Finnish Crochet Terms and English Translations
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Do you have a Finnish Crochet Pattern and need to know the terms in English? Here are some of the common Finnish Crochet Terms with their English Translations.
Finnish Crochet Terms
Crochet Translation Project
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| U.S. Terms (Abbreviations) | Finnish Terms (Abbreviations) |
| Back loop (BL) | Silmukan takareuna (TR) |
| Back loop only (blo) | Silmukan takareuna (TR) |
| Back post (BP) | Kohovirkkaus takaa (KT) |
| Back post single crochet (BPsc) | Kohovirkkaus takaa – kiinteä silmukka (KTks) |
| Back post half double crochet (BPhdc) | Kohovirkkaus takaa – puolipylväs (KTpuolip) |
| Back post double crochet (BPdc) | Kohovirkkaus takaa – pylväs (KTp) |
| Back post half triple crochet (BPtr) | Kohovirkkaus takaa – pitkä pylväs (KTpp) |
| Before (bef) | Ennen |
| Beginning (beg) | Aloitus / alussa |
| Between (bet) | välissä |
| Chain (ch) | ketjusilmukka (kjs) |
| Chain space (ch-sp) | Ketjusilmukkakaari (kjs-kaari) |
| Cluster (CL) | Klusteri (KL) |
| Continue (cont) | Jatka |
| Crochet | Virkkaus / virkata |
| Decrease (dec) | Vähennä / kavenna |
| Double crochet (dc) | Pylväs (p), Yksinkertainen pylvas |
| Double (triple) treble crochet (dtr) | Kolmoispylvas |
| Fasten off / bind off (fo / bo) | Päättele |
| Follow / follows / Following (foll) | Seuraa / seuraava (seur.) |
| Front loop (fL) | Silmukan etureuna (ER) |
| Front loop only (flo) | Silmukan etureuna (ER) |
| Front post (FP) | Kohovirkkaus edestä (KE) |
| Front post single crochet (FPsc) | Kohovirkkaus edestä – kiinteä silmukka (KEks) |
| Front post half double crochet (FPhdc) | Kohovirkkaus edestä – puolipylväs (KEpuolip) |
| Front post double crochet (FPdc) | Kohovirkkaus edestä – pylväs (KEp) |
| Front post triple crochet (FPtr) | Kohovirkkaus edestä – pitkä pylväs (KEpp) |
| Gauge | Tiheys |
| Half double crochet (hdc) | Puolipylvas |
| Increase (Inc) | Lisää |
| Insert hook | Laita koukku (esim. silmukan/kaaren läpi) |
| Join / join into ring | Liitä |
| Last | Viimeinen |
| Loop (Lp) | Lankalenkki |
| Magic ring / magic circle | – |
| Next | Seuraava |
| Pikot (P) | Nirkko (n) |
| Place marker (Pm) | Aseta silmukkamerkki |
| Remaining (Rem) | Jäljellä / jäljellä olevat |
| Repeat (Rep) | Toista |
| Repeat from * to * | Toista *-* (*-*0) |
| Reverse single crochet | Rapuvirkkaus |
| Right side (correct side) (RS) | Oikea puoli (OP) |
| Right side (opposite of left) | Oikea puoli (ei vasen) |
| Round (Rd) | Kerros (krs) |
| Row (R) | Rivi |
| Single crochet (Sc) | Kiinteä silmukka (ks) |
| Skip (Sk) | Hyppää yli (hy) |
| Slip stitch (sl st) | Piilosilmukka (ps) |
| Space (s) | – |
| Stitch (St) | Silmukka (s) |
| Stitches (sts) | Silmukoita (s) |
| Times (x) | Kertaa (x) |
| Triple (or treble) crochet (tr / trc) | Pitkä pylväs (pp), Kaksoispylvas |
| Turn the work | Käännä työ |
| Work / make | Tee |
| Wrong side (WS) | Nurja puoli (NP) |
| Yarn over (Yo / yoh) | Langankierto (lk) |
Other translations available in our Crochet Translation Project:
Crochet Translation Project(Opens in a new browser tab)
Danish Crochet Terms and English Translations(Opens in a new browser tab)
UK Crochet Terms and US Crochet Terms(Opens in a new browser tab)
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