 h.v. in ied. van de 8 l. en eindig met 1 h.v. in de boog van 2 st
1 leaf: 7 ch., 1 ch. to turn, hk. back over the 7 ch. and make: 1 sc., 1 sc., 1 dc, 1 double sc., 1 dc, 1 sc., 1 sc., 1 sc.; ch 2 and make on the other side of the chain; 1 sc., 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 double sc., 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc; Then back HK. to the middle of the leaf and make 1 sl st in ed. of the 8 ch. and end with 1 sl st in the arc of 2 dc