Afrikaans Crochet Terms
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Do you have an Afrikaans Crochet Pattern you want to make but you need it translated into English terms instead? Before you use Google Translate, check the term you need from our list below!
Afrikaans Crochet Terms and English Translations
Welcome to the Translation Page for Afrikaans Crochet Terms!
Scroll down for the printable and searchable list of terms we have available. If you would like to add a term or suggest a correction, please feel free to leave us a comment 🙂 Thank you! Rhondda
Thank you to: Trudie VanDyk, Petro Greeff, Tanja Koolmoes and Dedri Uys
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 I can update the chart!
| U.S. Crochet Terms | Afrikaans Crochet Terms |
| back loop (BL) | Agterste Lus (als) |
| back loop only (blo) | Agterste Lus (als alleen) |
| back post (BP) | Agterste hekkie (ah) |
| back post single crochet (BPsc) | Agterste hekkie kortbeentjies (ah kb) |
| back post half double crochet (BPhdc) | Agterste hekkie halwe langbeentjie (ah hib) |
| back post double crochet (BPdc) | Agterste hekkie langbeentjie (ah lb) |
| back post triple (treble) crochet (BPtr) | Agterste hekkie dubbelslagsteek (ah dsl) |
| before (bef) | Voor |
| beginning (beg) | Begin (beg) |
| between (bet) | Tussen-in |
| chain (ch) | Kettingsteek (ks) |
| chain space (ch-sp) | Kettingsteek spasie (ks ps) |
| cluster (CL) | Trossie (tr) |
| continue (cont) | Gaan voort (g.v.) |
| crochet | Hekel |
| decrease (dec) | Verminder |
| double crochet (dc) | Langbeentjies (lb) |
| double triple (treble) crochet (dtr) | Vierslagsteek (vs st) |
| fasten off / bind off (fo / bo) | heg af (h.a.) |
| follow / follows / following (foll) | Volg |
| front loop (FL) | Voorste lus (vls) |
| front loop only (flo) | Voorste lus alleenlik (vslalleen) |
| front post (FP) | Voorste hekkie (vhk) |
| front post single crochet (FPsc) | Voorste hekkie kortbeenjies (v hk kb) |
| front post half double crochet (FPhdc) | Voorste hekkie halwe langbeentjie (v hk hlb) |
| front post double crochet (FPdc) | Voorste hekkie langbeentjie (v hk lb) |
| front post triple (treble) crochet (FPtr) | voorste hekkie dubbelslagteek (v hk dsl) |
| gauge | spanning |
| half double crochet (hdc) | Halwe langbeentjie (hlb) |
| increase (inc) | Vermeerder |
| insert hook | Druk hekelpen in |
| join / join into ring | verbind |
| last | Laaste |
| loop (lp) | Lus (ls) |
| magic ring / magic circle (MR) | sirkel |
| next | Volgende (volg) |
| pattern (pat / patt) | Patroon |
| picot (p) | Picot p |
| place marker (pm) | plaas merker |
| remaining (rem) | Oorblywende |
| repeat rep | Herhaal |
| repeat from * to * * | Herhaal van * tot * |
| reverse single crochet (crab stitch) | Omgekeerde kortbeentjies |
| right side (correct side) (RS) | Regte kant |
| right side (opposite of left) | Regterkant |
| round (rd) | Rondte |
| row (R) | Ry |
| single crochet (sc) | kortbeentjies (kb) |
| skip (sk) | Slaan oor |
| slip stitch (sl st) | Glipsteek (gls) |
| space (s) sp (s) | Spasie (sp) |
| stitch (st) | Steek (st) |
| stitches (st(s) or sts) | Steke (sts) |
| times (x) | Herhaal |
| together (tog) | Tesame |
| triple ( or treble ) crochet (tr) | Dubbelslagsteek (dsl) |
| turn the work | Draai werk om |
| work / make | Maak |
| wrong side (WS) | Verkeerde kant |
| yarn over / yarn over hook ( yo / yoh) | Breidraad rondom pen |
Other Crochet Terms Available include:
UK Crochet Terms and US Crochet Terms(Opens in a new browser tab)
Crochet Translation Project(Opens in a new browser tab)
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